Pastor Ezekiel ecstatic as court revises order on bank accounts

The matter will be mentioned on Monday for further directions.

Piece by: ANNETTE WAMBULWA
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• In his ruling today, the magistrate said he was within the law to grant police orders to freeze those accounts.

• He also dismissed a preliminary objection by the state which was challenging Odero's application to review the orders freezing his accounts.

Pastor Ezekiel
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Reprieve for pastor Ezekiel Odero as the court reduces the number of days the accounts will stay frozen from 30 to 14.

Magistrate BenMark Ekhubi has said the orders will lapse on Sunday but since it’s a weekend, he will extend them to Monday.

“I will direct that you come back on Monday since the orders expire on a Sunday. I will extend the orders to Monday,” the court ruled.

The matter will be mentioned on Monday for further directions.

In his ruling today, the magistrate said he was within the law to grant police orders to freeze those accounts.

He also dismissed a preliminary objection by the state which was challenging Odero's application to review the orders freezing his accounts.

On Thursday, the investigating officer said they were yet to conclude investigations into the accounts.

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