Former Kenya Sevens rugby player Alex Olaba has suffered a major setback after the High Court dismissed his appeal and upheld his six-year prison sentence for attempting to kill a witness in a gang-rape case. In a detailed ruling, the court found that the conviction by the trial court was properly grounded and that the […]

The National Police Service (NPS) has secured a major victory after the Employment and Labour Relations Court declared that the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) has no constitutional authority to recruit police officers. Justice Hellen Wasilwa, in a landmark judgment, ruled that the recent recruitment exercise advertised by the NPSC was unconstitutional and therefore null […]

The Judiciary has announced that it will conduct an institution-wide Employee Census on Thursday, October 30, 2025, as part of its continued efforts to strengthen human capital management and enhance transparency within the institution. According to a statement signed by Chief Justice Martha Koome, the exercise aligns with the Judiciary’s ongoing commitment to proactive reform […]

A petition has been filed at the High Court seeking to have Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga suspended and declared unfit to hold public office over allegations that he made ethnic and inflammatory remarks deemed to undermine national unity and cohesion. The petition, filed by Bunge la Mwananchi alongside Lawrence Oyugi, Komeade Bush, and Nicholas Kimanzi, […]

Clinton Alex Omondi, a medical student at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) Nairobi campus, was on Tuesday arraigned before the Thika Law Courts, where he was charged with theft. The charge sheet stated that between March 1 and April 30, 2024, at Juja Farm in Kiambu County, Omondi stole personal documents belonging to his […]

Kenneth Mundia was on Tuesday arraigned before the Thika Law Courts, where he pleaded guilty to a charge of creating disturbance. The charge sheet stated that on October 25, at Karibaribi area in Kiambu County, Mundia caused chaos by chasing his mother, Assumpta Njoki, while armed with a glass bottle, demanding to be given food. […]

Kithuka Kimunyi Musyimi, the man accused of murdering a General Service Unit (GSU) officer at State House, Nairobi, in October 2025, has been detained for an additional two weeks to allow further investigations. Musyimi, who has been in police custody since October 14, 2025, appeared before Principal Magistrate Njagi at the Kibera Law Courts, where […]

A Nairobi court has issued interim orders barring media personality Alex Mwakideu and his sister Rozina Mwakideu from further publishing or sharing a controversial interview video in which Rozina claimed that her biggest mistake in life was marrying Pastor Robert Burale. Milimani Commercial Chief Magistrate Thomas Nzyoki directed that the duo refrain from making any […]