COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
Popular DJ Brownskin’s in-laws on Monday told a Nairobi court that they believe that it was their late sister’s husband who pushed her to commit suicide. Brownskin real name Michael Macharia Njiiri was charged with aiding suicide and not doing all he could to prevent the suicide of his late wife Sharon. Sharon’s brother Benson […]
A former police officer who was found guily of killing 24-year-old Ahmed Majid in 2020 in Majengo has been sentenced to 15 years in jail by a Nairobi court. Justice Daniel Ogembo on Friday sentenced David Mwongela saying that the ex-cop was has been remorseful for what he did to the young man instead he […]
Nyamira leaders had a meeting and resolved to have the proposed Nyamira University in every constituency in the county. The leaders present at the meeting held yesterday include Governor Amos Nyaribo who chaired the meeting, Senator Okon’go Omogeni, West Mugirango MP Stephen Mogaka and Kitutu Masaba MP Clive Gisairo. Others were North Mugirango MP Joash […]
An activist has filed a petition at the Judicial Service Commission seeking for the removal of Chief Justice Martha Koome from office. Michael Kojo Otieno says the CJ should be removed for failing to exhibit respect to the rule of Law, comply with the Law and act in a manner that promote public confidence. Otieno […]
The Office of the Directorate of Public prosecutions has filed an extradition papers against a Kenyan man who murdered his girlfriend in the US then fled to Kenya. Kevin Kinyanjui Kangethe is alleged to have murdered his girlfriend, Margaret Mbitu in Massachussets in the United States of America between October 30 and November 4 last […]
A Kenyan man who fled the US after allegedly killing his girlfriend a nurse was on Wednesday detained in police custody for 30 days. Kevin Kangethe was arraigned on Tuesday night at a local club in Westlands after evading police since October when he landed. It is alleged that Kangethe killed Margaret Mbitu and stashed […]
A Kericho judge who summoned a 100 year old woman and her three sons to court for sentencing to Jail has been taken to Judicial Service Commission. Gilbert Koech who is the son of the aged woman has filed a complaint at JSC saying the judge was bias and never gave them a chance to […]
Three GSU officers were on Tuesday charged before a Mavoko law court with abducting a Chinese national and allegedly extorting millions from him during the ordeal.Samwel Matia, Fredrick Mwololo and Musyoki Kimwele were arraigned before Magistrate Barbara Ojoo where they denied two counts of robbery with violence and abduction.It was alleged that on January 8 […]
Kisii politician Naphtali Ontweka who has been lying in the morgue for close of 9 months will now be buried in his Kamulu home and not his ancestral home in Kisii.This is after the court of appeal ruled in favour of his widow who has been in court fighting with her late husband’s brothers on […]
