Justice Hellen Wasilwa rejected the application filed by former embassy worker Abdikadir Mohamed Abdullahi, who had sought a six-month prison sentence for the diplomat alongside orders for the sequestration of embassy property.
The legal dispute stems from an unresolved financial award owed to the former staffer, which accumulated historical compensation and interest dating back to the filing of the original lawsuit.
During the proceedings, defense arguments cautioned that attempting to enforce coercive measures against a diplomatic representative or mission property would contravene international law.
The state noted that such actions risk triggering an avoidable diplomatic dispute between Kenya and Saudi Arabia.
In her ruling, Justice Wasilwa emphasized that summoning the ambassador for committal was legally untenable, clarifying that contempt proceedings cannot be sustained against a foreign diplomat in their personal capacity due to established rules of diplomatic immunity.
The court directed that alternative legal avenues for execution against institutional assets must be pursued rather than seeking direct personal sanctions against the envoy.
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