Court declares commitment of man to civil jail over debt unconstitutional

The High Court in Eldoret declared the committal of a man to civil jail over a Sh788,961 debt unconstitutional and unlawful. In a judgment delivered on March 19, Justice Reuben Nyakundi ordered the immediate release of Barnaba Ngeno, who had been detained at Eldoret GK Prison after the Small Claims Court in Eldoret committed him [...] The post Court declares commitment of man to civil jail over debt unconstitutional appeared first on Kahawatungu .

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