NAIROBI, Kenya, July 23 – A Kenyan-British lady has lodged a proper criticism with state businesses over what she phrases “illegal arrest, coercion, and focused harassment” at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on July 15, 2025, regardless of a legitimate courtroom order.
Stephanie Carol Grantham says she was detained for over eight hours by immigration and DCI officers, accompanied by her two minor youngsters, whereas making an attempt to journey.
This was regardless of presenting a conservatory order issued by the High Court on July 8 defending her from arrest or interference.
“I used to be held with out cost or rationalization in a DCI holding workplace at Parking Lot D, JKIA, threatened with incarceration, and denied entry to authorized counsel,” learn her criticism partially.
“This was not solely a violation of my constitutional rights however a brazen act of contempt in opposition to a standing High Court order.”
She alleges the arrest was timed to coincide with a coercive e-mail despatched by attorneys representing Joan Mumbua Muli Ndunda and Savannah Grantham, demanding that she give up her position as executor of her late father’s property.
Grantham is looking for an investigation by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) and disciplinary motion in opposition to the officers concerned.
She has additionally requested the Law Society of Kenya to take motion in opposition to two advocates she accuses of weaponizing the authorized system for personal acquire.
She cites violations of constitutional provisions together with freedom from arbitrary arrest, truthful administrative motion, and safety of youngsters.
Grantham is the court-appointed executor of the late David Jonathan Grantham’s property.
She alleges that her father was subjected to years of abuse by Ndunda, together with bodily assault and fraud.
Since his demise in November 2023, she claims she has confronted threats and malicious authorized motion meant to intimidate her and derail the succession course of.
Despite a legitimate courtroom order, she claims some parts inside the police acted in live performance with personal people to unlawfully detain her.
