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Moi son accused of bid to hide identity


Moi son accused of bid to hide identity

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Former President Moi's son Philip Moi. He has been accused of trying to hide his identity in a bankruptcy case. Photo/FILE
Former President Moi's son Philip Moi. He has been accused of trying to hide his identity in a bankruptcy case. Photo/FILE 
By PAUL JUMA pjuma@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted  Wednesday, June 20  2012 at  22:30
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  • He didn’t write his full names in the bankruptcy petition, his estranged wife’s lawyer tells court
Retired President Moi’s son, Philip, was on Wednesday accused of trying to hide his identity in a bankruptcy case.
Lawyer Judy Thongori for Ms Pluda Moi, Mr Moi’s estranged wife, said he did not write his full name in the bankruptcy petition.
Ms Thongori informed the court that Mr Moi, who has been consistently identifying himself in his full name in court documents, filed the bankruptcy petition as P. M. Kipchirchir, a modified version of his name that was meant to mislead the court.
She pointed out that even the judge who was handling the bankruptcy petition, Mr Justice Alfred Mabeya, asked a state counsel who was prosecuting the petition to disclose the full identity of the petitioner, but the state lawyer allegedly declined.
She also took issue with the speed at which the Attorney-General received Mr Moi’s petition, conducted investigations about his financial ability and presented the petition in court. Dates on the bankruptcy papers, Ms Thongori said, indicated that all this was done in a day.
Meanwhile, High Court judge G.B.M. Kariuki on Wednesday halted the divorce proceedings to wait for the conclusion of the bankruptcy suit.
The couple has been embroiled in a protracted divorce case, from which other suits have arisen. The latest was the bankruptcy petition, which resulted in a temporary order placing Mr Moi’s estate under receivership.
However, the receivership order was lifted last week after Ms Pluda opposed it, claiming that the court had granted an order on the basis of a misrepresentation by Mr Moi.
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On Wednesday, Justice Kariuki also criticised Mr Moi’s lawyer, Mr Alloys Kwengu, who admitted that he prepared his client’s bankruptcy petition.
“Do you not see anything wrong in preparing the petition in the bankruptcy case while still maintaining your position in this (divorce) matter?” he asked the lawyer.
The lawyer said that his firm only prepared the petition and that it was the state counsel (Attorney General) who was arguing it in court.
The divorce case will proceed for a ruling on June 26.

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