Kenyan immigration officer charged over escaped Chinese ‘racist’ restaurant owner

Maurice Okinyi Odero in the dock at the Milimani Law Courts where he was charged with abuse of o?ce by clearing Esther Zao Yang without entering her details in the Pisces system. [PHOTO: GEORGE NJUNGE/STANDARD]

NAIROBI: An immigration officer who allegedly cleared the manager of a Chinese restaurant that was recently closed by authorities in Nairobi over ‘racist’ rules has been charged at a Nairobi court with abuse of office.

Maurice Okinyi Odero was accused of issuing Esther Zao Yang with an exit permit last month to leave Kenya via Namanga border.