COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
By Bramuel Wanzala A petitioner has moved to the High Court seeking to nullify Section 40 of the Penal Code, which provides for the offence of treason, on grounds that it is unconstitutional. In the petition, the applicant Mr. Obwogi Jonathan has sued the Attorney General, who serves as the principal legal adviser to the […]
Hussan Ahmed, a Sudanese national, told the court that he was standing barely a metre away from Zaitun Kavaya when she allegedly jumped to her death from a fifth-floor apartment in Kilimani in 2025. Testifying in the inquest into the death of the 55-year-old mama fua, Ahmed said he was on a phone call at […]
The Chief Magistrate’s Court at Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi has declined an application seeking to detain three suspects for 10 days over the alleged theft of Sh1.64 million from a reveller at a Westlands nightclub.Instead, the court ordered that the three be released on cash bail to allow investigations to continue. The application had […]
Fresh details have emerged in court over the controversial death of 55-year-old Kibera mother, Zaitun Kavaya, as Advocate Danstan Omari sharply cross-examined the man who was once charged with her murder. Hussan Ahmed, whose initial murder charge was later reduced to an inquest, told the court that Kavaya died after allegedly jumping from the balcony […]
The High Court has declined to issue conservatory orders stopping the planned privatization of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) in a petition filed by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah. In a ruling delivered at Milimani, Justice Mugambi held that it would be inappropriate to grant substantive interim orders at a stage when the matter had only […]
The Constitutional and Human Rights Division at Milimani will have a new face on the bench following the transfer of Justice Bahati Mwamuye to Kiambu. The judge announced his redeployment during the mention of a matter that had been pending before him, informing parties that he would no longer be able to proceed with the […]
Former Migori Governor Zacharia Okoth Obado has urged the High Court to acquit him in the murder case of university student Sharon Beryl Otieno, insisting that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. Through Senior Counsel Kioko Kilikumi, Obado told the court that there is no direct evidence linking him to Sharon’s […]
By Bramuel WanzalaSiaya Governor James Orengo has called for a strong and independent Law Society of Kenya (LSK), warning that the country risks sliding back into an era of an “imperial presidency” if constitutional safeguards are not firmly upheld. Speaking after casting his vote in the ongoing LSK elections, Orengo described the polling process as […]
The High Court has awarded Sh 2.5 million to each of the judges whose appointment was delayed for 21 months after recommendation by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), finding that their constitutional rights were violated. Justice Lawrence Mugambi ruled that the State, through the President Uhuru Kenyatta’s refusal and failure to appoint the judges between […]
The inquest into the death of Rex Kanyike Masai during the June 2024 Gen Z anti–Finance Bill protests has been adjourned due to the ongoing February 2026 general elections of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK). The Inquest had been scheduled for hearing before Magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo at the Milimani Law Courts. However, proceedings could […]
