This archive report was first published on 17 December 2019.
On December 17, 2019, the High Court issued a warrant of arrest against Treasury PS Julius Muia for failing to appear in court to give evidence in a commercial case.
Justice David Majanja ordered the Inspector General of Police, Hillary Mutyambai, to arrest Muia and have him available in court by December 18, 2019.
The warrant was issued after Muia failed to honour a summons to give evidence in a suit relating to the reopening of accounts of the Child Welfare Society of Kenya held at Equity Bank's Kilimani Supreme Branch.
The court had also declined to reopen the bank accounts of the Child Welfare Society of Kenya, which had been frozen by the court.
Activist Okiya Omtatah had filed an application over the running of the society's accounts, protesting against the decision to change signatories to the existing accounts, open new accounts, and introduce agents.
