REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT BUNGOMA JUDICIAL REVIEW NUMBER E004 OF 2025 PAUL KUTO FWAMBA …………….…………..... PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT VERSUS HON. ATTORNEY GENERAL ……………...…............….1ST RESPONDENT BERNICE LEMEDEKET (ACCOUNTING OFFICER MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND COORDINATION OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF KENYA NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE ……………………...…. 2ND RESPONDENT RULING 1. Before this Court is a Notice of Motion dated 7th April 2026 seeking the following orders; i. Spent ii. THAT this Honourable Court be pleased to cite the Respondents namely; Hon. Attorney General; Bernice Lemedeket (The Accounting Officer, Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, Department of Kenya National Police Service; for contempt of Court for willful disobedience of the Court Order issued on 5 th February 2026 in HCJR E004 OF 2025. iii. THAT this Honourable Court be pleased to commit the said Respondents to civil jail or impose such sanctions as it may deem fit for contempt of Court. 1|Page BUNGOMA JUDICIAL REVIEW NUMBER E004 OF 2025
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iv. THAT this Honourable Court be pleased to direct the Respondents to purge the contempt by complying with the Court Order and paying the decretal sum of Kshs. 568,850.00 together with costs forthwith. v. THAT in the alternative, this Honourable Court be pleased to summon the Respondents to personally appear and show cause why they should not be committed to Civil Jail. vi. THAT the Court be pleased to issue any further Coercive Orders necessary to ensure compliance with the decree issued in Bungoma CMCC NO. E030 OF 2024. vii. THAT costs of this Application be provided for. 2. The Application is premised on the grounds on the face of it and the facts deponed in the Supporting Affidavit of PAUL KUTO FWAMBA sworn on the 7th April 2026. 3. The Applicant being present in Court with no appearance for the Respondents either physically or virtually, and there being a lack of payment of the decretal sum as was undertaken by the Respondents at the last mention, the Court now hereby allows the Applicants Application dated 7th April 2026 in the following terms; a) Summons are now hereby issued directing each of the Respondents to personally appear before this Court on 13th October 2026 and show cause why they should not be committed to civil jail. 2|Page BUNGOMA JUDICIAL REVIEW NUMBER E004 OF 2025
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b) The Deputy Registrar is to ensure Compliance with the issuance and service of the summons upon the Respondents. Read dated and Signed at BUNGOMA on 30th July 2026. E. OMINDE JUDGE 3|Page BUNGOMA JUDICIAL REVIEW NUMBER E004 OF 2025
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