Associated Automobile Distributors has in an advertisement appearing in a local daily this week, notified the Inspector-General of Police Hillary Mutyambai, Regional Police Commander (Mombasa County), and OCPD Mombasa Central Police Station, to effect a court order that Mombasa County Finance Executive Maryam Mbaruk be arrested for failing to settle the award.
The firm, through lawyer Joseph Murage, had separately filed an application seeking to have senior police officers Mr Mutyambai, Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti and county DCI head Njue Njiru held liable for the failure by police to arrest Ms Mbaruk.
However, the three senior officers stated in court papers that officers from the DCI headquarters were sent to arrest Ms Mbaruk but they could not find her.
“Police officers have visited her last known office within Mombasa County but to their dismay the office was vacant,” said lawyer Amos Omuga, for the officers, adding that citing the officers for contempt at this stage was premature because they are keen on executing the order.
A decision whether the senior police officers will be held liable for failing to effect the arrest of Ms Mbaruk is still pending before court.
