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Stella Atambo and Evelyne Cheluget Shine in Timely Kenya’s “Top 20 Most Impactful Women” List

Chief Magistrate Stella Atambo and Immigration Director-General Evelyne N. Cheluget have been spotlighted among Timely Kenya’s Top 20 Most Impactful Women in Kenya, in a recognition that celebrates women shaping national institutions and public service. The list, circulated under the Timely Kenya,highlights women drawn from leadership, governance, justice, media, and public administration. For Stella Atambo, […]

Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi News

Supreme Court Lifts Ban, Clears Lawyer Ahmednasir to Appear Before it

Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi has been cleared to resume practice before the Supreme Court after the court lifted restrictions that had barred him from appearing before the country’s highest judicial forum. In a ruling delivered by Chief Justice Martha Koome, the Supreme Court allowed an application filed on behalf of Ahmednasir seeking the setting aside […]

Milimani Law Courts News

Advocates Petition CJ Koome Over Directive Forcing Handover of All Part-heard Cases

More than 20 advocates practicing before the Milimani Criminal Courts have petitioned Chief Justice Martha Koome to review an administrative directive requiring the immediate handover of part-heard and mature criminal matters following the recent transfer of magistrates. The petitioners argue that the directive, which they say applies uniformly regardless of the stage a case has […]

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Police Witnesses Detail Chaos and Contradictions in Eric Omondi Parliament Road Protest Case

By: Vivian Navate The trial of comedian Eric Omondi, who is accused of causing obstruction and threatening members of the public along Parliament Road, took a dramatic turn yesterday as police witnesses faced a grueling cross-examination over their accounts of the June 4, 2024, incident. Appearing before Milimani Principal Magistrate Carolyne Nyaguthii on January 22, […]

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Lawyer Katwa Kigen, ex-IEBC Chair Isaac Hassan Among 15 Nominated as Court of Appeal Judges

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has nominated 15 candidates for appointment as Judges of the Court of Appeal after concluding a rigorous, transparent and highly competitive recruitment process conducted through live public interviews. In a statement released Tuesday evening , the Commission said it has concluded the recruitment and selection process and is now transmitting […]

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KNH Morgue Mix-Up: Court Orders Exhumation of Tanzanian Man mistakenly Buried in Nyamira

A Tanzanian man has recounted a distressing experience at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) mortuary after arriving in Kenya to collect his late brother’s body for burial in Tanzania, only to discover that the remains had been mistakenly switched. According to the man, his brother’s body had been erroneously released and buried in Nyamira County, […]

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High Court Declares ANC Dissolution Unlawful, Orders Registrar to Reinstate Mudavadi’s Party

The High Court has declared unlawful and unconstitutional a purported resolution seeking to dissolve the Amani National Congress (ANC), a political party associated with Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, ruling that it remains legally in existence. In its decision, the court found that the alleged resolution to dissolve the party violated the Constitution and failed […]

High Court Halts president Ruto’s Compensation News

High Court Nullifies Appointment of 21 Presidential Advisers, Terms Offices Unconstitutional

High Court Judge Bahati Mwamuye has declared the creation of offices for 21 advisers to the President unconstitutional, faulting the process used to establish the positions and appoint the office holders. In his determination, Justice Mwamuye found that the actions that led to the establishment of the advisory offices by the 1st and 2nd respondents […]

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Court Acquits DJ Brownskin in Wife’s Suicide Case for Lack of Evidence

The Milimani Magistrate’s Court has acquitted Michael Macharia Njiri, popularly known as DJ Brownskin, of charges linked to aiding suicide, after finding that the prosecution failed to prove its case. In a ruling delivered on Thursday morning, trial magistrate Carolyne Nyaguthii held that the evidence presented did not meet the required threshold of proof beyond […]