5 June 2015

Jeff Koinange fined ksh2 million for contempt of court

Jeff Koinange case:
Jeff Koinange, a popular talk show host and political analyst Tony Gachoka were on today to pay a Sh2 million fine each or face six months jail time for acting in contempt of court. The two in March linked Jimmi Wanjigi’s company, the complainant, to the Anglo-Leasing scandal in contravention of a court order. Wanjigi had obtained an injunction against the subject being discussed on the Jeff Koinange Live (JKL) talk-show.  Chief Magistrate Maisy Chesang’ had ordered the arrest of Koinange and Gachoka on May 14 after they failed to honour her summons to answer to the contempt of court charge.