COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
A somber mood engulfed Bungoma Law Courts on Tuesday morning after an elderly man who had come for his case collapsed and died within the court compound. According to a statement from the Judiciary, the man, who appeared visibly unwell, was brought to the court premises on a motorcycle at around 9 a.m. Upon arrival, […]
A voter has petitioned the High Court in Nairobi to compel the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to immediately resume continuous voter registration in Embakasi North Constituency, terming the commission’s suspension of the exercise unconstitutional and discriminatory. In the constitutional petition, Joseph Kinuthia Nyambura, popularly known as Lawyer wa Mtaa, accuses the IEBC of […]
Seven people, including medical staff and a private health facility based in Mtwapa, Kilifi County, were on Monday charged at the Milimani Law Courts with conspiring to defraud the Social Health Authority (SHA) of more than KSh2 million through falsified medical claims. The accused Patrick Kimuyu Kanya, Faith Chepkirui Bil, Steven Okinyi Ojwang, Justine Baraka, […]
Controversial preacher Paul Makenzi, the prime suspect in the Shakahola massacre, has told the High Court that his life is in danger while in custody at Shimo la Tewa Prisons. Appearing before Justice Diana Mochache, Makenzi alleged that there is “bad blood” between him and the prison’s head, claiming that a recent incident amounted to […]
A night of partying in Upper Hill has landed a Nairobi man behind bars after he failed to pay a hotel bill of KSh32,760. Qurine Omondi Muteshi was sentenced to two months in jail or a fine of KSh30,000 after he admitted to obtaining credit by false pretense at Vibanda Village on October 3. According […]
Former Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko has sought to absolve himself from any wrongdoing in the contentious Web Tribe/JamboPay contract, insisting that his administration rejected the renewal of the deal inherited from past regimes. During Monday’s hearing at the Anti-Corruption Court in Nairobi, Sonko’s defense argued that the Nairobi County Government was under no legal […]
The Court of Appeal in Nairobi has upheld the conviction and death sentence of James Mungai Kamau, who was found guilty of robbery with violence in connection with the theft of a motorcycle along Uhuru Highway in 2014. In a judgment delivered on October 3, 2025, a three-judge bench comprising Justices Patrick Kiage, Lydia Achode, […]
The Court of Appeal in Nairobi has dismissed an appeal filed by former Eastleigh North Senior Chief, Paul Kuria Ngugi, upholding his conviction and sentence for soliciting and receiving a bribe from a resident seeking citizenship documents for her relatives. A three-judge bench comprising Justices Patrick Kiage, Weldon Korir, and Joel Ngugi ruled that the […]
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an attempt by a Thika businesswoman to block Faulu Microfinance Bank from auctioning her property over a disputed loan. In a ruling delivered on October 3, 2025, a three-judge bench comprising Justices Daniel Musinga (President), Kairu M’Inoti, and George Odunga declined to grant Mary Muthoni Kihoi an injunction pending […]
Thika Chief Magistrate Stella Atambo has officially unveiled her manifesto for her candidacy for the position of Judicial Service Commission (JSC) commissioner. She unveiled a bold five-year reform manifesto that seeks to transform the welfare, security, and career progression of judicial officers across the country. In her campaign pitch, Atambo promises to institutionalize welfare support […]
