Nairobi, Feb. 26 -- A British trader who was defrauded of Sh100 million in a gold scam has failed to convince the Court of Appeal to freeze the personal bank accounts of former Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Anne Amadi.

The appellate court said although Mr Demetrios Bradshaw, a director of Bruton Gold Trading had an arguable case, he had admitted that the funds which were meant for the purchase of gold were withdrawn immediately after they were deposited in the law firm Amadi & Associates Advocates.

Justices Sankale ole Kantai, Mumbi Ngugi and Mwaniki Gachoka said the orders being sought by the Briton then, were negative and incapable of being granted.

"Further, by its own averment, the funds in contention were withdrawn from the acc...