Ex-CJ Maraga Sues Lawyer Ahmednasir Over Sh220M Bribery Claim

The stage is set for what could be a grand legal battle as former Chief Justice David Maraga sues Lawyer Ahmednasir Abdulahi over a defamatory tweet. In what has been simmering for a longtime now, Grand Mullah(GM) consistently mentioned Maraga in an alleged bribery scandal involving unnamed Senior Supreme Court judge.

According to the Civil Case No E047 of 2021 filed by Maraga’s lawyers TripleOK Law LLP Advocates, it was the tweet made by GM on 12th January 2021 that broke the camel’s back. “If CJ Maraga is a decent and honest Kenyan, he should come clean on the issue of the SENIOR judge of the SUPREME COURT who took Kshs 220 million BRIBE. Me and CJ Maraga know the judge…intelligent Kenyans must read A LOT on Maraga’s astute silence on this matter!” The offensive tweet read.

Maraga says GM’s words well calculated, intended, contrived and well designed to pain him as an indecent, dishonest Kenyan and that he was aware of the unnamed judge being offered Sh220M bribe and that Maraga was party to the arrangement and didn’t conceal the identity of the judge.

If CJ Maraga is a decent and honest Kenyan, he should come clean on the issue of the SENIOR judge of the SUPREME COURT who took Kshs 220 million BRIBE. Me and CJ Maraga know the judge…intelligent Kenyans must read A LOT on Maraga's astute silence on this matter!

— Ahmednasir Abdullahi SC (@ahmednasirlaw) January 12, 2021

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Maraga also sued GM over defamatory claims that appeared on other media outlets including Standard and Tuko which he compiled as evidence in the suit. GM had said on KTN that Maraga presided over the most corrupt judiciary in Kenyan history and that the CJ protected the corrupt judges.

The Sh220M deal has featured prominently on GM’s Twitter going to hint at how much he knows about the secretive deal.

On that matter of Kshs 220 Million BRIBE and the SENIOR judge of the Supreme Court who alleged that he DIDN'T EAT ALONE but shared with TWO OTHER JUSTICES of the Court…who brokered this DEAL? WATCH this space…@dkmaraga @Kenyajudiciary @StateHouseKenya

— Ahmednasir Abdullahi SC (@ahmednasirlaw) December 12, 2020

In a rebuttal to the suit, Ahmednasir who had earlier dismissed the Maraga’s lawyers demand for a pull down and apologize over the tweet, had now threatened to open the lid on the alleged grand corruption in the judiciary. The lawyer said he’s going to unmask what he terms as ‘biggest bribe in Supreme Court.’

In a scathing attack tweet, GM claims that the judge in question fraudulently acquired huge compensation from SGR after falsifying land evaluation report on a land that was registered to his daughter.

That SENIOR JUDGE of the SUPREME COURT falsified evaluation report for some land which he registered in his DAUGHTER'S name and got HUGE FRAUDULENT COMPENSATION from SGR. The police investigated the matter and recommended prosecution….but…but…but..@dkmaraga

— Ahmednasir Abdullahi SC (@ahmednasirlaw) February 23, 2021

Maraga’s suit coincidentally relies on Ahmednasir defamation suit against Njeri Thorne. The lawyer had sued the alleged NIS operative after she claimed he was engaged in money laundering and handling proceeds from the Somalia pirates.

Folk like @ahmednasirlaw should not be commenting on matters KE. He is responsible for laundering pirate money bringing it in and distorting our economy. He also big caliphate dute and has worked against KE with terrorists.

— Mheshimiwa MamaBora (@NjeriThorne) July 28, 2020

The case is still active, while backing her claims, Njeri said that it was LSK’s President Havi who leaked to her the dirty secrets of Ahmednasir.

Kwanza, it was @NelsonHavi who told me all about @ahmednasirlaw. Of course I did my research later to confirm.

— Mheshimiwa MamaBora (@NjeriThorne) July 31, 2020

Njeri who’s been subliminally attacking the SC on her Twitter page as a smart strategy to cushion her from further law suits, has been throwing more hints on the case that has been clouded with a lot of secrecy.

The judge that Naniyo has been threatening is Maraga.

— Mheshimiwa MamaBora (@NjeriThorne) January 31, 2021

You can read through the suit below Defamation Suit - David Maraga CJ Emeritus v Ahmednasir Abdullahi

Maraga demands that Ahmednasir pulls down the defamatory tweets and apologize publicly on his Twitter page, daily Nation and standard newspapers. While reading malice, Maraga questions why Ahmednasir did not seek the correct legal route by reporting the bribery to JSC, DCI, EACC as he should’ve.

And even before the ball drops, GM has slammed the CJ with yet another article on Daily Nation and Standard criticizing his legacy as the CJ.

Article appeared on Standard’s publication of 24th February two days after the filing of the suit.