The High Court on Thursday dismissed a defamation case filed by milk processing company Brookside Limited against Nyali MP Mohamed Ali.
Justice Hedwig Ong’undi upheld that the petition by Brookside was flawed and that no rights, either constitutional or human.
The MP had claimed that, Brookside Dairy, a milk processing company associated with the Kenyatta family, “continues to financially oppress Kenyan farmers”.
The Nyali MP made the remarks on March 3 at a public rally in Nyeri town.
“Uhuru (Kenyatta) comes here, he buys milk at Sh20, goes and boils it and then sells it back to the milk suppliers at Sh120,” said Ali.
Through lawyer Adrian Kamotho, Ali said that no action can arise from “an illegal act because Brookside continues to financially oppress Kenyan farmers.”
Brookside had argued that the “hostile statement” by Ali meant that they exploit the dairy farmers who sell and supply milk to them as raw material for its business.
But Ali in objecting to the filing of the case said the authority of the court was wrongly invoked bearing in mind Brookside is a corporate entity.
Judge Ong’undi said is incompetent and that the court lacked jurisdiction and should be dismissed.
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