COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has officially unveiled the lineup and key details of its much-anticipated Annual Conference 2025, set to take place from August 12 to 16 at the Diamonds Leisure Beach & Golf Resort in the coastal county of Kwale. This year’s theme, “Protecting Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law: Ensuring Accountability,” […]
A Mombasa court has issued a warrant of arrest against Police Corporal Moses Mahiuha, the investigating officer in the 2019 Likoni Ferry tragedy, over claims of mishandling crucial CCTV footage. Chief Magistrate Alex Ithuku gave the orders after the officer failed to appear in court to explain how he returned the footage to Kenya Ferry […]
A Nairobi court has ordered the detention of Edmond Kiprono, a suspect accused of participating in the theft of over Ksh 5 million from Guaranty Trust Bank Kenya Limited. Kiprono is alleged to have conspired with five others John Ngau Mwaura, Denis Akumu Obori, Catherine Wangui Ngugi, Collin Wanyonyi, and Laban Ndolo to steal Ksh […]
A Kibera court has warned it may be forced to acquit two murder suspects if the prosecution fails to present its witnesses, more than three years after the alleged crime occurred. Presiding over the matter, Judge Diana Kavedza expressed frustration with the slow progress of the trial involving Daniel Omondi Ouma and Walter Muema Ouma, […]
The high-profile murder case involving Riziki Cherono and Timothy Omondi who are accused of killing Dutch tycoon Rowenhorst Herman and his security guard, Evans Bokoro has been slated for hearing from October 13 to October 15, 2025. The dates were fixed after the High Court confirmed that judges, including presiding Judge Wendy Micheni, will be […]
The Kahawa Law Courts have dismissed an application by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) seeking to detain Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji and two others for 14 more days. The three were arrested over alleged incitement during the July 7th Saba Saba protests. Appearing before Principal Magistrate Richard Kipkemoi Koech on July 24, 2025, the […]
The Kibera Law Courts have ordered that Kennedy Kalombotole, the prime suspect in the murder of two patients at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), be detained at Mbagathi Hospital under tight security due to his deteriorating health. Principal Magistrate Daisy Mutahi made the ruling after acknowledging that Kalombotole is currently unwell, on medication, and in need […]
A new chapter unfolded today in the chilling Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) double murder case as Kibera Law Courts Magistrate Daisy Mutahi acknowledged that the prime suspect, Kennedy Kalombotole, is unwell and requires close medical supervision while in custody. Kalombotole, is facing intense scrutiny over the grisly killings of two KNH patients Gilbert Kinyua Muthoni […]
The habeas corpus application for production of Ndiangui Kinyagia has now taken a dramatic twist after the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) formally sought to withdraw legal representation for him following revelations that he had faked his own disappearance. LSK had initially claimed that Kinyagia had been abducted by state agents under suspicious circumstances. However, […]
Chief Justice Martha Koome has issued a public clarification regarding her remarks made during a visit to the Kikuyu Law Courts in the aftermath of its destruction, emphasizing that her comments were based on immediate security briefings and were not directed at peaceful protestors or ongoing legal proceedings under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. The […]
