Former CS Fred Matiang’i got relief on Thursday after the high court extended orders stopping his arrest by the police.
Justice Justus Bwonwong’a has this afternoon extended the conservatory orders which were ending today to now run up to April 19 when the matter will be mentioned.
Two weeks ago, Justice Kanyi Kimondo had temporarily stopped the former CS's arrest pending a hearing of an application filed in court challenging his imminent arrest.
However, Judge Kimondo said the orders would only apply to today when the matter was scheduled for the hearing.
The file was placed before Justice Bwonwong’a because his brother Judge Kimondo was away.
Matiang’i's lawyers Danstan Omari and Sam Nyaberi asked the court to extend the orders issued by judge Kimondo.
The Ex-CS had also been granted him a Sh 200,000 personal bond.
In his case, Matiang’i argues that he is under imminent threat of arrest by the police and is justifiably apprehensive that his constitutional rights are being violated.
He claims that he received credible information from officers of the Kenya Police that they are under express instructions to arbitrarily capture and arrest him with a view of arraigning him in Court for ulterior political motives.
He wanted the court to issue conservatory order restraining the state, their Servants, Agents, junior officers and/ or anybody from effecting and/or anybody from arresting, charging or harassing him.
