COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
The High Court has dismissed a petition filed by National Land Commission (NLC) commissioner Abdulkadir Khalif, seeking clarification on the agency’s mandate, ruling that the matter had already been conclusively determined. Justice Chacha Mwita held that the issues raised had been fully addressed by the Supreme Court in its advisory opinion on the roles of […]
The protracted burial dispute involving the late Mburu Kinani, father to Kiambu Deputy Governor Rosemary Njeri Kirika, has reignited after his children from the first marriage vowed to move to court seeking orders to exhume his remains. Mburu, who died on November 20, 2024, at the age of 92, was buried on the night of […]
Charlene Ruto has withdrawn a criminal case she had filed against author Webster Ochora Elijah after the two struck a settlement deal anchored on apology and strict publishing restrictions. On Monday, Milimani Magistrate Robinson Ondieki was informed that the matter had been resolved through a reconciliation agreement filed under Section 176 of the Criminal Procedure […]
A new storm is brewing between Standard Chartered Bank Kenya and its former employees after more than 600 retirees issued a demand letter accusing the bank and trustees of its pension funds of contempt of court and systemic discrimination. The letter, dated September 22, 2025, comes barely three weeks after the Supreme Court upheld a […]
The High Court has ordered the auction of movable property belonging to Eco Bank Kenya Limited in a bid to recover KSh 284 million owed to the estate of the late Cabinet minister, Mbiyu Koinange. In orders issued on September 19, 2025, the court registrar directed Moran Auctioneers to attach and sell the bank’s property […]
The Court of Appeal has delivered a far-reaching judgment on Nairobi’s zoning and planning regime, directing the County Government to finalise and gazette a lawful development control policy within six months. The appeal arose from a petition filed by the Rhapta Road Residents Association, which challenged approvals granted for high-rise towers some rising to 28 […]
The High Court has stopped the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) from proceeding with petitions seeking the removal of Court of Appeal Judge Sankale Ole Kantai from office. In a ruling delivered by Justice Chacha Mwita, the court held that entertaining the petitions while related proceedings remain pending before the High Court would jeopardize the judge’s […]
A light moment unfolded in Justice Chacha Mwita’s courtroom when a lawyer attempted to indicate that he would file his responses “at the end of COB.” The judge immediately cut him short, asking what exactly the phrase meant. “I do not know what COB is, and it is not in our calendar,” Justice Mwita said […]
A man accused of stealing more than Sh500,000 from a client while masquerading as a taxi driver has been detained at Kabete Police Station until Monday, when his case will be heard. Fred Atandi Morara appeared before Magistrate Casmir Obiero at the Dagoretti Law Courts, where the court granted police permission to continue holding him […]
The Anti-Corruption Court has given the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) 30 days to provide all evidential material in the Sh31.8 million corruption case involving former Bungoma Governor Wycliffe Wangamati and his ten co-accused persons who are also former county officials, and several contractors. Milimani Chief Magistrate Charles Ondieki, in a ruling, […]
