COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
Former Commissioner of Lands Sammy Silas Komen Mwaita has been charged at the Milimani Law Courts over an alleged land fraud scheme involving two prime plots in Nairobi valued at over Ksh 300 million. Mwaita faces five criminal charges, including conspiracy to commit a felony, abuse of office, making a document without authority, and giving […]
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by members of the Mavoko Muundani Residents Association who were seeking to block their eviction from disputed parcels of land owned by East Africa Portland Cement PLC (EAPC). In a ruling delivered on 30th July 2025, Justices Patrick Kiage, Weldon Korir, and George Odunga held that the […]
Former Member of Parliament Hon. Sammy Silas Komen Mwaita has been arrested in Kilimani, Nairobi, over his alleged involvement in a high-stakes land fraud case. According to authorities, Mwaita is facing multiple charges, including, Conspiracy to commit a felony, Making a document without authority,Abuse of office andGiving false information to a person employed in the […]
What seemed like a peaceful corner of Kenyaโs idyllic coastline has turned out to be the site of a major drug bust. Detectives have uncovered a clandestine narcotics lab deep within Mwabungo village, Ukunda an area better known for its beaches than criminal enterprise. Acting on intelligence and days of surveillance, officers from the Anti-Narcotics […]
Two suspects believed to be part of a cannabis trafficking ring operating in Busia and its environs have been apprehended by officers from the Busia Police Station. The operation unfolded when police intercepted a motorcycle bearing registration number KMEY 867L, ridden by 50-year-old Alfred Ouma Mapesa. Upon inspection, officers discovered a gunny bag stashed with […]
A public interest petitioner has moved to court challenging the continued stay in office of Silas Kinoti as the Director General of the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), claiming his term legally expired in June 2023. In court documents filed before the Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nairobi, Joseph Masambu accuses Kinoti of illegally […]
Martin Kipngania Komoi has been charged with forcibly detaining a parcel of land in Loresho, contrary to Section 91 of the Penal Code. Komoi, who appeared tense and visibly shaken as he faced the court, denied the allegations leveled against him by the prosecution. He maintained his innocence, stating that he did not unlawfully occupy […]
A man was on Thursday arraigned before a Nairobi court over allegations of forging documents related to a Ksh 50 million parcel of land located in South B, Nairobi. Hassan Ibrahim Issak appeared before Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina at the Milimani Law Courts, where he faced multiple charges linked to a suspected land fraud scheme. […]
Joash Ochieng Ajwang has been arraigned at the Makadara Law Courts to face charges of rape and robbery with violence following an incident that allegedly occurred on June 22, 2025, in Reuben slums, Industrial Area, Nairobi County. Ajwang is accused of unlawfully raping a woman identified in court as NMK. He is further charged with […]
