COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
A Mavoko court has stopped the burial of a woman pending hearing of a case to determine who will bury her between her husband and alleged ‘benten’. Senior Principal Magistrate Barbara Ojoo on Tuesday extended the orders issued on August 1 stopping the funeral home from releasing her body. In the case, Dennis Kivuti who […]
Over 10,000 Luos from Nyanza region have moved to court in a bid to get orders to form their own independent state where they can govern themselves. In a petition filed at the Milimani Law courts, Pascal Ojijo Ogillo want a referendum to be conducted so that they can secede. On behalf the 10,000 people, […]
The Labour court on Friday quashed a decision made by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to dismiss a police officer who had already been acquitted of defilement charges. In the case, officer Collins Makokha through lawyer Danstan Omari had challenged his dismissal saying the court had acquitted him off the charges but the DCI dismissed […]
Nyamira County Assembly Majority Leader Elijah Osiemo has passed away in a grisly road accident along the Maai Mahiu-Naivasha Road. At the time of the untimely accident, the late Osiemo MCA Nyamaiya was in the company of two other MCAs namely Duke Masira MCA Township Ward and Priscilla Nyatichi who are in hospital receiving treatment. […]
A family in Oyugis has been ordered to exhume the body of their late son buried 5 years ago after court found that the land did not belong to them. In the case, two neighbours have been in court for years fighting on who was the real owner of the said land. The court has […]
Former Busia Governor Sospeter Ojaamong at the hearing of his fraud case on August 7 2023 Former Busia County director and head of development has denied conspiring to steal sh 8 Million from the county. Samuel Oseko who was charged alongside former governor Sospeter Ojaamong told court that he never conspired to defraud from the […]
The Energy and Petroleum Regulation Authority (EPRA) boss Daniel Kiptoo has been summoned to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for implementing fuel levy. A three-judge bench on Monday issued summons to Kiptoo directing him to appear in court and explain why he increased petroleum prices by 8% even after the […]
Okiya Omtatah addressing media after court issued directives on Finance Act 2023 case
The Law Society of Kenya has moved to court challenging the affordable housing levy that is in the impugned Finance Act 2023. In an application filed in court on Friday, they want the court to stop the housing levy deductions implemented by the state arguing that it threatens the social economic interest of Kenyans. Through […]
Six police officers will testify against Kilifi County Speaker Teddy Mwambire and Kilifi South MP Ken Chonga in connection to participating in Azimio Demos. Mwambire and Chonga were arrested during Azimio demos in Mombasa and charged alongside two others who include Patrick Chiro a staff at Kilifi senator Stewart Madzayo’s office and Victor Katana who […]
