COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
The Milimani Magistrates’ Court has ordered the detention of Nairobi Central Police Station Officer Commanding Station (OCS), Samson Talaam, for 15 more days to allow investigators to complete their probe into the death of blogger Albert Ojwang, who died while in police custody. Delivering the ruling, Magistrate BenMark Ekhubi noted that the prosecution had established […]
A contractor hired for system maintenance at NCBA Bank has been detained over allegations of defrauding the bank of Ksh 57,534,000. The suspect, Evans Harry Nandwa, was reportedly contracted on June 6, 2025, to conduct system maintenance and upgrade the bank’s mobile banking platform. Nandwa, a software developer with Ronford Digital Limited, was tasked with […]
City Laywer Danstan Omari on Tuesday questioned the much-publicized confession of Police Constable James Mukhwana which implicated DIG Eliud Lagat and Central police Station OCS Samson Talaam in the murder of Albert Ojwang. Speaking at Spice FM breakfast show, Omari said the only way the statement by Mukhwana can be said to be credible was […]
The three men were on Tuesday charged before a Nairobi court with the brutal murder of late Kasipul MP Charles Were. William Imoli Shigali alias Imo,Edwin Oduor Odhiambo alias Machuani and Ebel Ochieng alias Dave Colo were arraigned in court and charged with murder. This is after the court was informed that the three suspects […]
A 23 year old IT technician who is alleged to have tampered with CCTV footage at Nairobi’s Central Police Station in order to conceal crucial evidence in the murder investigation of blogger Albert Ojwang has been detained. According to court documents, the technician was allegedly paid Sh 3,000 to disable the surveillance system to conceal […]
Two men who allegedly beat up Albert Ojwang to death at the Central Police station were today arraigned before a Kibera court and detained for 14 days to allow police conclude investigations. Ginn Ammitou and Collins Karani were arraigned before Magistrate Daisy Mutai where police sought for 21 days to detain them but the court […]
Nairobi Central Police Station OCS, Samson Kiprotich Taalam, will remain in police custody until Wednesday, June 18, 2025, as the Milimani Law Courts prepare to rule on an application by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) seeking to detain him for 21 days. The request aims to allow completion of investigations into the death of […]
The DPP on Monday told a Nairobi court that Central Police Station OCS, Samson Talam, interfered with crucial evidence related to an ongoing investigation into the death of a suspect in police custody. They alleged that he was the custodian of station records and CCTV systems and thus hired a technician to tamper with surveillance […]
Central Police Station OCS Samson Talaam and PC James Mukhwana have moved to the high court challenging their arrests by IPOA arguing that an Inquest should be opened first before anyone is arrested in relation to Albert Ojwang’s murder. In a certificate of urgency, the two officers through lawyer Danstan Omari argue that their detention […]
Newly released Mwangaza Schools Director, Hussein Hassan Ali, has appealed to Chief Justice Martha Koome to visit Kamiti Maximum Security Prison and witness firsthand the conditions of elderly inmates and those living with disabilities including the physically impaired, mentally ill, and blind prisoners. He urged the Chief Justice to initiate reforms that would help such […]
