COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
A road accident has claimed the life of yet another Kisii leader barely two weeks after a Nyamira County MCA was also killed on the road. Nyamaiya MCA and majority leader Elijah Osiemo was killed in a road accident on August 7 and his burial is slated for Monday next week. Today, Eric Achoki who […]
A mother whose only child’s genitals were crushed by five teachers while being punished in school brought a Kakamaega court to a standstill as she wailed uncontrollably while testifying. In the case, Adelaide Athaka Majoni, Vincent Kadasia Mbakaya, Argedius Lubembe, Victor Andove Achesa and Eglay Lungatso Lilungu have been charged with assaulting the pupil a […]
A woman whose body was being fought for by her husband and alleged ‘Ben 10’ will now be buried at her matrimonial home in Embu. Dennis Kivuti had last week moved to court claiming he was being excluded from the burial plans of his late wife by Paul Nkonge who was her Ben 10. A […]
A City Lawyer who obtained Sh 26 million from his client by lying to her that he would use it to file a civil case has been charged. David Chege Mboche was on Tuesday charged with obtaining money by false pretence and conspiracy to defraud It is alleged that on diverse dates between February 1 […]
The high court has today certified as urgent the case in which Kilifi South MP Richard Chonga has challenged the decision by the state to seizehis firearms. Justice Hedwig Ong’udi has certified the matter as urgent and directed him to serve the state with the papers within three days and the state has 5 days […]
Two senior government pathologists have differed on what killed a woman who was found hanging from a window grill in her house. Dr. Johansen Oduor appeared before an inquest into the death of Vanitah Nikesh and told court he could not establish if she hanged herself from the report prepared by his colleague Dr. Peter […]
Lawyers from the across the country have flocked into Diani for their annual conference ready to learn and network with colleagues. This year’s theme for the lawyers is on climate change and the Governor Kwale County is expected to grace the welcome reception today at the Diamond Leisure Beach Gold Resort. The week-long conference that […]
City Lawyer Peter Wanyama ticked the court when he used famous Lady Isa song ‘Kuteleza sio kuanguka’ to stress a point while making submissions before court. In a clip doing rounds on Facebook, Wanyama is seen attending a virtual court session while in his office then he starts singing. “I want to quote from a […]
Kilifi South MP Richard Chonga has moved to court challenging the decision by the state to take his firearms from him. In a petition filed in court on Monday, the Azimio affiliated legislator says his firearm was taken from him and also his security was withdrawn for no apparent reason. Through Lawyer Danstan Omari, Chonga […]
Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichungwa will in October this year know whether the court will bar him from tweeting defamatory words about city lawyer Danstan Omari. In the case, Omari has sued Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichungwa seeking for Sh 11 million in damages for tweeting that he frequents the infamous Koinange street. The impugned tweet by […]
