Kenya: Court of Appeal Dismisses Ara Bid to Freeze Sonko Wealth, Cite 'Negative Order' Principle

Kenya: Court of Appeal Dismisses Ara Bid to Freeze Sonko Wealth, Cite 'Negative Order' Principle

Nairobi -- The Court of Appeal has dismissed an attempt by the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) to freeze millions linked to former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, ruling that there was effectively "nothing to stay" following an earlier High Court decision.

Reprieve for Mike Sonko as Court of Appeal throws out ARA's bid to freeze his millions

Court of Appeal dismissed Assets Recovery Agency bid, clearing former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko to access over KSh 537 million previously under dispute

Appeals court dismisses ARA bid to suspend order on Sonko cash

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) seeking to suspend a High Court decision that threw out its case against former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, holding that there was nothing capable of being stayed after the suit had already been dismissed. In a ruling delivered virtually on Wednesday, a three-judge bench comprising Justices Kathurima M’inoti, Chacha Mwita, and Byram Ongaya found that the agency…