Governor Joho in tight battle to retain his County askaris

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Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho is seeking the dismissal of a petition demanding that the county’s inspectorate department is scrapped while also challenging revenue collection from the municipal courts.

The Governor said the petition by three residents, Mr Patrick Kabundu, Mr Mutuma Caleb Mwiti and Mr Chichi Kimani unsubstantiated,  is baseless and lacking in evidence adding that it should be expunged from court records.

In documents filed before Mombasa Resident Judge Erick Ogola, the Joho administration denied channelling revenue collected from the county courts to personal accounts as alleged by the petitioners.

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“All revenue collected by the county from the courts is managed in strict adherence to the provisions of law and finally ends up in the County Revenue Fund Account held at the Central Bank of Kenya,” the governor said via his lawyer Paul Buti.

The petitioners had told the court that the revenue was sent to personal M-Pesa accounts linked to the administration.

“The complaint by the petitioners that public funds are now being channelled to some peoples’ pockets is casually made, lacks evidence, as it also does not mention the particular people pocketing the revenue,” said Mr Buti.

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Mr Buti further denied allegations that the County Inspectorate is a used as a fear instilling tool.

“The respondents further deny that the county inspectorate is used to instill fear on those who oppose the governor. The allegations that the respondents or their agents are trespassing upon or interfering with the rights of land owners and invading public institutions are lacking in evidence,” he said.

Justice Ogola directed the parties to file responses and serve within 14 days.

The matter will be heard on November 13.

 

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