COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
The Supreme Court has dismissed two applications arising from the legal battles that followed the impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, clearing the way for the substantive appeal to be heard on its merits. In a ruling delivered by a five-judge bench led by Chief Justice Martha Koome, the court rejected an application filed […]
The Milimani Law Courts has once again postponed the delivery of judgment in a case involving suspects charged with robbery with violence in connection with the 2015 murder of former Kabete Member of Parliament George Muchai. The case, which involves Erick Muyera, Raphael Kimani, Mustapha Kimani, Stephen Astiva, Jane Wanjiru, Margaret Njeri, and Simon Wambugu, […]
Sarah Wairimu Kamotho has moved to the High Court seeking to nullify her part-heard murder trial, arguing that the proceedings so far are fatally flawed and unconstitutional.  Wairimu is asking the court to declare the ongoing trial a mistrial and a nullity, and to order that the case starts afresh before a different judge. […]
A United States-based Kenyan woman has lost her bid to claim a share of the multi-million-shilling estate of the late former Cabinet Minister Simeon Nyachae after the High Court ruled that she was not his wife. Justice Eric Ogola dismissed the claim by Margaret Chweya, finding that she failed to prove the existence of a […]
By: Bramuel Wanzala In a move set to transform juvenile justice in Kenya, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has officially launched the Guide to Child-Friendly Interviews, marking a decisive shift toward a “do no harm” approach in child-related cases. The guide seeks to protect children , whether victims, witnesses, or in […]
A High Court ruling has dealt a major setback to victims of the August 7, 1998 Nairobi bomb blast and families of those who died, after the court dismissed a petition seeking compensation from the government, finding that it lacked legal merit. For survivors and bereaved families, the decision went beyond a legal outcome, reopening […]
Twenty-one officers whose appointments as Presidential Advisors were declared null and void by the High Court on January 22, 2026, have filed an urgent application seeking a temporary stay of the judgment. In court papers, the advisors are asking that the application be certified as urgent and heard ex parte, allowing the court to consider […]
The High Court has declined to order the blanket release of inmates charged or convicted of robbery with violence, warning that such a move would pose a serious threat to public safety and destabilise the criminal justice system. In a judgment delivered by Justice Lawrence Mugambi, the court acknowledged that the continued use of certain […]
Two petitioners have moved to court seeking to block an alleged plan by the government to sale a 15 percent shares in Safaricom to a South African firm. In the petition, the activists warn that the proposed transaction would significantly dilute Kenya’s control over Safaricom, potentially costing the country its veto powers and substantial influence […]
By: Vivian Navate The succession dispute over the estate of the late businessman Balkrishna Ramji Haribhai Devani unfolded before Magistrate Rose Ndombi at the Milimani Law Courts, with his brother, Hasmukh Ramji Devani, taking the stand and facing a rigorous cross-examination over a contested will distributing Pelikan Signs Limited and other prime properties. Testifying before […]
