COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
IT expert Ndiangui Kinyangia, who had been reported missing, has told the court that he was not abducted as earlier feared but instead went into hiding due to concerns for his personal safety. Through his lawyer, senior counsel Martha Karua, Ndiangui explained that his disappearance was a deliberate decision driven by fear of being targeted, […]
The High Court has ordered the arrest of a British citizen accused of murdering a Kenyan woman in Nanyuki more than ten years ago. Justice Alexander Muteti granted the warrant after the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), representing the Republic, informed the court that the suspect had been formally charged with the […]
A senior forensic ballistic expert has told a Nairobi court that live ammunition was discharged during the protests in which the late Rex Masai was fatally shot contradicting earlier claims that police only used rubber bullets. Testifying before trial magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo, Senior Superintendent of Police and firearms examiner Alex Mdindi Mwandawiro said a bullet […]
Two fraud cases amounting to Sh5.9 million against Nairobi businessman Joseph Kairo Wambui, popularly known as Kalif Kairo, have been formally withdrawn after an out-of-court settlement was reached. The cases were terminated on Monday before Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina when the complainants, through their lawyer, confirmed that they had received full reimbursement from Kairo. […]
A Nairobi court has summoned two Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers to appear on October 1 and explain why electronic devices belonging to suspects featured in the BBC documentary Blood Parliament were allegedly installed with surveillance software while in police custody. Milimani trial magistrate Wambo issued the summons after the officers failed to attend […]
Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi has been arraigned in Nairobi over allegations of fraud in a land deal worth Sh10 million. Appearing before Senior Principal Magistrate Robinson Ondieki, the legislator faced four charges conspiracy to defraud, forgery, obtaining land registration by false pretences, and uttering false documents. According to the prosecution, Koimburi and others […]
City lawyer Charles Mugane has filed a suit against the Kenya Forest Service (KFS), Nairobi City County Government, and the Attorney General, accusing them of unlawfully handing over the management of Nairobi City Park to KFS. In his petition, Mugane argues that City Park has historically been under the management of the Nairobi County Government, […]
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) on Friday staged a protest in Nairobi to demand justice following the brutal killing of lawyer Kyalo Mbobu, urging the government to guarantee the safety of legal practitioners. The demonstration began at the Milimani Law Courts, where lawyers dressed in black suits and purple ribbons to signify mourning marched […]
A director of Oki Trading Kenya Limited (OTKL) has detailed before a Milimani court how a former company director allegedly siphoned Ksh 356 million before resigning to start his own business. Testifying before Senior Principal Magistrate Dolphina Alego, current OTKL director Deepak Rajoria said the accused, Honey Khatwani, misappropriated millions of shillings belonging to the […]
A fresh legal battle has landed before the High Court in Nairobi over who should constitutionally control the payroll of the National Police Service, just weeks before the government embarks on a massive recruitment exercise of 10,000 police officers. The petition, filed by Sheria Mtaani na Shadrack Wambui, seeks an urgent interpretation of Articles 245 […]
