Lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi ordered to release 3 KeNHA vehicles he seized for auction to recover Sh750,000 awarded to him for Bentley Bentyaga Windshield

Lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi has been ordered to release three vehicles he seized from a state-run roads agency for auction to recover Sh750,000 awarded to him after his luxurious Bentley Bentyaga was destroyed as he drove on a major highway.

He seized the cars last year after the court gave him the Sh750,000 as compensation against the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) after a shrapnel from a road under repair hit the windscreen of the Bentley.

Justice Chacha Mwita reckoned the law restricts attachment of KenHa property despite ruling that the seizure was not illegal.

“In the end, having considered the twin applications, submissions and the law, it is this court’s finding that section 68 of Kenya Roads Act, restricts attachment of the applicant’s assets, and therefore, no attachment should have taken place,” he said.

Justice Mwita said the law mandates the Director General of KeNHA to pay the debt without delay.

The Judge refused to stop the payment of the award, pending an appeal.

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