Okiya Omtatah Okoiti v County Executive of Busia & 2 others (petition and contempt application)
Pending- Court
- Environment and Land Court at Busia
- Filed
- 19 Jun 2024
- Parties
- Senator Okiya Omtatah Okoiti (Petitioner) v Busia County Executive, CEC Member for Lands and Mutiso Menezes International Consultants; contempt proceedings against Governor Paul Nyongesa Otuoma and CEC Lands Peter Khasamule Odima
What was claimed
Petition alleged irregular conversion of public land (Busia Vocational Training Centre, Soko Posta Market, Agricultural Training College) to private ownership; contempt application alleged breach of conservatory orders of 27 June and 10 July 2024.
What the court decided
In a ruling of 17 December 2025, Justice Boaz Olao ordered the governor and the CEC Lands to file, within 14 days, undertakings to comply with the conservatory orders of 27 June and 10 July 2024, and to appear in person on 2 March 2026 to show cause why they should not be committed to civil jail.1 2