COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi has been arraigned in Nairobi over allegations of fraud in a land deal worth Sh10 million. Appearing before Senior Principal Magistrate Robinson Ondieki, the legislator faced four charges conspiracy to defraud, forgery, obtaining land registration by false pretences, and uttering false documents. According to the prosecution, Koimburi and others […]
City lawyer Charles Mugane has filed a suit against the Kenya Forest Service (KFS), Nairobi City County Government, and the Attorney General, accusing them of unlawfully handing over the management of Nairobi City Park to KFS. In his petition, Mugane argues that City Park has historically been under the management of the Nairobi County Government, […]
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) on Friday staged a protest in Nairobi to demand justice following the brutal killing of lawyer Kyalo Mbobu, urging the government to guarantee the safety of legal practitioners. The demonstration began at the Milimani Law Courts, where lawyers dressed in black suits and purple ribbons to signify mourning marched […]
A director of Oki Trading Kenya Limited (OTKL) has detailed before a Milimani court how a former company director allegedly siphoned Ksh 356 million before resigning to start his own business. Testifying before Senior Principal Magistrate Dolphina Alego, current OTKL director Deepak Rajoria said the accused, Honey Khatwani, misappropriated millions of shillings belonging to the […]
A fresh legal battle has landed before the High Court in Nairobi over who should constitutionally control the payroll of the National Police Service, just weeks before the government embarks on a massive recruitment exercise of 10,000 police officers. The petition, filed by Sheria Mtaani na Shadrack Wambui, seeks an urgent interpretation of Articles 245 […]
Eric Mutinda Philip, a student at Multimedia University, has once again pleaded not guilty to the murder of his alleged lover, Sylvia Kemunto also a student at the University. Mutinda was first arraigned in April 2025 but his initial plea of June 23, 2025 was nullified after a mental examination raised concerns about his fitness […]
A middle-aged woman has been arraigned before a Nairobi court over allegations of stealing more than Ksh 2.6 million from Equity Bank. The suspect, Regina Ndanga Kamunzyu, appeared before Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina, where she was charged with the theft of Ksh 2,657,360. According to the prosecution, between February 12 and May 9, 2024, at […]
Flora Nekesa, an employee of Select Credit Ltd, has detailed how the company’s loan application process which relied heavily on WhatsApp became the focal point of a multimillion-shilling fraud scheme. Testifying in court, Nekesa explained that whenever clients expressed interest in securing loans, their requests and supporting documents were submitted through a designated WhatsApp line. […]
Suspects accused by the state to have taken part in the filming of BBC documentary Blood Parliament now allege that the Kenyan government secretly installed surveillance software on their devices while they were in police custody. A forensic analysis by the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab confirmed that the phone of one suspect, Nick Wambugu, […]
The High Court has directed the State Department for Correctional Services to pay at least KSh10 million to Mbagathi Hospital within 14 days for medical services offered to inmates. Justice Bahati Mwamuye issued the order after warning that failure to clear the debt threatened to violate prisoners’ constitutional right to access healthcare. The dispute stems […]
