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'Poverty not a crime,' Eldoret court rules on imprisonment of debtors

'Poverty not a crime,' Eldoret court rules on imprisonment of debtors..

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The High Court in Eldoret has ruled that imprisoning debtors for inability to pay is unconstitutional, upholding that poverty is not a crime.

The ruling overturned a 30-day jail sentence for Barnaba Ngeno who owed Ksh.789,000.
Justice Reuben Nyakundi presided over the case at the Eldoret High Court.
The court emphasized that imprisonment under the Civil Procedure Act is only applicable in cases of evasion or bad faith, not simply due to lack of means.

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