Chief Registrar of Judiciary Anne Amadi dragged into Sh102m gold suit, accounts frozen

Demetrow Bradshaw claims that he paid Anne Amadi through her law firm Sh102,090,435 for the supply of 1,500 kilogrammes of gold. [iStockphoto]

Bradshaw through his company Bruton Gold Trading LLC sued Amadi, her son, lawyer Andrew Kiarie, lawyer Adrian Topoti, businessman Daniel Kangara alias Dan Muriithi and Liberian national Edward Taylor alias Mboronda Seyenkulo Sakor.

1,500kg of gold

He filed the suit through lawyer Murage Juma claiming that in September 2021, his company was interested in buying gold from Kenya when Taylor introduced him to Kangara as a person dealing in gold export.

They then signed an agreement in which Kangara would deliver the 1,500kg of gold to his company in Dubai upon payment of the agreed purchase price of $742,206 (Sh102,090,435).

"On the understanding that Kangara could deliver the gold consignment through his company Universal Global Logistics Limited, Bradshaw entered into the transaction where he was represented by the law firm of Amadi and Associates Advocates," said Juma.

He told the court that between September 22, 2021 and October 21, 2021, the Briton sent the first instalment totalling $592,970 (Sh81,563,023) to Amadi's law firm and completed the balance of $149,236 (Sh20,527,411) in November the same year.

After making the payments to Amadi and Associates Advocates, Bradshaw swore that he received six documents from Kangara to show that he had dispatched the gold to Dubai only to discover that they were false and fraudulent documents.

"When he inquired why the gold consignment was not on the flight to Dubai, he was told that the consignment had been taken off the plane as there were some more payments to be made," said Juma.

When the Briton insisted on getting his gold, he was informed by Kangara and Taylor that his company Bruton Gold Trading LLC had been sued before the High Court and a court order issued blocking the transfer of gold to him.

Chief registrar of the Judiciary Ann Amadi. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

Alarmed that he would lose all the money and the gold, Bradshaw reported the matter to Director of Crimnal Investigation who discovered that as soon he deposited the money into Amadi's law firm accounts, it was withdrawn by Kiarie and Topoti.

He stated that after learning of the investigations, Amadi's son (Brian) and Kiarie requested for a meeting with the Briton's lawyer after which they came up with a proposal to return the money.

Clear the balance

"On May 10 2022, Amadi's law firm wrote to the plaintiff's advocates and attached two cheques worth $9,000 (Sh1,237,950) as a commitment towards resolving the matter," said Juma.

He stated that after the meeting, Amadi called the Briton's lawyer and made a proposal to clear the balance in six months which were rejected on account that she had not proposed any security.

He added that since the defendants had failed to make any further commitment on repaying his money, he wants the court to order them to deposit the funds within 14 days so that he gets back his money.

Justice Majanja directed the named respondents to reply to the suit within three days and scheduled the hearing on May 23.