COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has challenged last week’s decision by the Supreme Court to ban lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi from the court.In a petition filed in court, LSK argues that the decision to ban Ahmednasir and his entire law firm is unconstitutional and unreasonable.In the case filed under a certificate of urgency, LSK argues […]
Kenya Commercial Bank(KCB) has been ordered to pay Sh 1.7 Million to a former employee who was forced to resign after the bank mishandled her sexual harassment complaint against her supervisor. Employment court judge Linnet Ndolo awarded the woman Sh 1.7 Million after she won her case of constructive dismissal agasint the bank. In the […]
A Brazilian hotel associated to Tourism CS Alfred Mutua has suffered a blow after the court declined to allow them access their frozen accounts. The hotel Brazilian Rodizio is at the centre of ownership dispute between Mutua and Emily Loroupe against Ubhi Ripthuman Sighn who sued them. Sighn who is also a co director has […]
Controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie has been charged with 17 counts related to child torture in relation to the Shakahola massacre. Mackenzie was charged alongside 38 of his co accused who are also alleged to have tortured the children. The charges included subjecting a child to torture contrary to the law and an alternative count of […]
A Nyamira family who have been undergoing agony for years for being unable to bury their late mother due to a land dispute got relief as court cancelled the alleged ‘fraudulent’ title. Lawyer Paul Macharia at Nyamira Law Courts This means the family is a step closer to finally laying their mother to rest after […]
Four employees of Petrocity Energy Ltd have been charged with stealing over 70,000 liters of diesel valued at Sh 13 million. Douglas Macharia Maina, Dominic Kimotho, Evans Njuguna Mweha and Lewis Musau Masaku were charged before a Milimani Law court. It is alleged that on diverse dates between November and December 2023, they conspired to […]
Seven suspects were on Wednesday charged before a Nairobi court for selling uncustomed contraband milk powder contrary to the law. Ahmed Ibrahim Abdile, Osama Abdikarim Mohamed, Abdimalik Mohamed Abdulahi, Abdiwahid Osman Kasim, Dahir Hussein Abdi, Nabusuwa Issac and Said Abdulahi Dirie were arraigned before Milimani Law Courts and denied being found in possession of the […]
The Daughter of a US based woman who claims to be late Simeon Nyachae’s widow has disowned her mother’s case saying she knows who her father is and it’s not Nyachae. In the case, Margaret Chweya has sued the administrators of the late Nyachae’s multi-billion estate laying a claim to it saying she was a […]
