UBS loan case

The Supreme Court application was filed by Don Polye last year, challenging the Government’s decision to acquire the K3 billion UBS loan in 2013.

The matter has been pending in court since 3 November 2016, when the high court agreed to hear the application, after the court saw that Polye had standing or the legal right to challenge the government’s decision in obtaining that loan.

However, Polye has not given any instructions to his lawyer, Loani Henao, since March this year regarding the case.

The case returned for directions before the Supreme Court today and lawyer for the Opposition leader, told the court that parties have been having “difficulties in securing instructions from their respective clients” and asked for a general adjournment to the Supreme Court registry.

This was refused by Justice Collin Makail. Instead he told parties to prepare themselves and file affidavits within a month. He adjourned the case to May 1.

He said parties were issued instructions and if efforts by parties are not forthcoming, the matter should be dismissed.