COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
The High Court has set directions in a habeas corpus petition filed over the mysterious disappearance of Wajir Huduma Centre boss, Hussein Abdirahman Mohamed. The petition, filed jointly by Abdirahman’s family and Abdiwahab Mohamed seeks to compel the State to produce him dead or alive following his unexplained disappearance. Justice Chacha Mwita has directed that […]
A high-stakes legal showdown over the proposed withdrawal of a Ksh 706 million fraud case is set for a decisive ruling on July 29, 2025. The case has seen intense opposition between the prosecution, the defense and the complainant, with each side trading legal blows over the fate of the proceedings. At the center of […]
The Milimani Commercial Court has ordered Senator Gloria Orwoba to pay Senate Clerk Jeremiah Nyegenye a total of Kshs. 10.5 million in damages for defamatory social media posts alleging he solicited sexual favours from her. Magistrate Ruguru N ruled that Orwoba had defamed Nyegenye through WhatsApp status updates, Facebook videos, and posts on her X […]
Deputy President Prof. Kithure Kindiki and Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen have formally written to the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) seeking copies of a complaint filed against them, which seeks their removal from the Roll of Advocates. In a letter dated this week and authored by their lawyer Cecil Miller, the two leaders said […]
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has launched an extensive recruitment exercise targeting Judges, Magistrates, and Kadhis, as part of its broader strategy to improve access to justice and ease the mounting case backlog across Kenyan courts. In a statement issued today by Chief Justice Martha Koome, who chairs the Commission, the JSC confirmed that the […]
A man posing as a traffic police officer is set to be charged with robbery with violence after allegedly stealing Ksh 999,000 from an Indian national in Nairobi. Ezekiel Muia Mutuku appeared on Monday before Magistrate Benmark Ekhubi at the Milimani Law Courts, where he was scheduled to face charges linked to the violent robbery. […]
A man posing as a traffic police officer is set to be charged with robbery with violence after allegedly stealing Ksh 999,000 from an Indian national in Nairobi. Ezekiel Muia Mutuku appeared on Monday before Magistrate Benmark Ekhubi at the Milimani Law Courts, where he was scheduled to face charges linked to the violent robbery. […]
The Court of Appeal has dismissed a petition filed by Eng. Peter Njaggah challenging his early retirement at the age of 60 despite his recent registration as a person with disability, which he argued entitled him to remain in public service until the age of 65. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justices Patrick Kiage, […]
Former Lands Minister Amos Kimunya has mounted a spirited defense against allegations of fraudulent disposal of public property, telling a Nairobi court that he acted within the law and in the best interests of the public. Testifying in his own defense, Kimunya dismissed the prosecution’s case as “baseless and unsubstantiated,” asserting that no credible witness […]
The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal of Adriano Kithumbi, a man convicted of murdering his own brother, David Muthengi M’Ruanda, but reduced his life sentence to 25 years imprisonment. Kithumbi was found guilty of killing his brother on October 12, 2014, during a heated family dispute over land at their mother’s homestead. Testimony […]
