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Kenya: Court Slaps Kihika With 6-Month Jail Time for Contempt

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Nairobi -- The Environment and Land Court has sentenced Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika and Nakuru Water and Sanitation Services Company (NAWASCO) Chief Executive Officer James Gachathi to a six-month jail term or a Sh2 million fine for contempt over illegal waste disposal into Lake Nakuru.

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Kenya: Court Slaps Kihika With 6-Month Jail Time for Contempt

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peopledaily.digital

Nakuru Senator Tabitha Karanja calls for Governor Kihika’s resignation

Nakuru Senator Tabitha Karanja has come out guns blazing, calling out Governor Susan Kihika for defying a court summons that resulted in her being fined Ksh2 million for illegally dumping toxic waste into Lake Nakuru, saying her time as a leader is up and she must resign. Speaking from Nakuru on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, […]

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Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news.

Susan Kihika sentenced to 6 months in jail for contempt

The Nakuru County governor failed to comply with a court's directive, relating to a case regarding the pollution of Lake Nakuru and the surrounding national park

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theinformer.co.ke

Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika fined Sh2 million over contempt of court

Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika and Nakuru Water Services Chief Executive Officer James Ng’ang’a have been fined Sh2 million for contempt of court over releasing toxic waste into Lake Nakuru. Nakuru Environment Court judge Anthony Ombwayo held the county and water bosses in contempt over orders issued in September last year that restrained the City County from discharging waste into the lake. This is after a non-governmental Organisation Baboon Pro…

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The DailyMail

Court slaps Kihika with 6-month jail time for contempt - The DailyMail

NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 18- The Environment and Land Court has sentenced Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika and Nakuru Water and Sanitation Services Company (NAWASCO) Chief Executive Officer James Gachathi to a six-month jail term or a Sh2 million fine for contempt over illegal waste disposal into Lake Nakuru. In a ruling by Justice Antony Ombwayo, both the NAWASCO boss and Governor Kihika failed to comply with orders issued on September 26, 2024, halting …

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NTV Kenya

Susan Kihika, water company CEO hit with Sh2m fine

Environment Court judge Anthony Ombwayo fines Governor Susan Kihika and Nakuru Water Services CEO James Ng’ang’a Sh2m after finding them guilty of contempt of court orders that restrained the county from releasing toxic waste into Lake Nakuru. Judge Ombwayo held the two in contempt of the court orders issued on September 26, 2024 that restrained […]

5 days ago·Nairobi County, Kenya

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