COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
Kirinyaga Women Rep Njeri Maina on Friday condemned the decision by the state to refer to youths as terrorists and dragging them to court. Maina who is one of the lawyers representing 16 youths arrested for alleged terrorism acts said it’s wrong for police to brand the young boys as terrorists. It is alleged that […]
In a chilling twist to the Kenyatta National Hospital ward killings, homicide detectives have arrested Kennedy Kalombotole a patient at the facility as the prime suspect behind the brutal murders of two fellow patients. Kalombotole, who had been admitted to KNH since December 1, 2024, is now at the centre of investigations into the grisly […]
Former Sub-County Criminal Investigations Officer Tiberius Ekisa appeared before Principal Magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo at the Milimani Law Courts on Thursday, where he was cross-examined in connection with investigations into a fatal shooting during anti-government protests. Ekisa told the court that he had been deployed to Parliament on both June 18 and 20 after intelligence reports […]
The High Court has given the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) three days to file and serve further affidavits in a petition filed over the disappearance of Wajir Huduma Centre boss, Hussein Abdirahman Mohamed. Justice Chacha Mwita, who is presiding over the matter (HCCHRPET E435/2025), issued the directive during a mention of the case in […]
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has strongly condemned what it terms as “escalating public vilification and unwarranted personal attacks” against judicial officers following controversial bail and bond decisions recently issued by the Nanyuki and Kahawa Law Courts. In a sharply worded statement, the Commission expressed grave concern over what it described as an alarming trend […]
The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Wajir Huduma Centre Manager and Deputy County Commissioner Hussein Abdirahman Mohamed has deepened, with his brother Abdiwahab Mohamed filing a further affidavit alleging threats and intimidation by security agencies. In the sworn document, Abdiwahab claims that on July 15, 2025, he received a chilling phone call from an anonymous […]
New details emerging from a sworn police affidavit suggest that mental health challenges may be a contributing factor in the mysterious disappearance of Hussein Abdirahman Mohammed, the Huduma Centre Manager in Wajir, who has been missing since July 8, 2025. According to the affidavit filed by Inspector Kenga Chea, Hussein’s first cousin, Ahmed Muhamud Mohamed, […]
A senior police officer stunned the Anti-Corruption Court on Wednesday by alleging that JamboPay (Webtribe Ltd) Director Danson Muchemi attempted to bribe former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko with between Sh4 million and Sh5 million daily to secure a county revenue collection contract. Testifying before Principal Magistrate Charles Ondieki, Chief Inspector Kiptoo Kisorio currently serving as […]
The inquest into the death of Rex Masai, allegedly shot during anti-government protests, continued today at the Milimani Law Courts with key testimonies from a crime scene expert and a police officer. Crime Scene Investigator Paul Njihia testified, confirming that police fired shots along Mama Ngina Street on June 20, 2024 the day Masai was […]
A fresh twist unfolded in the inquest into the death of Rex Masai as Police Constable Isaiah Murangiri, recalled for cross-examination, firmly denied being the officer captured in key photographs presented in court by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA). The images, allegedly taken on the day Masai was fatally shot, showed a man bearing […]
