This archive report was first published on 10 July 2019.
On July 10, 2019, High Court judge Patrick J. Otieno was scheduled to appear before the Judicial Service Commission to face allegations of gross misconduct and bias.
The complaints were filed by Bank of Africa and Ganjoni Properties, with the bank accusing the judge of issuing temporary orders and refusing to vary them after being informed that the same matters have been dismissed by the Court of Appeal.
The bank claimed that Justice Otieno had granted several injunctions, stopping the lender from selling properties charged to the bank as security for multi-million shillings loans, and that he had displayed open bias against financial institutions, causing immense loss as the debts continued to escalate beyond the value of the securities.
The second complaint was filed in January 2018 by Ganjoni, accusing the judge of giving contradictory orders in favor of a tenant in a dispute with Al Riaz International over payment of rent.
