Brian Reeves Obare, an alleged Fake Canadian Jobs Mastermind, has suffered another legal setback after the High Court dismissed his petition challenging his arrest, investigations and prosecution, finding that he failed to demonstrate any illegality, procedural impropriety or abuse of power by the authorities.
Justice Lawrence Mugambi, delivering the judgment on August 20, 2026, rejected Reeves’ attempt to have the criminal proceedings against him stopped, holding that the allegations raised in his petition did not provide sufficient grounds for the court to interfere with the prosecution.
Reeves had challenged his arrest and prosecution, alleging that his constitutional rights were violated during his arrest, detention and investigations.
He sought, among other orders, the quashing of the criminal proceedings and an order prohibiting the prosecution from proceeding with the case or bringing further charges against him over the same matter.
He also sought declarations that his right to a fair trial had been violated, as well as Ksh100 million in general, punitive and exemplary damages over alleged defamation, illegal seizure of his tools of trade, loss of social capital, illegal detention and malicious prosecution. He additionally claimed Ksh13 million in special damages.
The respondents opposed the petition, maintaining that the police had acted on a complaint lodged against Reeves and that further relevant material emerged during investigations after witnesses were interviewed.
The DPP also maintained that it had independently reviewed the evidence gathered by investigators and concluded that there was sufficient evidence to sustain the prosecution.
The court also considered Reeves’ claims concerning the circumstances of his detention and bond.
The judge noted that Reeves had been granted bond of Ksh5 million with a surety of a similar amount, but had not secured the terms and was consequently held at Capitol Hill Police Station.
Reeves claimed that the High Court had subsequently reduced the bond to Ksh200,000. However, Justice Mugambi noted that there was no court order on record demonstrating that the bond had actually been reduced to that amount.
Instead, Reeves had produced a receipt showing payment of Ksh200,000 in cash bail. He had not produced the order allegedly reducing the bond, nor clearly indicated which court had issued such an order.
The judge further found that some of the complaints raised by Reeves were matters that could properly be addressed before the magistrate handling the criminal case.
On allegations of bad faith and abuse of office, Justice Mugambi found no sufficient evidence to support them.
“The petitioner has not demonstrated any bad faith or abuse of office in the conduct of the investigations and eventual prosecution,” the judge held.
The court ultimately found that Reeves had failed to establish a legal basis for stopping the prosecution.
“The petitioner has not demonstrated that the prosecution was commenced without any reasonable or just cause, or was actuated with illegality or procedural impropriety that would warrant the same to be quashed by this court,” Justice Mugambi ruled.
The petition was consequently dismissed with costs.
“In the circumstances, this Court finds that this Petition is devoid of merit and is hereby dismissed with costs to the respondents and the interested parties,” the judge ruled.The decision leaves Reeves facing the criminal proceedings he had sought to have halted.
