COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
A man accused of impersonating a Kenya Defence Forces officer has been arraigned in court as police seek seven days to complete investigations into what they describe as a fake military recruitment scheme. Joshua Mutui Muimi was arrested yesterday while allegedly posing as a KDF officer and issuing calling letters purportedly from the Ministry of […]
The Chairperson of the Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) Board of Directors, Josphat Gichunge Kabebea, has been charged at the Anti-Corruption Court in Nairobi over allegations that he solicited and received bribes totalling Ksh 6.3 million to facilitate the release of seized counterfeit goods. According to the court documents, the alleged bribery scheme unfolded over five days […]
The nationwide police recruitment set for Monday is now back on track after the High Court suspended the conservatory orders that had stopped the process earlier in the week. Justice Bahati Mwamuye on Friday stayed the orders issued on 10 November 2025, effectively restoring the position that existed before the suspension and giving the green […]
The High Court has declined a request to stop former LSK President Nelson Havi from commenting on the ongoing petition involving Chief Justice Martha Koome, ruling that no such order can be issued without a formal application. The issue was raised by lawyer Ochieng Oduol, who urged the court to ring-fence the proceedings from what […]
Chief Justice Martha Koome scored a major victory after a three-judge bench ruled that there were no valid grounds to challenge the team she appointed to hear a petition touching on proceedings currently before the Judicial Service Commission. Justices Charles Kariuki, Lawrence Mugambi and Bahati Mwamuye dismissed accusations that their empanelment was influenced by loyalty […]
NCBA Group PLC has suffered a setback after the High Court declined to stay a judgment that annulled the 2019 stamp duty exemption granted to the merger between NIC Group PLC and Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA). “The application is declined and dismissed,” court noted Justice Chacha Mwita on dismissed NCBA application for a stay […]
The suspect accused of killing a General Service Unit (GSU) officer stationed at State House will remain in police custody for an additional two weeks before taking plea on the murder charge. Kithuka Kimunyi Musyimi, who has been detained for over a month, was expected to take plea today before the High Court in Kibera. […]
A Nairobi court has ordered a police investigation officer to personally appear and account for how money was withdrawn from an accused person’s M-Pesa account using a PIN allegedly accessed during a phone confiscation. The directive was issued after police officer Charles Lotira, who is facing separate criminal charges, complained that unknown persons withdrew more […]
The High Court has stepped in to protect Lugari MP Nabii Daraja Nabwera from a wave of damaging online allegations after granting temporary orders stopping further publication of posts linking him to the disappearance and death of Munyuki High School Principal, Simon Isiaho Shange. In the urgent application filed on 10th November 2025, MP Nabwera […]
The murder case against Kennedy Kalombotole, the prime suspect accused of killing two patients inside Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) wards, has taken a new turn after his defense lawyer, Philip Maiyo, presented a medical report declaring him mentally unfit to stand trial. Kalombotole was scheduled to take plea today over the murders, but when the […]
