Imports By Kairo Limited & another v Wambui (Civil Appeal E194 of 2022) [2024] KEHC 2106 (KLR) (Civ) (1 March 2024) (Ruling)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 2106
- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 2106 (KLR)
- Decided
- 1 March 2024
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TypeCivil AppealPostureRespondent's application for contempt of courtCoramAN ONGERI
Holding
The respondent is not in contempt of the court's order.
Facts
The 2nd plaintiff and 1st plaintiff (Imports By Kairo Limited) filed an application against the respondent (Joseph Kairu Wambui) for contempt of court. The respondent had made posts on his social media platform after his cessation as director in the 1st applicant.
Issues
- Whether the respondent is in contempt of the court's order.
- Whether a summons should be issued to commit the respondent to civil jail for 6 months for contempt of court.
Reasoning
The respondent's posts were grounded in factual occurrences and conveyed true information. He is willing to retract and delete the posts that the applicants have raised concerns about.
Outcome
The application was dismissed.
Orders
- An order of Temporary Injunction was issued to restrain the respondent from spreading defamatory material against the plaintiffs.
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