BY SAM ALFAN.
City lawyer Donald Kipkorir has escalated his fight with Muthaiga Country club to the government as he now seeks the immigration status of senior officials of the club.
In a letter to director general immigration services Evelyn Cheluget, lawyer Kipkorir is demanding to know the immigration status of the club’s chief executive officer Christian Vater and twelve other officials.
Other than the CEO, Kipkorir wants Cheluget to supply him with immigration status of Kush Bharat Bhardwaj, Jonathan Stewart Philip Coulson, Michael Turner Alan, David William Stogdale , Anthony Mcewen Cleggbutt and Gordon Weston Sinclaire.
Others are Matthew Rudd John Bevil, Vijay Vashdev Gidoomal, Roger Bebbington, Jessica Gail Paul to Michael Turner Alan and George Theobald Carmichael.
The letter comes a few days after Kipkorir obtained temporary court order directing the club to allow him access to the club, when he is invited by his client, who are members of the club.
Kipkorir has named the 13 individuals alongside Muthaiga Country club in the petition, pending before the High court.
High Court judge Chacha Mwita told the club to allow the city lawyer access to the club until October 15, when the court will hear his petition.
Kipkorir sued the club last week, alleging that he was barred from accessing the premises at the invite of club members who are his clients.
He said he had been denied entry to the club on two occasions, a move that impeded his work as an advocate.
Kipkorir said the latest incident happened last month after he was invited by his client Julie Scott, the chief executive officer of a travel company.
In the suit where he is seeking damages, Kipkorir said Muthaiga Country Club cannot operate like white-man’s entity in the pre-colonial state where Africans were segregated into settings and their core rights severely restricted and violated.
“In essence, it is impermissible to deny me entry into the club. Indubitably, the denial discriminates against me, and violates my right to dignity, movement into any part of Kenya,” says Kipkorir in his court documents.
He wants the court to issue permanent injunction restraining the Club and its officials from denying him access to the premises, at the invitation of members of the club.
