Jack and Jill supermarket director Schon Noorani testifying at Milimani law courts on Tuesday November 17,2015.
BY SAM ALFAN.
Jack and Jill supermarket director Schon Noorani told the high court that he experienced a great loss when the Supermarket was destroyed.
Noorani confirmed to the court that indeed it was his landlord Victor Ngunjiri who destroyed his property.
The director who appeared before Lady Justice Lucy Njuguna explained how the supermarket was demolished despite a court order that allowed him more time at the premises in the year 2013.
Noorani told the court most of his documents were destroyed in the demolition and he seeking compensation for millions lost.
“I have moved to court now for the third time trying to receive justice because for all that period i was operating the business lawfully,” said Noorani.
At that time the businessman claims that the instructions of the landlord kept on coming and arresting him out of no reason.
The director said that Ngunjiri has been charged with contempt of the court where he was granted leave to commence. He said that he had been running that business for 30 years and had created a very good relationship with his customers.
During the testimony the director said he was told to vacate in seven days peacefully by May 21, 2013 and the stock worth over Sh 86 million was destroyed during the demolition process.According to him it was his Auditors who prepared the accounts of the loses of his business that was incurred after the demolition.
“The properties were destroyed by my landlord’s agents who facilitated the looting during the incident that occurred in May 23, 2013.The people who demolished were hired ‘goons’ who destroyed his properties despite the court order that had granted me seven days to prepare and vacate.
“I had already obtained a temporary order to vacate within seven days but the landlord came and destroyed the supermarket,” said Noorani.
The prosecution said they had lined up five more witnesses to complete the case. The case will be heard on 8th December when the next witness will take the stand.
