COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
A man accused of falsely claiming to be the son of a Kenyan woman has been ordered to put on his defence by the Milimani Law Court. Milimani Principal Magistrate Rose Ndombi ruled that Abdihakim Said Jama has a case to answer in connection with charges of obtaining registration by false pretences and being unlawfully […]
The protracted and highly contested burial dispute involving the late Mzee Mburu Kinani the adoptive father of Kiambu County Deputy Governor Rosemary Kirika has finally been resolved. The Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi have ruled that Mzee Mburu’s body will be laid to rest at his ancestral home in Gatanga, Murang’a County, beside the grave […]
The high court has this afternoon issued orders stopping transfer of the Public Seal from the custody of the Attorney General to the Head of Public Service in the executive office of the President. This is after lobby group Katiba Institute moved to court challenging the said move arguing that it was illegal. In his […]
In a major legal victory, the High Court has overturned a 35-year prison sentence handed to Hussein Hassan Ali, the director of Mwangaza Schools in Garissa, who had been convicted of defilement. The decision, delivered by Justice Alexander Muteti, was met with celebration from Hussein’s lawyer, Danstan Omari, and his family. Justice Muteti ruled that […]
A Nairobi high court on Thursday dismissed a constitutional petition that had been filed challenging the Youth Bill 2024 ruling that it was premature. Justice Bahati Mwamuye ruled that the petition was premature saying that the impugned Bill had not yet been formally tabled before Parliament when the case was filed. Further, the court said […]
FIDA Kenya has moved to court challenging the legality and constitutionality of petitions filed before the JSC seeking for the removal of Supreme Court Judges arguing that the process is unlawful. According to FIDA, the process initiated by the JSC is unconstitutional, unlawful, and procedurally flawed warning that it could result in the simultaneous removal […]
A Nairobi court has issued a warrant of arrest against activist Boniface Mwangi after he failed to appear in court to take a plea for assaulting a cop in April. Mwangi was supposed to appear in court today to respond to allegations of assaulting a police officer but he did not turn up as scheduled. […]
Big blow to Lawyer Nelson Havi after court declines to give him more time to file responses in Lawyer Danstan Omari’s defamation case after failing to file responses six months after case was filed against him. The Outspoken Lawyer risks being ordered to pay millions to Omari for defamation as the case might be determined […]
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) is facing criticism after making a second attempt to withdraw a high-profile fraud case involving businessman Jayesh Kumar Prabhudas Kotecha and Midland Haulers Limited, which is currently under administration. The case concerns alleged fraud amounting to over Ksh 706 million. Prosecutors claim the withdrawal request stems […]
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has secured court orders to detain a murder suspect accused of fatally stabbing his ex-wife at her workplace in Uhuru Market, Nairobi. Augustine Neto Amwayi will be held at Buruburu Police Station for 15 days to allow detectives to complete investigations into the death of Felister Kalekye Katûa, who […]
