The High Court in Nairobi has temporarily stopped the government from enforcing two contentious provisions of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2024, including one that allows the shutdown of social media platforms, pending the outcome of six petitions challenging the law. Justice Lawrence Mugambi, in a ruling delivered on Thursday, November 6, 2025, […]

Nearly three decades after the devastating 1998 US Embassy bombing in Nairobi, survivors have issued a fresh and urgent Call for Justice, decrying years of poverty, trauma, and government neglect. The victims, under the banner The Consortium which identifies itself as the only authentic body representing survivors and bereaved families have outlined four key demands […]

The Anti-Corruption Court in Nairobi has acquitted former Nairobi Governor Dr. Evans Kidero, former County Finance Chief Jimmy Kiamba, ex-County Secretary Lilian Ndegwa, and several others in a Ksh 213 million corruption case due to insufficient evidence. In his ruling, Milimani Anti-Corruption Court Magistrate Victor Wakumile determined that the prosecution failed to substantiate 17 graft […]

The Attorney General has moved to the High Court seeking to vacate conservatory orders that suspended the enforcement of sections of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2025. Through lawyer Paul Nyamodi, the AG filed an application under a certificate of urgency arguing that the orders, issued on October 22, 2025, were made ex […]

By Vivian Navate Justice Alexander Muasya Muteti has faulted the prosecution for failing to take a 2021 murder case seriously after three accused persons remained in custody for over four years without trial or progress. The judge said there was “no seriousness in the prosecution of the matter,” noting that the rights of the accused […]

High drama unfolded in court this afternoon after a judge sharply questioned the health claims and intentions of a plaintiff, Ashwin Shaw, who arrived at the Milimani Law Courts in an ambulance but failed to appear before the bench despite a standing warrant for his arrest and a direct order requiring his presence. The tense […]

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has launched a probe into an alleged forgery linked to the ongoing Parklands land dispute, days after the Environment and Land Court found a senior Nairobi County official in contempt for defying orders halting developments in the area. In a letter dated November 4, 2025, Kilimani Sub-County Criminal Investigations […]

Nairobi County Chief Officer for Environment Geoffrey Mosiria has secured a temporary reprieve after the High Court agreed to hear his application challenging a decision that found him in contempt of court over the Parklands development dispute. Mosiria, who was expected to appear before the Environment and Land Court on Tuesday afternoon for mitigation ahead […]

Kileleshwa MCA and former blogger Robert Alai has disowned all social media accounts linked to his name, insisting he has none, in a new twist to the defamation case filed by veteran broadcaster Fred Machoka. In court papers, Alai said the lawsuit was based on mistaken identity and that he is not the person behind […]