COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
In today’s court news, a Nakuru Magistrate’s Court has issued an order barring Kiambu Deputy Governor Rosemary Kirika and her siblings from burying their late brother, Charles Vincent Waweru Mugethi, on contested land in Gilgil, Nakuru County. Magistrate Abdulqadir Ramadhan granted a temporary injunction preventing Kirika and her four siblings Alice Wambui, Geoffrey Ng’ang’a, Regina […]
In today’s court news, Milimani Magistrate’s Court has granted the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) permission to deport Abdul Zahir Qadir, the former Deputy Speaker of Afghanistan, to the United States to face drug trafficking and illegal firearms possession charges. Prosecutor Victor Owiti, representing the DPP, filed the extradition request, citing a U.S. District Court […]
In today’s court news, A judge at the Makadara High Court has instructed the deputy registrar of the Judiciary to obtain records of proceedings from the JKIA Law Courts in relation to a miscellaneous case involving the murder of Hon. Were. The directive follows a formal complaint filed by the legal team representing Ebel Ochieng, […]
In today’s court news, the JKIA Law Court has granted a 23-day detention order for two suspects linked to the assassination of former Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were. The suspects, Ebel Ochieng and Edwin Oduor Odhiambo, are under investigation for the murder, which occurred on April 30, 2025. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations […]
The murder trial of the late Kilifi County IEBC Manager, Aisha Akinyi Abubakar, continued today at the Mombasa High Court, where her son took the stand and positively identified the accused individuals. Qassim Mrisho, the son of the deceased, appeared before Justice Micheni Wendy as a key witness. He testified that the two suspects, Bryan […]
In today’s court news, The High Court has instructed the Assistant Director of Probation Services to work closely with the defence lawyers representing four police officers accused of murdering baby Pendo to prepare detailed bail and bond assessment reports. Trial Judge Margaret Muigai also directed the Witness Protection Agency to compile a report outlining measures […]
In today’s court news, a witness has come forward with a detailed account of alleged police misconduct on the day Rex Masai was fatally shot in Nairobi’s Central Business District. Frederick Omondi, an ICT engineer and Utawala resident, claims that plainclothes officers fired live bullets into a crowd of demonstrators during the incident. According to […]
In today’s court news, Philip Aroko, a suspect in the murder of Hon. Charles Were, has withdrawn a habeas corpus application he had filed against the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the Inspector General of Police, the Attorney General, and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP). Aroko, through his legal team led […]
In today’s court news, The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Inspector General of Police have formally responded to a habeas corpus application filed by Philip Nahashon Aroko at the High Court of Kenya. In a sworn affidavit, Inspector Oliver Nabonwe, one of the officers investigating the murder of Charles Ong’ondo Were, asserted that […]
In today’s court news, a businessman from Malindi, accused in a Ksh 19 million fraud case, told the court yesterday that he was wrongly implicated, claiming that the tender documents at the center of the case were submitted using his credentials while he was out of the country. Katana Wanje, the proprietor of Multiserve Contractors, […]
