Gor Semelang’o has been jailed in Dubai following a commercial dispute with a fellow shareholder who happens to be a Kenyan.
Confirming the news was his friend and lawyer, Donald Kipkorir, who said that civil cases in Dubai are handled as criminal cases.
He continued by calling the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to intervene and help his friend, saying that he is a good person.
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“My BFF Gor Semelang’o has been incarcerated in Dubai over a Club Business shareholder dispute with a Kenyan lady. In Dubai, commercial disputes, which are ordinarily civil are criminal.
I have asked our good Foreign Affairs PS@SingoeiAKorirto use our diplomatic relations with UAE to amicably resolve the issue. It is not right for a Kenyan to use Dubai Legal System against another Kenyan to settle a dispute that is contractual. Gor Semelang’o is a good man with a big heart.
He was the Chairman of Youth Development Fund during Mwai Kibaki’s Presidency when the Fund was very effective. And Gor is one of few Kenyans who has no tribalism in his bone. I pray for my BFF. And I am optimistic the PS who is my friend will expeditiously bring the matter to a close.” said Donald Kipkorir
