COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
Eric Mutinda Philip, a student at Multimedia University, has once again pleaded not guilty to the murder of his alleged lover, Sylvia Kemunto also a student at the University. Mutinda was first arraigned in April 2025 but his initial plea of June 23, 2025 was nullified after a mental examination raised concerns about his fitness […]
A middle-aged woman has been arraigned before a Nairobi court over allegations of stealing more than Ksh 2.6 million from Equity Bank. The suspect, Regina Ndanga Kamunzyu, appeared before Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina, where she was charged with the theft of Ksh 2,657,360. According to the prosecution, between February 12 and May 9, 2024, at […]
Flora Nekesa, an employee of Select Credit Ltd, has detailed how the company’s loan application process which relied heavily on WhatsApp became the focal point of a multimillion-shilling fraud scheme. Testifying in court, Nekesa explained that whenever clients expressed interest in securing loans, their requests and supporting documents were submitted through a designated WhatsApp line. […]
Suspects accused by the state to have taken part in the filming of BBC documentary Blood Parliament now allege that the Kenyan government secretly installed surveillance software on their devices while they were in police custody. A forensic analysis by the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab confirmed that the phone of one suspect, Nick Wambugu, […]
The High Court has directed the State Department for Correctional Services to pay at least KSh10 million to Mbagathi Hospital within 14 days for medical services offered to inmates. Justice Bahati Mwamuye issued the order after warning that failure to clear the debt threatened to violate prisoners’ constitutional right to access healthcare. The dispute stems […]
The Judiciary has rubbished claims by Captain (Rtd.) Kung’u Muigai that judges were bribed in the decades-long case between Benjoh Amalgamated Ltd and Muiri Coffee Estate Ltd against Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB). In a statement, Judiciary Spokesperson Paul Ndemo said no court or the Judicial Service Commission has ever found evidence of misconduct. He faulted […]
The Supreme Court has sounded a stern warning over Kenya’s troubled history of mistrust in its electoral processes, cautioning that the legitimacy of the country’s democratic order depends not only on strong institutions but also on the fidelity of political leaders to the Constitution and the sovereignty of the people. In its advisory opinion on […]
Kenya’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Renson M. Ingonga, has earned another feather in his cap after being unanimously elected as a Supernumerary Member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP). The election was conducted on 9th September 2025 during the association’s 30th Annual Conference and General Meeting in Singapore. This […]
A Makadara court has released an employee of the National Police Service (NPS) headquarters Arms Registry on bond after he spent four days in police custody. Geophery Malo Otsieno was arrested on September 6 following a complaint filed by Mrs. Oria Douglas Hamilton, a licensed civilian firearm holder. According to court documents, Mrs. Oria was […]
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has moved to defend the Presidential Multi-Agency Team on the War Against Corruption (MAT-WAC), telling the High Court that the body is consistent with the country’s constitutional framework and does not undermine the independence of oversight institutions. In response filed before court, the commission’s Director of Legal Services and […]
