Nairobi, March 4 -- Former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju and his three children have each been fined Sh100,000 for contempt of court, in a legal dispute involving the receivership of Dari Limited, a company that operated a restaurant in Karen, Nairobi.

The High Court ruled that Tuju, alongside Mano Tuju, Alma Tuju and Yma Tuju, deliberately disobeyed orders issued on March 2 and March 13, 2020. It dismissed their application seeking to overturn a July 2020 ruling that found them in contempt.

The court had ordered them to grant court-appointed receiver-managers full access to Dari Limited's premises and company records to facilitate the takeover of the firm under receivership. However, the receivers were repeatedly denied entry.

The co...