{
  "id": 16174046,
  "title": "Cape Holdings to appeal Sh10.6bn debt ruling over 14 Riverside Drive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/cape-holdings-to-appeal-sh10-6bn-debt-ruling-over-14-riverside-drive",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-23T10:09:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital Business",
    "slug": "capital-business",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/cape-holdings-to-appeal-sh10-6bn-debt-ruling-over-14-riverside-drive/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nairobi, Kenya - Cape Holdings has announced its intention to appeal a recent High Court ruling regarding a debt of more than Sh10.6 billion that has accumulated over the 14 Riverside Drive complex. The debt ruling stems from a dispute with Synergy Industrial Credit. Justice Patricia Mande Nyaundi ruled that the court had already addressed the issues raised in Cape Holdings' constitutional petition. The company maintains that its case raises unique questions, such as whether interest should have continued to accrue during the period when an arbitral award against the company was set aside in March 2016, only to be reinstated in November 2020.\n\nCape Holdings is also challenging the exclusion of court judgment debts from the in duplum rule, which restricts the accrual of interest on certain loans. They argue that this exclusion is unconstitutional. Furthermore, Cape Holdings contends that the debt should not be enforced against the entire 14 Riverside Drive complex, as the property's value is estimated at Sh7.3 billion based on October 2025 figures. The original transaction involved only one block of the development.\n\nThe debt dispute is separate from a separate ruling on October 8, 2026, when the High Court's Commercial Division overturned warrants and auction notices related to the attempted sale of the complex in May. The court found that the sale process conducted by Synergy Credit and Moran Auctioneers was flawed. Cape Holdings maintains that the latest ruling does not impact this decision. The company stated it would appeal because it seeks the court to address its constitutional arguments, emphasizing that it is not attempting to evade its debt obligations but rather wants the issues raised in its petition to be determined.",
  "summary": "NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 22 – Cape Holdings will appeal a High Court ruling in its dispute with Synergy Industrial Credit over a debt that has grown from Sh570 million to…",
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}