COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
Embattled DP Rigathi Gachagua has urged the three judge bench not to lift orders that has barred DP elect Kindiki Kithure from being sworn into office. Through his lawyers, Gachagua has asked the judges to preserve the substratum of his case by upholding the conservatory orders pending hearing and determination of his case challenging the […]
Businessman Yagnesh Devani was freed on Monday after the court granted an application by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to withdraw graft charges against him in the multi-billion Triton Oil case. In the application, the DPP cited the death of several key witnesses as the basis for withdrawing the charges. The court concurred, noting […]
Royal Media Services Chairman SK Macharia got a win on Monday in court after the police were stopped from executing a search warrant on his premises at RMS pending hearing of his application. In the case, Police had secured orders allowing them to go to RMS and conduct a search in a bid to recover […]
Embattled Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is requesting the Court of Appeal to stop the three-judge bench at the High Court from proceeding with his impeachment case pending the hearing of his appeal. Through his legal team, Gachagua has filed an appeal challenging the High Court’s recent decision that upheld Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu’s authority to form a bench to oversee the impeachment proceedings. Gachagua argues that the three-judge bench, comprising Justices Eric Ogola, Freda Mugambi, and Antony Mrima, erred in ruling that Mwilu acted within […]
A farmhand employed by Bishop Pius Muiru’s mother has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for her murder, which took place in 2017 at her home. Justice Kanyi Kimondo handed down the sentence to Ezekiel Saitabu Nakola for the murder of 73-year-old Grace Wangari Mwangi. Nakola was found guilty of the crime, which occurred […]
The High Court on Friday halted the recently launched deal between Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) and Adani Energy Solutions, delivering a setback to the government’s plans to partner with the multinational. The deal, inaugurated by the President just a day earlier, faced a legal challenge from the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), which petitioned […]
Two directors of TRV Towers Ltd, a father and son, appeared before a Nairobi court on Friday, charged with the alleged theft of Sh112 million from the company. The accused, Tribhovan Anlalji Chavada and his son Jayesh Tribhovan Chavada, both denied the charges before Magistrate Benmark Ekhubi. The prosecution claims that Tribhovan Anlalji, the managing […]
A three-judge bench has dismissed an application by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua seeking their recusal from his impeachment case, where he alleged judicial bias. In a brief ruling delivered today, Presiding Judge Eric Ogola, alongside Justices Antony Mrima and Freda Mugambi, stated they would continue presiding over the matter despite Gachagua’s request for recusal. The […]
The case challenging India’s Adani Group’s proposed takeover of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Kenya has been forwarded to Chief Justice Martha Koome for the formation of a three-judge bench. This significant ruling by Justice John Chigiti highlights the case’s complexity and the national impact of the proposed infrastructure management shift. The Kenya Human […]
The Attorney General and the National Assembly have urged the bench handling DP Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment case not to recuse themselves from case as has been requested. Senior Counsel Githu Muigai for the AG said it was unfortunate that the lawyers for Gachagua were asking the court to recuse themselves only because they were not […]
