The Orange Democratic Movement’s nomination exercise in Kasipul Constituency has spilled into a legal showdown, with aspirant Newton Onyango Ogada moving to the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal to challenge the outcome. Ogada wants the nomination annulled and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission barred from gazetting his rival as ODM’s candidate in the upcoming November […]

The High Court has dismissed a case filed by the Asset Recovery Agency (ARA) seeking to have millions of shillings in the bank accounts of former Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko declared proceeds of crime and forfeited to the State. Justice Nixon Sifuna, in his judgment, ruled that the Agency failed to provide sufficient evidence […]

The High Court has issued interim orders restraining businessman Kung’u Muigai from making or publishing any further defamatory statements against Supreme Court Judge, Justice Isaac Lenaola. Justice Nixon Sifuna directed that the application be served within two days, with a response expected within five days of service. The applicant will be allowed to file a […]

MUA Insurance CEO, Ms. Lydia W.W. Kibaara, has threatened to sue Nation Media Group over what she terms as defamatory publications carried on the company’s Business Daily platform. In a strongly worded demand letter dated September 30, 2025, and issued by Danstan Omari & Associates Advocates, Ms. Kibaara accuses the Business Daily of publishing false […]

Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has failed in his bid to secure release after the High Court declined to vary his bond terms requiring a Ksh53 million bank guarantee. Waititu, who has been unable to raise the guarantee, had asked the court to substitute it with a cash deposit, but Justice Lucy Njuguna rejected the […]

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Julia Muthoni Mwangi are facing accusations of illegally occupying an apartment in Nairobi without fulfilling the agreed purchase conditions. A demand letter dated September 30 2025 from Adrian Kamotho Njenga & Company Advocates, acting on behalf of Royal Importers and Exporters Limited, alleges that the two gained access to Unit […]

Two Kenyan men have been charged with a comprehensive list of crimes, including conspiracy to defraud and multiple counts of money laundering, in connection with a fraudulent scheme promising job opportunities in the United Kingdom. The accused, George Ndungu Ngungu and John Kahura Kinyanjui, were formally charged on September 29, 2025, with nine counts under […]

The High Court has deferred the plea taking of Kennedy Kalombotole, who is accused of butchering two patients at Kenyatta National Hospital, after his defence team objected to a medical report declaring him fit to stand trial. Lawyers representing Kalombotole told the court that the report was shallow and incomplete, failing to show how and […]

The High Court has refused to grant bail to former Nairobi Central Police Station OCS Samson Kiprotich Talaam and five co-accused persons charged with the killing of a blogger inside the station. Delivering her ruling at the Kibera Law Courts, Justice Diana Kadveza ordered that the six remain in custody until witnesses stationed at the […]

A petition challenging the ongoing police recruitment exercise has been withdrawn, bringing temporary relief to the National Police Service. The case, filed earlier this month by Sheria Mtaani had questioned the fairness and legality of the recruitment. Lawyers Danstan Omari and Shadrack Wambui, appearing for Sheria Mtaani, argued that thousands of youths across the country […]