COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
In today’s court news, a witness has come forward with a detailed account of alleged police misconduct on the day Rex Masai was fatally shot in Nairobi’s Central Business District. Frederick Omondi, an ICT engineer and Utawala resident, claims that plainclothes officers fired live bullets into a crowd of demonstrators during the incident. According to […]
In today’s court news, Philip Aroko, a suspect in the murder of Hon. Charles Were, has withdrawn a habeas corpus application he had filed against the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the Inspector General of Police, the Attorney General, and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP). Aroko, through his legal team led […]
In today’s court news, The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Inspector General of Police have formally responded to a habeas corpus application filed by Philip Nahashon Aroko at the High Court of Kenya. In a sworn affidavit, Inspector Oliver Nabonwe, one of the officers investigating the murder of Charles Ong’ondo Were, asserted that […]
In today’s court news, a businessman from Malindi, accused in a Ksh 19 million fraud case, told the court yesterday that he was wrongly implicated, claiming that the tender documents at the center of the case were submitted using his credentials while he was out of the country. Katana Wanje, the proprietor of Multiserve Contractors, […]
In today’s court news, Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has secured a significant legal victory after the Court of Appeal nullified a decision by the Deputy Chief Justice to appoint a three-judge bench to hear multiple petitions challenging his removal from office. In its ruling, the appellate court directed that the matter be referred to […]
The High Court has certified as urgent an application demanding the state to produce Philip Nahashon Aroko in court. Aroko, through his legal team led by advocate Danstan Omari, has filed suit against the Director of Criminal Investigations, the Inspector General of Police, the Attorney General, and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. […]
In today’s court news, Ebel Ochieng, one of the primary suspects in the alleged assassination plot against Kasipul Constituency MP Hon. Were, has filed a formal request asking that Magistrate Gichobi of the JKIA Law Courts recuse herself from presiding over the case. Through his legal counsel, Danstan Omari, Ochieng claims that Magistrate Gichobi has […]
The JKIA Law Court has rejected an application seeking the recusal of the court in a miscellaneous matter involving the detention of five suspects connected to the assassination of Kasipul Constituency MP, Hon. Charles Were. In its ruling, the court held that it has the authority to preside over the matter, dismissing claims that it […]
The Kenya Sports Tribunal has overturned the decision made by the Cricket Board of Kenya in August 2024 to suspend Kalpesh Solanki from his role as treasurer. In a ruling delivered by Tribunal Chair Hon. Elynah Sifuna, the tribunal found that Solanki’s suspension on August 29, 2024, was unlawful and reinstated him to his position. […]
In today’s court news, prominent lawyer Danstan Omari, who also represents Pastor Ezekiel, has taken up the defense of Philip Aroko and Ebel Ochieng in a high-profile murder investigation. The state is seeking a court order to detain the duo for 30 working days as part of ongoing investigations into the killing of Hon. Charles […]
