The High Court has dismissed a petition by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) seeking sweeping protections for advocates from arrest, prosecution, or harassment while representing clients. In the case filed in 2019, LSK accused the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), the Inspector-General of Police, and other state agencies of intimidating lawyers, forcing them to […]

The High Court has dismissed a constitutional petition seeking to block four senior political figures and advisers from attending Cabinet meetings, ruling that the petitioners failed to provide credible evidence of their alleged permanent inclusion. Justice Lawrence Mugambi dismissed the petitions that were challenging President William Ruto’s Executive Order No. 2 of 2023, which allegedly […]

The High Court in Nairobi has dismissed a constitutional petition seeking to abolish the mandatory retirement age for both public and private sector workers, declaring the age limits lawful and non-discriminatory. In the case Charles Chege Gitau v State Law Office & Federation of Kenya Employers & Others (HCCHRPET/E085/2024), Justice Lawrence N. Mugambi rejected arguments […]

Former nominated senator Gloria Orwoba has suffered a legal setback after the High Court declined to hear her petition challenging her ouster from UDA. The court has instead directed her to take the matter to the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT). Justice Lawrence Mugambi ruled that the court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the case while […]

Sheria Mtaani na Shadrack Wambui has moved to court challenging alleged takeover of the police payroll by the Inspector General of Police arguing that it’s unconstitutional. This is a battle on who should control the National Police Service payroll between the National Police Service and the National Police Service Commission Through Lawyer Danstan Omari, the […]

The High Court in Eldoret has declared the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) Pending Medical Claims Verification Committee unconstitutional, dealing a blow to the Health Ministry’s attempt to audit billions in unpaid hospital bills. In a judgment delivered by Justice R. Nyakundi, the court found that the committee established through Gazette Notice No. 4069 Vol. […]

Three men alleged to be part of a criminal syndicate involved in illegally unlocking M-Kopa phones before customers had cleared their loans have been charged with multiple counts of theft and handling stolen goods. The accused; Jeremiah Njoroge, Marvine Wanguno, and Victor Kimani appeared before the Milimani Law Courts, where they denied five charges of […]

Amos Nzomo Kimanzi, the second suspect in the ongoing investigation into the alleged use of OCS Samson Taalam’s phone while in the custody of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), has been arraigned before a Nairobi court. Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) sought four days to hold Nzomo, saying they needed more […]

Nominated Senator Hezena Lemaletian got temporary relief after a Nairobi court barred Musa Hussein Lenyumpa from harrassing her, contacting her, using her image, or publishing information about her on social media. In her case, the legislator had argued that the two were only in a Samburu customary courtship process, which she later revoked. She says […]