Interior CS Fred Matiang’i and two senior officials have appealed against their being found guilty of contempt of court and fined Sh200,000 by the High Court last week.
Matiang’i, Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet and Immigration Services PS Gordon Kihalang’wa want Justice George Odunga’s judgment suspended until the appeal is heard.
Odunga fined them Sh200,000 each for contempt for ignoring court orders that required they present deported Miguna Miguna in court this was according to reports in the star Kenya.
Judge odunga had fined them 200000 each to be deducted from their salary.
In an appeal fined by solicitor general on their behalf it read.
“The High Court fashioned and proceeded under the learned judge’s own rules of procedure contrary to express provisions of the Contempt of Court Act, the High Court Act, the provisions of the Constitution and the Evidence Act,” keneddy Ogeto the solicitor general stated.
They also requested the sentence not to be effective until their side of story is heard.
