COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD) Doris Mugambi, while testifying in the ongoing inquest into the killing of Rex Masai, distanced the police from any involvement in the fatal shooting, instead pointing to the presence of private and illegal firearms within Nairobi’s Central Business District. Appearing before Magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo, OCPD Mugambi stated that based on […]
Kiambu County Deputy Governor Rosemary Kirika has come under fire for allegedly defying a court order and obstructing the burial of her adoptive father, the late Mzee Mburu Kinani, following a prolonged dispute over his final resting place. Mzee Mburu Kinani passed away on November 20, 2024. Since then, his body has remained at the […]
Two police officers accused of shooting protester Boniface Mwangi Kariuki during recent anti-government protests in Nairobi have been arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts as investigations continue to unfold. The officers, Klinzy Baraza Masinde and Duncan Kiprono, appeared before Magistrate BenMark Ekhubi following a miscellaneous application by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), which is […]
Veteran broadcaster Fred Obachi Machoka got a major win on Thursday after the court allowed his application and issued orders barring MCA cum blogger Robert Alai from posting about him on social media. “An order is issued restraining the respondent/defendant by themselves, their agents, servants or anyone acting on their behalf from posting, publishing and/or […]
A mobile phone belonging to Nairobi Central Police Station OCS, Samson Talam, and currently held by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) as an exhibit, has allegedly been used to solicit bribes, a Nairobi court heard on Tuesday. The defence team informed the court that the device, which was surrendered to IPOA on June 16, […]
The Milimani Magistrates’ Court has ordered the detention of Nairobi Central Police Station Officer Commanding Station (OCS), Samson Talaam, for 15 more days to allow investigators to complete their probe into the death of blogger Albert Ojwang, who died while in police custody. Delivering the ruling, Magistrate BenMark Ekhubi noted that the prosecution had established […]
A contractor hired for system maintenance at NCBA Bank has been detained over allegations of defrauding the bank of Ksh 57,534,000. The suspect, Evans Harry Nandwa, was reportedly contracted on June 6, 2025, to conduct system maintenance and upgrade the bank’s mobile banking platform. Nandwa, a software developer with Ronford Digital Limited, was tasked with […]
City Laywer Danstan Omari on Tuesday questioned the much-publicized confession of Police Constable James Mukhwana which implicated DIG Eliud Lagat and Central police Station OCS Samson Talaam in the murder of Albert Ojwang. Speaking at Spice FM breakfast show, Omari said the only way the statement by Mukhwana can be said to be credible was […]
The three men were on Tuesday charged before a Nairobi court with the brutal murder of late Kasipul MP Charles Were. William Imoli Shigali alias Imo,Edwin Oduor Odhiambo alias Machuani and Ebel Ochieng alias Dave Colo were arraigned in court and charged with murder. This is after the court was informed that the three suspects […]
A 23 year old IT technician who is alleged to have tampered with CCTV footage at Nairobi’s Central Police Station in order to conceal crucial evidence in the murder investigation of blogger Albert Ojwang has been detained. According to court documents, the technician was allegedly paid Sh 3,000 to disable the surveillance system to conceal […]
