COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
A Nairobi magistrate’s court has directed that the hate speech case against Mumias East MP Peter Salasya be referred to the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) for assessment before the matter proceeds to trial. The directive follows a request by State Prosecutor Virginia Kariuki from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), […]
Two businessmen have been charged at the Milimani Law Courts with defrauding a businesswoman over KSh15 million in a fake cryptocurrency trading scheme. Jackson Apollo Ananda and Alvin Oduya Atieno were accused of obtaining 116,000 USDT equivalent to KSh15.36 million from Tuyishime Grace on April 30, 2025, at Serena Hotel in Nairobi, by falsely claiming […]
Parents of Litein High School in Kericho County are demanding accountability from the school administration over what they describe as a recurring cycle of student unrest followed by hefty financial demands. Through their lawyers, Danstan Omari, Shadrack Wambui, and Sam Nyaberi, the parents have expressed frustration over what they term as “strike-for-profit” schemes allegedly engineered […]
Nairobi City lawyer Charles Mugane has filed a petition seeking to stop the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) from managing and collecting revenue at the iconic City Park. In court documents, Mugane contends that the park’s management lawfully belongs to the Nairobi County Government but was irregularly taken over by KFS. He claims the takeover occurred […]
A somber mood engulfed Bungoma Law Courts on Tuesday morning after an elderly man who had come for his case collapsed and died within the court compound. According to a statement from the Judiciary, the man, who appeared visibly unwell, was brought to the court premises on a motorcycle at around 9 a.m. Upon arrival, […]
A voter has petitioned the High Court in Nairobi to compel the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to immediately resume continuous voter registration in Embakasi North Constituency, terming the commission’s suspension of the exercise unconstitutional and discriminatory. In the constitutional petition, Joseph Kinuthia Nyambura, popularly known as Lawyer wa Mtaa, accuses the IEBC of […]
Seven people, including medical staff and a private health facility based in Mtwapa, Kilifi County, were on Monday charged at the Milimani Law Courts with conspiring to defraud the Social Health Authority (SHA) of more than KSh2 million through falsified medical claims. The accused Patrick Kimuyu Kanya, Faith Chepkirui Bil, Steven Okinyi Ojwang, Justine Baraka, […]
Controversial preacher Paul Makenzi, the prime suspect in the Shakahola massacre, has told the High Court that his life is in danger while in custody at Shimo la Tewa Prisons. Appearing before Justice Diana Mochache, Makenzi alleged that there is “bad blood” between him and the prison’s head, claiming that a recent incident amounted to […]
A night of partying in Upper Hill has landed a Nairobi man behind bars after he failed to pay a hotel bill of KSh32,760. Qurine Omondi Muteshi was sentenced to two months in jail or a fine of KSh30,000 after he admitted to obtaining credit by false pretense at Vibanda Village on October 3. According […]
Former Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko has sought to absolve himself from any wrongdoing in the contentious Web Tribe/JamboPay contract, insisting that his administration rejected the renewal of the deal inherited from past regimes. During Monday’s hearing at the Anti-Corruption Court in Nairobi, Sonko’s defense argued that the Nairobi County Government was under no legal […]
