COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
Six residents from different parts of the city have moved to court seeking to stop the state from constructing affordable housing units on the Nairobi River Basin. The six alongside Kituo Che Sheria also want the court bar the government from interfering with the land titles held by residents, pending the hearing and determination of […]
A man who was serving a 20 year sentence for defiling his girlfriend’s daughter got relief on after the appeal court allowed his appeal and set him free for lack of evidence. Justice Mohammed Warsame, John Mativo and Gachoka JJ. A faulted the trial court for disregarding the girl’s recanted evidence and convicting him. Ibrahim Kimutai was […]
Michael Oyamo, the alleged mastermind behind the brutal 2018 murder of Sharon Otieno, has denied claims that he was ever abducted, contradicting an OB report filed at the Uriri Police Station. Oyamo, the second accused in the case, is believed by the prosecution to have played a critical role in orchestrating the abduction and subsequent […]
The question of who is truly Margaret Chweya’s husband took another twist at the Milimani Law Courts Family Division, where yet another elderly man stepped forward, claiming to be her spouse and the biological father of her son. Margaret Chweya has long been embroiled in a contentious legal battle over the estate of the late […]
Nyandusi Nyachae, son of the late prominent politician Simeon Nyachae, has admitted in court that he covertly investigated Margaret Chweya, a woman who claims to be the widow of his late father. The revelation came during his testimony in an ongoing legal dispute over the estate of Simeon Nyachae. While under cross-examination by Advocate Martina […]
Michael Oyamo, former personal assistant to ex-Migori Governor Zachariah Okoth Obado, has admitted to facilitating travel arrangements for the late Sharon Otieno just days before her tragic death. Testifying before Justice Cecilia Githua, Oyamo stated that on August 24, 2018, he transferred KSh 22,500 to Sharon Otieno to purchase a flight ticket to Nairobi, where […]
The Nairobi Water Managing Director Nahashon Miguna got a setback after the court quashed the decision to extend his term even though he is turning 60 soon. The High Court has ruled that the extension of Nairobi Water Managing Director Nahashon Muguna’s term by three years beyond his 60th birthday is illegal and unconstitutional. Justice […]
Former Migori governor Okoth Obado’s personal Assistant Michael Oyamo has distanced himself from the murder of slain University student Sharon Otieno saying he was not in Migori that day. Oyamo told Justice Cecilia Githua that he was with his boss Obado in Nairobi on that day that the said murder happened. Oyamo took to the […]
The Office of the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary has confirmed that alleged fake lawyer Brian Mwenda N was fraudulently using a P105 identification number issued to another lawyer with a similar name. The revelation came during court proceedings before Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina at Milimani Law Courts. Once admired for his confident courtroom performances, […]
