Court stops Kenya Railways from disposing of scrap metal
The High Court in Kisumu has barred Kenya Railways Corporation from removing scrap from any of its stations until a lobby group's case is decided. It also ordered all parties to preserve CCTV, GPS and weighbridge records linked to the disposal.
The High Court in Kisumu has ordered Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) to stop removing railway scrap from any of its stations, the Daily Nation reported. The interim conservatory order will stay in force until the court rules on a case filed by the Centre for Litigation Trust. The court certified the application as urgent. The court also told KRC, its board, the police and the other parties in the case to preserve all physical and electronic evidence on the removal and transport of the railway materials. The records named include CCTV footage, GPS and vehicle-tracking data, vehicle logbooks, gate registers, weighbridge records, delivery notes and purchase orders. The case will be mentioned on November 5 for further directions. The lobby group says KRC has been dismantling and disposing of scrap metal, sleepers, rails and other railway materials. According to the group, this has happened at KRC termini in Kisumu, Eldoret, Naivasha and Mombasa. It says the materials are moved in privately owned vehicles to a private yard in Athi River, Machakos County. There, it alleges, they are disposed of in an opaque way that breaks the law. Court documents show the group also alleges that police officers have escorted the trucks. "Kenya…
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