COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
The High Court has dismissed attempts to suspend its earlier decision on the appointment of presidential advisors, with Bahati Mwamuye ruling that the fresh applications before him were barred by the doctrine of res judicata. Justice Mwamuye said the respondents and interested parties had returned to court with the same arguments and the same prayers […]
A Nairobi resident, Rogers Monda, has moved to the High Court of Kenya seeking conservatory orders to address what he describes as a growing crisis of road carnage, mob violence and destruction of property linked to unregulated boda boda operations in the capital. In the petition, Monda accuses State agencies and transport regulators of failing […]
Geoffrey Mosiria has moved to the Environment and Land Court seeking a review and setting aside of orders that found him in contempt of court for allegedly disobeying directives issued on March 5, 2025. In an affidavit filed before the court, Mosiria maintains that he was unaware of both the proceedings that led to the […]
Roseline Aburili has directed parties in a dispute involving Congolese doctors working in Kenya to pursue an out-of-court settlement through negotiations, after submissions made during the mention of the case. The matter arises from a judicial review application filed by a group of doctors from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who moved to court […]
Katiba Institute has asked the High Court to reject an application seeking to suspend a judgment that nullified the appointment of President William Ruto’s 21 advisers. In a fresh response filed in court, the public interest group argues that the advisers have no legal basis to seek a stay or a review of the decision, […]
The Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operative Organisation Limited has obtained temporary relief after the High Court stopped the auction of its offices over a disputed Sh108.8 million claim. In a ruling delivered under a certificate of urgency, Judge Linus Kassan granted the organisation a 30-day stay of execution, effectively suspending any auction or […]
The Supreme Court has dismissed two applications arising from the legal battles that followed the impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, clearing the way for the substantive appeal to be heard on its merits. In a ruling delivered by a five-judge bench led by Chief Justice Martha Koome, the court rejected an application filed […]
The Milimani Law Courts has once again postponed the delivery of judgment in a case involving suspects charged with robbery with violence in connection with the 2015 murder of former Kabete Member of Parliament George Muchai. The case, which involves Erick Muyera, Raphael Kimani, Mustapha Kimani, Stephen Astiva, Jane Wanjiru, Margaret Njeri, and Simon Wambugu, […]
Sarah Wairimu Kamotho has moved to the High Court seeking to nullify her part-heard murder trial, arguing that the proceedings so far are fatally flawed and unconstitutional.  Wairimu is asking the court to declare the ongoing trial a mistrial and a nullity, and to order that the case starts afresh before a different judge. […]
A United States-based Kenyan woman has lost her bid to claim a share of the multi-million-shilling estate of the late former Cabinet Minister Simeon Nyachae after the High Court ruled that she was not his wife. Justice Eric Ogola dismissed the claim by Margaret Chweya, finding that she failed to prove the existence of a […]
