City lawyer Barongo Nyamari has moved to court seeking orders to permanently bar matatus from playing loud music, arguing that the practice violates several constitutional rights. In Constitutional Petition No. E861 of 2025, filed at the Constitutional and Human Rights Division of the Milimani Law Courts, Nyamari challenges what he terms persistent noise pollution inside […]

A Nairobi court has acquitted scrap metal trader Sheila Mwaikwasi after finding that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, citing glaring gaps caused by the absence of crucial witnesses. In its ruling, the court held that prosecutors failed to call investigators and technical officers who were central to establishing whether the […]

Renowned criminal defence lawyer Danstan Omari has announced that he will not be vying for the Nairobi senatorial seat in the 2027 general election. In a New Year message shared publicly, Omari said the decision was reached after extensive consultations and listening closely to the views of the public. “After listening closely to the ground, […]

The High Court has issued orders barring the government from establishing, incorporating, registering, operationalising, funding, or otherwise giving effect to the proposed National Infrastructure Fund pending the hearing and determination of the case. Justice Bahati Mwamuye issued a conservatory order restraining the state whether acting jointly or severally, and whether directly or through their employees, […]

The High Court has on its own motion enjoined the Attorney General, the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and Katiba Institute as interested parties in a constitutional petition seeking to halt elections until electoral boundaries are reviewed. In directions issued by the court, the petitioner was ordered to immediately serve the respondent and all interested […]

The Judicial Service Commission has announced it will appeal a High Court judgment delivered in Constitutional Petition No. E110 of 2025, arguing that parts of the decision constrain its constitutional mandate. In a statement dated December 24, 2025, the Commission said it had taken note of the judgment, which concerns how it discharges its role […]

The High Court has certified as urgent a constitutional petition filed by activist and senator Okiya Omtatah Okoiti challenging the legality, financing, and procurement of the proposed Riruta Ngong Commuter Meter Gauge Railway Project. In directions issued by the court, the petitioners’ Notice of Motion dated 19 December 2025 was ordered to be heard on […]

A constitutional petition has been filed at the Milimani Law Courts seeking orders to stop the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) from conducting or supervising any elections until it completes a review of constituency and ward boundaries as required by the Constitution. The petition was filed by Philip Kipkemoi Langat, who argues that Article […]

City Lawyer Cliff Ombeta has threatened legal action against Safaricom after his M-Pesa account was allegedly suspended without prior notice, an incident he says caused public embarrassment and raised concerns about consumer rights in Kenya’s mobile money system. Ombeta says the issue arose on December 19, 2025, when he attempted to make a routine M-Pesa […]

Residents of the SEPU area in Mukuru Kwa Njenga, Nairobi, were on Tuesday morning subjected to eviction and demolition attempts by state officers despite a subsisting court order barring any such action. Earlier this month, the Environment and Land Court issued a conservatory order halting evictions, demolitions, or any interference with residents occupying the disputed […]