A Magistrates Court has released businessman Jimi Wanjigi on a bond of Ksh10 million pending a ruling on whether it will defer his plea taking on allegations of being in possession of unlicenced firearms.

In addition, Chief Magistrate Susan Shitubi directed Wanjigi to deposit his passport in court pending the ruling to be delivered on September 12, 2024.

This is after Wanjigi filed an application seeking to have the plea taking deferred, claiming his  rights had been violated.

He was represented by his legal team led by Senior Counsel Paul Muite, Kalonzo Musyoka, and Willis Otieno.

Wanjigi’s lawyers told the court that there was a High Court order issued by Justice Bahati Mwamuye stopping his arrest and detention over the firearms issues.

“Allow the plea to be postponed to give us an opportunity to challenge the High Court for the reason that when he was arrested, there was a valid court order,” Wanjigi’s lawyer, Paul Muite told the court.

Muite told the court that it’s unacceptable for the police to ignore and act in violation of court orders.

At the same time, Otieno stated that when the police raided his client’s home, the only items discovered and confiscated were iPhones, iPads, and three flags.

“But this was still done in the absence of a search warrant. Now they want to present a charge in court for disobedience of court orders?” Otieno asked.

The Businessman had denied accusations that he declined to surrender firearms in his possession as required by the State.

In a statement posted on X, Jimi Wanjigi clarified that the court in 2018 nullified a decision of the Firearms Licensing Board to revoke his firearms certificate number 5922.

However, the court is set to make a ruling on these issues on September 12.