COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
The Kibera Law Courts have released three human rights defenders who were arrested in connection with the June 25, 2025, demonstrations in Nairobi. The trio John Mulingwa Nzau, Mark Amiani (alias General), and Francis Mutunge Mwangi (alias Chebukati) appeared before Magistrate Irene Macia Kahuya. During the hearing, the prosecution requested to detain them for 21 […]
Embattled Nairobi OCS Samson Talam has been granted more time to decide how to proceed with his High Court petition seeking an inquest into the controversial death of blogger Albert Ojwang’, who died while in police custody. Talam, who has already been charged in connection with the death, filed a petition urging the court to […]
An application seeking conservatory orders to bar Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat from accessing his office, performing his duties, or using any facilities of the National Police Service has been formally withdrawn. The application, which was tied to the ongoing investigations into the death of blogger Albert Ojwang while in police custody, was […]
Three individuals have been arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts in connection with the violent protests that engulfed Kikuyu Sub-County on June 25, 2025, in a case that is now under miscellaneous application. The suspects Kelvin Gakunyi Nyathira, Sarah Wanjiku Thiga, and Moses Tunga are accused of playing key roles in orchestrating coordinated attacks that […]
The High Court has reiterated that conservatory orders halting the transfer of the Public Seal of Kenya remain in effect, as it directed all parties involved in the ongoing constitutional case to comply with earlier directives on filing responses and submissions. The case, which challenges the legality and constitutionality of transferring the Public Seal from […]
The Supreme Court has handed the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) a major reprieve in a long-running legal battle over hotel construction near the Malindi Marine National Park, setting aside earlier findings that had held it liable for over Sh 120 million in damages. In a judgment delivered on Friday, the apex court allowed KWS’s appeal, […]
A High Court judge has directed the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to personally appear in court and explain the whereabouts of a missing blogger linked to recent online political commentary. “I have heard you and read the pleadings,” the judge stated during the session. “The DCI officers visited his residence and were the only […]
The Supreme Court has nullified a license awarded by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) to Portside Freight Terminals Limited for the development of a second grain bulk handling facility at the Port of Mombasa, ruling that the procurement process was unconstitutional. The case, filed by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah, challenged the legality and transparency of […]
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has denied arresting or detaining missing blogger Ndiangui Kinyagia, dismissing claims that he is being held incommunicado as “malicious, unfounded, and baseless.” In response to a habeas corpus application filed by Kinyagia’s lawyers, the DCI filed a sworn affidavit through Sergeant Samuel Itegi, stating that the blogger is not […]
Senior counsel Martha Karua has taken a firm stand against the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), accusing the agency of blatantly disregarding court orders in the ongoing case involving missing blogger Ndiangui Kinyagia. “There has been no compliance. They are not taking the orders of this court seriously,” Karua told the court. “It is their […]
