Kooba Kenya Limited has moved to the High Court seeking orders compelling the Inspector General of Police to enforce an arrest warrant against the Mombasa County Finance Executive over an outstanding court decree exceeding Sh151 million. The company, through its Chief Executive Officer and director Richard Bell, says it has been unable to recover the money despite obtaining court orders and pursuing legal measures to enforce payment.
The dispute follows a ruling delivered on February 25, 2025, by Justice Olga Sewe, who found the County Finance CEC in contempt of court orders issued on June 14, 2024.
The judge summoned the official to appear personally before the court and explain why he should not face punishment for disobeying the orders. The court also directed that the costs of the contempt application be paid by the first respondent. Subsequently, an arrest warrant was issued against the judgment debtor on June 26, 2026, directing the officer responsible for its execution to arrest him and present him before the court unless the outstanding amounts were paid.
The warrant listed Sh151 million as the principal debt, alongside interest of Sh3,397,240.65 and any applicable execution expenses and fees. The document was forwarded to the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) at Central Police Station in Mombasa for enforcement. Kooba Kenya’s lawyers, Oraro & Company Advocates, subsequently served the police station with the warrant.
However, Bell says the arrest has not been carried out despite the warrant being formally issued and served.
In his affidavit, he claims that the OCS has repeatedly informed him that the judgment debtor has been evading police officers, making it difficult to apprehend him. Bell further argues that neither he nor his legal representatives have been provided with details of concrete efforts made by the police to execute the warrant.
He maintains that the police have the legal authority to carry out the arrest but have failed to demonstrate sufficient action towards enforcing the court’s directive. The company says it has yet to receive the full amount specified in the warrant, which remains outstanding and unexecuted.
It argues that the continued delay has denied it the benefit of the judgment and undermined the enforcement of the court’s orders.
Kooba Kenya is now asking the court to issue additional directions compelling the Inspector General of the National Police Service to take appropriate legal steps to ensure the arrest warrant is executed. Bell maintains that intervention by the court is necessary to uphold its authority and ensure that its orders are respected.
However, in directions issued on November 4, 2026, Justice Jairus Ngaah declined to certify the application, which was filed under a certificate of urgency, as urgent. The judge directed that the application be served upon the respondents, who were given seven days from the date of service to file and serve their responses.
The matter is scheduled for mention on November 25, 2026, for further directions.
