The High Court has shown no mercy to the mourning Kisumu Governor Anyang Nyong’o who has lost her mother Dorcas Owino Nyongo.
The High Court has fined Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o and his sister Dr Risper Nyagoy Sh400,000 each for contempt of court.
The duo was found guilty of disobeying orders in an estate row pitting them against their nephews.
Prof Nyong’o and Dr Nyagoy have failed to include their nephews on the inheritance list for the property left behind by their father Hesbone Shimei Nyong’o, as directed by the court.
Justice Tripsisa Cherere made the ruling on Thursday after postponing the sentencing from Tuesday when the two failed to appear in court.
Mr Kenneth Okuthe, the governor’s nephew, had asked the court that Prof Nyong’o and Dr Nyagoy be committed to a civil jail for a period not exceeding six months for contempt of the court order issued on last October by the same judge at the Kisumu High Court.
Just like Tuesday, neither the governor nor his sister were present in court during the sentencing, despite their lawyer Jefferson Museve having pledged to have them appear in court for the ruling.
Mr Museve told the court that his clients were not at flight risk and had promised to attend court only for their mother to pass on.