Former Judiciary Registrar Anne Amadi faced tough scrutiny during her vetting as she responded to allegations of involvement in a multi-million-dollar gold scam.
The scandal, which surfaced in 2023, claimed Amadi and others defrauded a British national of over $100 million in a fraudulent gold deal.
The controversy began when the High Court froze Amadi’s personal accounts and those linked to her former law firm, Amadi & Associates. The plaintiff alleged that he had paid for 1,500 kilograms of gold, which was never delivered.
However, Amadi insisted she had no involvement, having left private practice in 2014 upon her appointment to the Judiciary.
During the vetting, Commissioner Nicodemus Kipchirchir Bore put Amadi on the spot, emphasizing the serious nature of the allegations.
He reminded her that the High Court had ordered an investigation into accounts linked to her firm and a loan company allegedly involved in the deal.
In her defense, Amadi dismissed the claims as “a malicious attack” aimed at tarnishing her reputation. She argued that her name was dragged into the case unfairly and that she had no expertise in gold trade.
“Public service at certain levels is not for the faint-hearted. I had nothing to do with the gold trade,” she stated, adding that both the High Court and the Court of Appeal had ruled in her favor, overturning the account freeze.
