COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
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in court on Monday, the Azimio affiliated legislator says his firearm was taken from him and also his security was withdrawn for no apparent reason.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 […]
Former Bomet Governor Isaac Rutto’s only grandchildren from his firstborn son are living in poverty after his son abandoned them two years ago. Edwin Rono’s estranged wife Chepng’etich Koech has told court that since her husband left, she has had to downgrade and even pull one of the kids from their prestigious school. Through lawyer […]
Former Bomet Governor Isaac Rutto arranged a wife for his firstborn son who has now abandoned her and the kids after six years of marriage. In court papers filed in court, Chepngetich Koech who is the ex-governor’s daughter-in-law says she met Rutto at her brother’s burial in Bomet in 2015 where he had gone to […]
An 11-year-old minor on Monday tearfully narrated to court how her step-father and his friend took turns in defiling her. In the case, it is alleged E.W defiled B.K on June 17, 2023 in Makini area in Kibra-Sub- County within Nairobi County. The girl who we will refer to as B.K not her real name told court that […]
