COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
The family of a Kisii woman who was burnt on her face with hot water by US based boyfriend have claimed that they are being threatened to withdraw the case. Through their lawyer Dastan Omari, Mercy Momanyi’s family say they have been getting calls with a bid to drop the case. “Some of the family […]
The Department of Defense (DOD) on Friday got a big blow after the Supreme court ruled that it did not follow the law in acquiring 83 acres of a disputed land in Embakasi. This brings to an end a decades-long land dispute related to the 5639 acres land in Embakasi that has been in court […]
The Political Parties Disputes Tribunal on Friday extended orders restraining the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) from expelling Kisumu Senator Tom Ojienda. The said orders also apply to GEM MP Elisha Odhiambo who had also challenged their expulsion. ODM has also been directed to file responses to the application within five days of service. In the […]
Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo’s luck seems to be running out as 28 out of 34 MCA’s append their signatures for his removal from office. The motion for his removal from office will be officially tabled for debate in the assembly on Tuesday next week. One of the major reasons that the MCA’s are seeking to […]
The Director of Criminal Investigations on Thursday released photos believed to be of the woman who fatally stabbed Nairobi Hospital Finance Director Eric Maigo 25 times. The DCI is now appealing to anyone with information on the said woman who was captured on CCTV as she was escaping from the house to reach out to […]
Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu and his wife Susan Wangari have a case to answer in the Sh 588 M road tender graft case. In the case, Waititu, his wife and other co-accused were charged with conspiring to defraud the county Sh 588 by In his ruling, Milimani Anti-corruption Chief Magistrate Thomas Nzyoki say the […]
A senior trustee of a city building valued at Sh 230 million was on Thursday charged before a Milimani law court with fraudulently conspiring to sell the five-storey building that belonged to the trust. It is alleged that Nilesh Laiji Kotedia on diverse dates jointly with others not before court, being a trustee of Lalji […]
A Mombasa County Planning officer on Tuesday testified against his long-time friend who posted defamatory claims on Facebook saying he takes bribes. Paul Manyala an architect at the county said Dancun Odhiambo who is also an architect posted on his Facebook page that he was a corrupt county officer. The impugned post by the Facebook […]
Dandora Garbage collectors have sued Nairobi County Government over mismanagement of the Dandora dumpsite. The over 1000 waste packers have been represented in court by five of their colleagues who now want compensation and proper work environment for them. According to court papers, the county is tasked with the responsibility of managing municipal solid waste […]
