Nairobi, June 24 -- The High Court has dismissed an application by Bonfire Adventures and Events Ltd co-director Sarah Njoki Nyaga seeking to stop her estranged husband and fellow co-founder Simon Waithaka Kabu from accessing or using 48 mobile phone lines registered with Safaricom and used in the tour firm's operations.

The ruling marks the latest chapter in a bitter dispute between the estranged couple, who are also embroiled in divorce and matrimonial property proceedings, over ownership and use of the telephone lines.

At the centre of the case is a demand by Mr Kabu for Sh1.86 billion, which he says is owed for the company's use of the lines that are registered in his personal name.

In a ruling delivered on June 19, the court found...