Court orders arrest of blogger Cyprian Nyakundi

The High Court has issued an arrest warrant against controversial blogger, Cyprian Nyakundi, for failing to appear in court for sentencing for continuing to defame Safaricom Chief Executive Officer, Bob Collymore, on social media.

While issuing the order, Justice Lucy Njuguna has directed its immediate enforcement and that Nyakundi be presented in court for sentencing after skipping court attendance for the third time.

The blogger was last week given a final chance to personally present himself in court on Wednesday for appropriate punishment to be considered against him for defaming Collymore on social media.

Collymore and his predecessor, Michael Joseph, sued Nyakundi for publishing defamatory statements against them on his blog last year, with the court barring the blogger from doing so.

Collymore, however, returned to court accusing Nyakundi of violating the court order.