COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
The High Court has handed Kenyans a significant reprieve after Justice Bahati Mwamuye struck down the government’s plan to impose a 10 percent import duty on crude oil, declaring the decision unconstitutional, null and void. In the judgment, the court found that the State introduced the levy without involving the public or seeking the approval […]
The High Court has nullified the entire procurement for the supply, installation and maintenance of the Excisable Goods Management System (EGMS), ruling that the process was riddled with illegality and violated constitutional standards of transparency and fairness. In a judgment delivered by Justice Bahati Mwamuye, the court held that the State acted irrationally in awarding […]
Two teachers have taken the Teachers Service Commission to court, seeking to halt a directive that would move all teachers and their dependents from the long-running MINET medical insurance scheme to the newly created Social Health Authority (SHA). The case has been filed at the Kisumu Employment and Labour Relations Court by petitioners Peter Kodhek […]
The High Court has declined to issue gag orders sought by real estate developer Ejidio Kinyanjui, who wanted Nation Media Group and two of its editors barred from publishing or referencing any reports linking him to alleged fraudulent housing projects. Justice Prof. Nixon Sifuna ruled that the orders sought were too extreme and would amount […]
The government has been pushed back to the drawing board after Attorney General Dorcas Oduor advised the Treasury Cabinet Secretary to fully comply with Justice Chacha Mwita’s orders stopping the collection of the KSh50 e-Citizen convenience fee. The advisory came shortly after the Court of Appeal declined to issue a stay of execution, meaning Justice […]
A Nairobi scrap metal trader has defended herself against charges of handling restricted energy equipment, insisting that every item found in her yard was properly acquired and backed by authentic paperwork. Sheila Mwaikwasi, who is facing several counts under Section 169(1)(c) of the Energy Act No. 1 of 2019, told the court that her operations […]
A matatu driver who sped away from a traffic police officer along Valley Road has been fined Ksh 70,000 after telling a Nairobi court that he fled the scene because he was suffering from sudden, acute diarrhoea. Donald Owuor Ndeda, the driver of a Ganya Sacco minibus, Isuzu KDQ 547R, appeared before the Milimani Magistrates […]
The High Court in Nairobi was today taken through an extensive digital evidence in the murder trial of former Safari Rally driver Maxine Wahome, who is accused of killing her boyfriend also rally driver and mechanic Asad Khan. The suspect, Maxine is alleged to have assaulted Asad at their Nairobi residence on December 12, 2022. […]
A 48-year-old man was arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts today on Monday, November 24, 2025, charged with impersonating a high-ranking military officer and running a fraudulent recruitment racket. Joshua Muthwii Maingi appeared before chief magistrate Dolphina Alego facing multiple counts, including personation, possession of government stores, and obtaining money by false pretenses.According to court […]
The High Court has stepped in to stop the demolition and forced evictions in Makongeni Estate after days of turmoil in which thousands of residents were driven out in the dead of night. Justice Charles G. Mbogo issued the urgent orders after finding that the petition filed by residents showed a real and immediate risk […]
