The High Court in Eldoret has ordered the release of a man jailed over a Ksh.788,961.81 debt, issuing a stern warning against the criminalization of poverty and the misuse of civil jail for debt recovery.

• Ksh.788,961.81 debt
• The High Court, presided over by Justice Reuben Nyakundi
• The court found that there was no evidence of willful refusal to pay and that the debtor was not given a proper chance to be heard.