“Poverty Is Not a Crime”: High Court Orders Release of Man Jailed Over KSh 788,961 Debt
The High Court in Eldoret has drawn a firm line against the misuse of civil jail as a debt collection tool, ruling that courts cannot imprison individuals simply because they lack the means to settle outstanding financial obligations. In a decision that is already reverberating across Kenya’s legal community, Justice Reuben Nyakundi ordered the immediate…