Former Gathiani Member of Parliament Wavinya Ndeti.
BY SAM ALFAN.
The directors of multinational company Apex Steel limited, risk being send to jail for defiance of a court order stopping them from carrying out construction work on property belong to former Gathiani MP Wavinya Ndeti’s family.
Ndeti and her two siblings have instituted contempt proceedings against the limited company directors for ignoring the order issued by Justice Samson Okongo on 23 April 2015 directing parties not to interfere with suit property until the matter before court is heard and determined.
The former legislator through his lawyer Ham Lagat, says that the main application that gave arise to the order of the court is coming up for hearing inter parties on 4 November 2016, but defendants have continued to carry out construction work on the suit land located at Athi River in Machakos.
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“The cause of justice in this proceedings has been subverted and prejudiced by the conduct of the company’s directors” the lawyer said.
Mr Lagat said, that in view of the new development he will be asking court to hear the contempt application first, has the dignity of the court has been abused.
The company is setting up a huge factory for the manufacturing of pipes, steel metal and plastics, saying that the court having halted any activities on the land the parties in the suit ought to obey the court order.
