I was threatened with death in Karura, says woman in Sh17bn oil deal

Lawyer Ombeta claims Njeri was to be released on conditions on Sunday

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•He said Ann was blindfolded and taken to the house in the middle of Karura forest from the DCI headquarters.

Businesswoman Njeri Njoroge speaking at the high court in Mombasa on November 14, 2023
Businesswoman Njeri Njoroge speaking at the high court in Mombasa on November 14, 2023
Image: BRIAN OTIENO

Businesswoman Ann Njeri Njoroge has narrated that there were people who were after her.

Speaking outside the high court in Mombasa on Tuesday, Njeri through her lawyer Cliff Ombeta said she was taken to Karura Forest.

“The last person she was with and relatives were asked to leave the premises. She was then kept in a house in the middle of Karura forest,” Ombeta said.

He said Ann was blindfolded and taken to the house in the middle of Karura forest from the DCI headquarters.

"She was told she would die if she did not leave the oil and withdraw the case from the Mombasa High Court," Ombeta said.

Ombeta said Anne was abandoned at Nyayo in Embakasi on Monday.

“She was kept in one room, attached to chains. She had to ask for permission to help herself. For two days, she was threatened,” he said.

"The threats to kill her were real.”

Ombeta said they told her they would release her on Sunday on conditions.

“She was told she needed to withdraw the case she had filed in Mombasa and not to talk to her lawyers and to leave the country,” Ombeta said.

 "Then they realised that there is a habeas corpus application in court and that they would be needed to produce her.”

He said they would not withdraw the case in court.

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