COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
Members of the Rastafarian community have voiced frustration after court security officers blocked them from entering the High Court with cannabis seeds they intended to present as evidence in an ongoing constitutional petition. The petitioners, who are challenging what they term persistent police harassment, said the seeds were meant to be produced as exhibits to […]
The High Court has extended interim orders freezing assets in a civil recovery case filed by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission over Sh813 million allegedly linked to corruption involving Kiambu Governor Paul Kimani Wamatangi and other defendants. The matter was placed before Hedwig Okwany for directions, as the court considered an application by the anti-graft […]
Two Turkish nationals who were arrested following a gun drama involving a county governor and his driver in Kilifi County have been charged before a Mombasa court with terrorism-related offences, illegal possession of a firearm and assault. One of the suspects, Osman Erdinc Elsek, was arraigned before Senior Resident Magistrate David Odhiambo and charged with […]
Mwenda Mbijiwe’s mother emotionally knelt before the court, tearfully calling on God to remember her suffering as she continues her agonizing search for her son, who has been missing for years. She later took the stand to explain the terrible ordeal she has gone through in the hands of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations in […]
The High Court has dismissed attempts to suspend its earlier decision on the appointment of presidential advisors, with Bahati Mwamuye ruling that the fresh applications before him were barred by the doctrine of res judicata. Justice Mwamuye said the respondents and interested parties had returned to court with the same arguments and the same prayers […]
A Nairobi resident, Rogers Monda, has moved to the High Court of Kenya seeking conservatory orders to address what he describes as a growing crisis of road carnage, mob violence and destruction of property linked to unregulated boda boda operations in the capital. In the petition, Monda accuses State agencies and transport regulators of failing […]
Geoffrey Mosiria has moved to the Environment and Land Court seeking a review and setting aside of orders that found him in contempt of court for allegedly disobeying directives issued on March 5, 2025. In an affidavit filed before the court, Mosiria maintains that he was unaware of both the proceedings that led to the […]
Roseline Aburili has directed parties in a dispute involving Congolese doctors working in Kenya to pursue an out-of-court settlement through negotiations, after submissions made during the mention of the case. The matter arises from a judicial review application filed by a group of doctors from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who moved to court […]
Katiba Institute has asked the High Court to reject an application seeking to suspend a judgment that nullified the appointment of President William Ruto’s 21 advisers. In a fresh response filed in court, the public interest group argues that the advisers have no legal basis to seek a stay or a review of the decision, […]
The Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operative Organisation Limited has obtained temporary relief after the High Court stopped the auction of its offices over a disputed Sh108.8 million claim. In a ruling delivered under a certificate of urgency, Judge Linus Kassan granted the organisation a 30-day stay of execution, effectively suspending any auction or […]
