COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
Four police officers being investigated for the murder of a colleague will spend more days in custody after a magistrate declined to rule their detention, citing a lack of jurisdiction. The officers appeared before Senior Resident Magistrate Emily Cherop today, but no charges were formally leveled against them. The Prosecution Council sought an extension of […]
Former Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal has been acquitted by the High Court after judges overturned his conviction and eight-year sentence in the Sh83 million corruption case, ruling that the prosecution failed to provide credible evidence linking him to the alleged fraud. The court held that the prosecution’s case was built on suspicion rather than proof, […]
The High Court has blocked the ongoing process to recruit new commissioners for the National Land Commission (NLC), ruling that the move was unconstitutional and threatened the rights of current officeholders. In a judgment delivered by Justice Chacha Mwita, the court declared that Commissioner Tiyah Galgalo Ali, MBS, is lawfully entitled to serve her full […]
The collapse of reconciliation talks before the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has forced the Milimani Magistrate’s Court to direct that the hate speech case against Mumias East MP Peter Salasya proceed to full hearing. Senior Resident Magistrate Paul Mutai fixed the matter for hearing on January 17, 2026, after being informed that the […]
Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Ndung’u Waititu continues to grapple with fresh legal troubles after the court postponed the hearing of his latest criminal case to next week. Waititu, who is currently serving a sentence for corruption-related offences at Kamiti Maximum Prison, faces new charges stemming from remarks he allegedly made on September 29, 2024, during […]
Lugari MP Nabii Daraja Nabwera has launched a combined legal onslaught against three bloggers, seeking a total of Ksh 60 million in damages for allegedly publishing defamatory statements linking him to the death of Munyuki High School Principal, Simon Isiaho Shange. Through his lawyer, Danstan Omari of Danstan Omari & Associates Advocates, the legislator has […]
A Nairobi woman has been charged in connection with an alleged plot to defraud a businesswoman of prime city land worth Sh200 million. Ruth Wambui Kimani appeared before the Milimani Chief Magistrate’s Court on Monday, where she was charged with conspiracy to defraud in a case involving a high-value property along Jogoo Road. According to […]
A man was today fined Sh20,000 or serve six months in jail after pleading guilty to being in possession of illicit brew contrary to the Law. Joseph Njoroge was charged that on November 7, 2025, at Ndarugo area in Juja Sub-County, Kiambu County, he was found with 20 litres of chang’aa, an illicit alcoholic drink, […]
The High Court has temporarily suspended the planned recruitment of police constables scheduled for November 17, 2025, reigniting a long-running dispute over who has the legal authority to hire officers into the National Police Service. Justice Bahati Mwamuye issued the conservatory orders following a petition filed by activist Eliud Matindi, who accused the Inspector General […]
A Nairobi court has declined to release the passport of IT expert and social media commentator Ndiang’ui Kinyagia, who is under active investigation over undisclosed offences. The court heard that documents seized from Kinyagia, including his passport and yellow fever card, are part of ongoing investigations, with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions […]
