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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 87400, member: 27"] A human-trafficking plea got frozen at Kahawa Law Courts because the suspect already had a High Court order blocking his arrest. Festus Arasa Omwamba's court drama [LIST] [*]Festus Arasa Omwamba faces trafficking-in-persons charges at Kahawa. [*]His lawyer cited an anticipatory bail granted back in June 2025. [*]Magistrate Gideon Kiage pushed the plea taking to Friday. [*]Prosecution admitted they only learned about those orders mid-hearing. [/LIST] What the defense is arguing [LIST] [*]High Court orders reportedly bar arrest until March 27, 2026. [*]Omwamba's counsel says he voluntarily showed up at the police station. [*]His passport surrender was offered as a flight-risk guarantee. [*]Ongoing investigations were confirmed by a prosecution affidavit. [/LIST] Prosecution wants to push forward anyway [LIST] [*]ODPP claims the current charges only surfaced last week. [*]Investigators say separate offenses are being probed simultaneously. [*]Public-interest concerns were cited to justify immediate proceedings. [*]Prosecutors need time to verify if bail orders cover this case. [/LIST] The alleged trafficking operation is grim [LIST] [*]Twenty-five Kenyans were reportedly recruited from Athi River, Machakos County. [*]Victims were allegedly deceived with fake European job promises. [*]Omwamba allegedly facilitated their travel to Russia for exploitation. [*]Detectives at Moyale Police Station arrested the 33-year-old suspect. [/LIST] Kenya's Russia-Ukraine recruitment crisis [LIST] [*]NIS disclosed that over 1,000 Kenyans were recruited for the war. [*]Eighty-nine are currently fighting on the front line. [*]Thirty-nine are hospitalized, and 28 remain missing in action. [*]At least five Kenyans have reportedly died in the conflict. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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