Tatu City shareholders drop Oraro law firm

“Take notice that Tatu City Company Ltd has appointed the firm of Kemboi and Company Advocates to act on its behalf in place of Oraro and Company Advocates,” read the notice.

The law firm also made it clear that all future correspondences relating to Tatu City be directed to them.

This comes in the wake of twists and turns that have culminated in various criminal and civil litigations currently awaiting hearing and determination in a magistrate’s court, High Court and Court of Appeal.

Minority shareholders Steve Mwagiru and Rosemary Wanja have consistently urged the High Court and Appeal Court to disqualify Mr George Oraro from acting for rival directors Mr Nahashon Nyaga, Mr Vimal Shah and Mr Josephat Kibogo Kinyua.

Appellate court

But after a judge declined to push out the lawyer from brief, the Mwagirus moved to the appellate court and the judges are yet to set a hearing for their application. They accuse Mr Oraro of conflict of interest.

On October 21, the Mwagirus persuaded Mr Justice Jonathan Havelock to halt the court proceedings to await the outcome of an application in the Court of Appeal seeking to overturn Mr Justice Muga Apondi’s ruling that allowed Mr Oraro to continue acting for one of the parties in the dispute.

“It was prudent to stop the proceedings until the matter is determined by the Appellate Court,” ruled Mr Justice Havelock. The judge noted that should the firm of Oraro be disqualified from acting for the parties, “it would affect most, if not all the applications filed in case.”

However, the latest development may now render Mr Oraro’s application void after his firm was dropped by one set of directors.

Besides the civil suits, Mr Mwangiru, Ms Wanja and lawyer Mr Robert Githui have a criminal case pending in the magistrate’s court.