The Supreme Court has handed the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) a major reprieve in a long-running legal battle over hotel construction near the Malindi Marine National Park, setting aside earlier findings that had held it liable for over Sh 120 million in damages. In a judgment delivered on Friday, the apex court allowed KWS’s appeal, […]

A High Court judge has directed the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to personally appear in court and explain the whereabouts of a missing blogger linked to recent online political commentary. “I have heard you and read the pleadings,” the judge stated during the session. “The DCI officers visited his residence and were the only […]

The Supreme Court has nullified a license awarded by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) to Portside Freight Terminals Limited for the development of a second grain bulk handling facility at the Port of Mombasa, ruling that the procurement process was unconstitutional. The case, filed by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah, challenged the legality and transparency of […]

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has denied arresting or detaining missing blogger Ndiangui Kinyagia, dismissing claims that he is being held incommunicado as “malicious, unfounded, and baseless.” In response to a habeas corpus application filed by Kinyagia’s lawyers, the DCI filed a sworn affidavit through Sergeant Samuel Itegi, stating that the blogger is not […]

Senior counsel Martha Karua has taken a firm stand against the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), accusing the agency of blatantly disregarding court orders in the ongoing case involving missing blogger Ndiangui Kinyagia. “There has been no compliance. They are not taking the orders of this court seriously,” Karua told the court. “It is their […]

Prominent criminal lawyer and legal analyst Danstan Omari has filed a defamation suit against Nairobi County Assembly Member for Kileleshwa Ward, Robert Alai, over a viral Facebook post published on June 10, 2025. In court documents filed under a certificate of urgency at the High Court’s Civil Division in Nairobi, Omari accuses Alai of publishing […]

The Sh505 million corruption case against former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, his four children, and several co-accused has been adjourned to allow for the finalization of plea bargain negotiations. The Anti-Corruption Court on Tuesday granted a one-month adjournment following a joint application by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Office of the Director […]

Kisii, Kenya In a major blow to Kisii County Assembly Speaker Phillip Machuki Nyanumba, the High Court has declared his title deed to a contested parcel of land null and void handing legal victory to retired teacher John Nyaanga, who had occupied the property since 1977. In a judgment delivered Tuesday, the court found that […]

Ongata Rongai, Kenya Prominent human rights lawyer Shadrack Wambui has come out strongly against what he described as a politically orchestrated witch-hunt, following his involvement in recent protests that rocked parts of Nairobi’s outskirts. Flanked by senior lawyers Danstan Omari and Cliff Ombeta outside Rongai Police Station, Wambui condemned a summons issued against him by […]

The apex court on Monday made a landmark judgement by dismissing an appeal that had challenges the inheritance rights of children born out of wedlock to a Muslim father. In the case, Fatuma Athman Abud Faraj had challenged inheritance being awarded to her late husband Salim Juma Hakeem Kitendo’s children who were born out of […]