The dark dealings of a senior judge at the Milimani Commercial Court are almost being blown out of the water after parties in a long-running gold scam case before him differed on how to share the proceeds.
The case which was filed by a Dutch foreigner who had been conned millions of Euros by Kenyan gold scammers has been in court for more than five years now. It has however remained a secret as the lawyers in the matter, a bank and the judge have colluded to keep it out of the eyes of the media and members of the public.
Apparently, the foreigner applied and managed to have an escrow bank account belonging to a Kenyan law firm frozen after he realised that he had been duped. Lawyers in the case and the judge then colluded to make sure the case is never concluded.
As if that is not enough, the lawyer in question Thomas Otieno Ngoe whose accounts were frozen has been getting silent orders from the judge to withdraw the money over the last few years without the victim realizing.
Apart from the lawyer, a number of top politicians have also been drawing money from the frozen account in one of the unholiest alliances between lawmakers and the judiciary.
One of the partners in the scheme last month felt shortchanged and informed the Dutch businessman who lost his money.
