The Supreme Court has sounded a stern warning over Kenya’s troubled history of mistrust in its electoral processes, cautioning that the legitimacy of the country’s democratic order depends not only on strong institutions but also on the fidelity of political leaders to the Constitution and the sovereignty of the people. In its advisory opinion on […]

Kenya’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Renson M. Ingonga, has earned another feather in his cap after being unanimously elected as a Supernumerary Member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP). The election was conducted on 9th September 2025 during the association’s 30th Annual Conference and General Meeting in Singapore. This […]

A Makadara court has released an employee of the National Police Service (NPS) headquarters Arms Registry on bond after he spent four days in police custody. Geophery Malo Otsieno was arrested on September 6 following a complaint filed by Mrs. Oria Douglas Hamilton, a licensed civilian firearm holder. According to court documents, Mrs. Oria was […]

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has moved to defend the Presidential Multi-Agency Team on the War Against Corruption (MAT-WAC), telling the High Court that the body is consistent with the country’s constitutional framework and does not undermine the independence of oversight institutions. In response filed before court, the commission’s Director of Legal Services and […]

Deputy Registrar Jackline Karani on Monday ordered that Erick Gitonga Nyaga remain in police custody at Kiambu Police Station while the court considers a detention request from the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA). A decision on IPOA’s application to hold Nyaga for 21 more days will be delivered on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 3:00 […]

The trial of David Oaga Mokaya, a university student accused of posting a fabricated social media message suggesting that President William Ruto had passed away resumed today at Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi. Chief Inspector Bosco Kisau, a member of the Serious Crimes Unit at the DCI headquarters, testified that he was sent to Eldoret […]

The High Court in Kerugoya has suspended the implementation of President William Ruto’s directive establishing a reparations framework for victims of demonstrations and public protests. Justice Kizito Magare, in orders issued on Friday, certified the petition dated September 5, 2025, as urgent and directed that it be heard inter partes. “Pending the hearing, the court […]

The High Court in Nairobi has issued interim orders restraining Mugithi musician Samuel Muchoki Ndirangu, popularly known as Samidoh, from contacting or interfering with a woman who has accused him of rape. Justice Lawrence Mugambi has directed that the musician, either by himself or through his agents, be barred from harassing, intimidating, or otherwise engaging […]