The main party in the insolvency petition against Mumias Sugar Company has claimed she was forced to file a notice to withdraw the case on Friday last week.
In a letter addressed to the Deputy Registrar of the Milimani Commercial Court, the law firm of Kimeto and Associates Advocates now wishes to cancel the said notices on grounds that they were obtained from her through extreme distress.
The managing partner of the firm Jackline Kimeto says her citizenship and life were threatened by state officers 'acting to assist the first and second respondents.
"I am currently being subjected to force, threats of imprisonment, threats to life, and extreme psychological pressure to withdraw the petitions I filed in court on March 2019 without any mention as to how my monies shall be settled in full," reads the letter to the Deputy Registrar.
Given the pressing issues, the law firm wants the court to urgently grant it a date and the matter handled on a priority basis.
The law firm is among the creditors of the collapsed miller and has been at the forefront of seeking the revival of Mumias Sugar Company.
The firm is seeking more than Sh76 million from Mumias, having represented the miller in court cases.
