Relief for Anne Amadi as court unfreezes her bank accounts in gold scam case

Amadi's accounts were frozen by the court last month after she was sued alongside her son Brian Ochieng and others by a Dubai-based company that deals in gold.

In the case, Bruton Gold Trading LLC claims that the accused, acting on behalf of the law firm Amadi and Associates Advocates, illegally obtained over Ksh.89 million for gold that they never supplied.

On Friday, however, Justice Alfred Mabeya ruled that there was no evidence to show that Amadi was involved in the activities of the law firm registered under her name.

"There is nothing to show that the 1st respondent was involved in the day-to-day activities of the law firm or that she benefited from the funds," ruled Justice Mabeya.

The judge however declined to dismiss the case as requested by Amadi and her co-accused noting that the Registrar since she was rightly sued in the matter since the law firm is registered in her name.

The Dubai company claims that it was interested in buying gold from Kenya and was introduced by one of the suspects, Daniel Ndegwa Kangara.

They alleged that after agreement between the parties, Kangara was to deliver gold which would then be exported to Dubai for sale.

It is their argument that Ksh.71 million was sent to Ms. Amadi’s law firm, but that no gold was ever exported from Kenya to Dubai.

On her part, Amadi argues that she does not operate in the said firm and does not engage in private practice.