A Nairobi court has issued warrant of arrest against a senior official of East Africa Development Bank (EADB) for allegedly giving false information in property dispute involving former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju.
However, magistrate Dolphina Alego put the warrant in abeyance for 24 hours pending production of on order of the high court that has allegedly stayed the criminal proceedings.
In the case, Isaac Nyongesa Okwara who is the Chief security officer at EADB is accused of giving false information to detectives of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) during the investigation of the case in 2023.
It is alleged that Okwara mislead a DCI officer into initiating an investigation against Hon. Raphael Tuju in an alleged offence of making false statement by director of a company in facilitating illegal transfer of a mortgaged property.
The case was registered before court on January 28, 2025, when the intended accused person was to take plea before Chief Magistrate Susan Shitubi.
However, he did not appear before the court and summons were issued by the court for his appearance before the plea Court today February 11, 2025.
Okwara was also a no show in court today either his lawyers claiming he is in Uganda leading Tuju’s lawyers to ask for a warrant to be issued.
In her ruling, Alego said it is not in dispute that Okwara received the summons but chose to dishonor them.
“Conclusively, application by Senior Counsel Fred Ojiambo has been noted and we await the published order staying the proceedings from Justice Mwita…the warrant of arrest is hereby issued in abeyance for 24 hours against the accused person as we await the stay orders from the High Court,” the court ruled.
The case will be mentioned on February 12, 2025, at 2pm
