Author: Joseph Ndunda

Court restrains Interior Ministry from relocating Hagarbul Sub-location from Dadaab to Fafi Jan 14, 2025

The ministry had argued that the relocation of the sub location was done in line with the provisions of section 14(1) of the National Government Servi...

Court releases car dealer Khalif Kairo on Sh2 million cash bail Jan 14, 2025

His lead lawyer Danstan Omari claimed that dealers out to bring Khalif down are bankrolling the case against him and vowed to petition the Director of...

Businessman Khalif Kairo charged with fraud after failing to deliver cars to clients Jan 13, 2025

He denied the charges before Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina and claimed through his lawyers led by Danstan Omari, that the cases were orchestrated by j...

Iranian ambassador to Kenya calls for faith-based solutions to violent extremism Jan 12, 2025

The ambassador maintains there is a need to explore peace, dialogue and coexistence to promote stability and security through understanding religious...

High court declines to stop rollout of new vehicles' registration plates Jan 11, 2025

Omtatah had gone to court to stop the rollout of the new plates which is being undertaken by the NTSA.

Businessman charged after allegedly assaulting sister in Eastleigh Jan 10, 2025

Abdiaziz denied the charges before Principal Magistrate Carolyne Mugo of Makadara Law Courts. He was released on a cash bail of Sh30,000 and an altern...

Former IG Koome to pay for ordering police to beat up striking medics Jan 08, 2025

Koome is now going to be held personally liable for crimes committed by the National Police Service officers who were under his command – in the doctr...

Court to IG of Police Kanja: Show up on January 27 or face conviction over abductions Jan 08, 2025

Police IG Kanja and DCI boss Mohamed Amin had been summoned by Mwamuye to appear in court on Wednesday but they failed to appear.

High court reinstates IEBC's ICT officer sacked over election malpractices Jan 08, 2025

The court ordered Adan’s reinstatement to his previous position and directed the IEBC to pay all withheld salaries and reimburse his legal expenses.

High court halts planned removal and replacement of Modogashe chief Jan 07, 2025

Justice Byram Ongaya of the Employment and Labor Relations Court (ELC) stopped the ouster and restrained the Ministry of Interior and its agents from...

Court orders Mombasa County to keep off Frere Town Primary School land Jan 07, 2025

Justice Nelly Matheka of the Environment and Land Court said the school's land was not available for allocation because it is a public property within...

Interior CS Murkomen distances himself from Kenyan abductions Jan 07, 2025

Murkomen says he is in the process of convening a meeting with all criminal justice actors –these being the Office of Director of Public Prosecutions...

How High Court judge wrestled top cop Gilbert Masengeli in legal tussle over abducted rights activists Jan 03, 2025

The push and pull went on during which Justice Mugambi summoned Masengeli seven times, but the top cop ignored all these summonses.

Convictions in murder cases bring hope in campaign to end femicide in Kenya Jan 03, 2025

MP Wa Muchomba says the country lacks sufficient forensic labs for use in collecting, analysing and storing scientific evidence for use in cases of fe...

Judiciary’s bid for neutrality in political lynching of former DP Rigathi Gachagua Jan 01, 2025

It was evident that judges were keen to avoid being used as shields as political antagonists flexed their muscles right into the courtrooms.

Court rejects State's bid to detain Omtatah, 22 others for 14 days, grants them Sh1,000 cash bail Dec 31, 2024

Principal Magistrate RM Ndombi said the state's application does not disclose compelling reasons to warrant the detention of the activists and granted...

Three members of outlawed Superpower group arrested over murder in Eastleigh Dec 30, 2024

The three – Hassan Ali Zahir, Omar Sultan Omar and Suleiman Abdi were arrested after allegedly fatally stabbing Emmanuel Inyanza, a resident of Third...

Ethiopian couple arrested in Nairobi over alleged human trafficking Dec 30, 2024

The suspects, identified as Anna Abdirahaman and his wife, Hayat Mohamed, are accused of trafficking multiple individuals, including a 17-year-old gir...

Two men face charges over violent robberies in Eastleigh Dec 25, 2024

The accused, Mohamed Abdikadir Omar and Abdikarim Mohamed Ali, are alleged to target taxi operators, food vendors, and pedestrians in the area.

Hashim Dagane to face murder charges in Eastleigh women killings case Dec 24, 2024

Senior Assistant DPP Gikui Gichuhi, head of the Homicides Prosecutions Unit at the Office of the DPP, notified the Milimani High Court that the suspec...

Businessman petitions court to abolish eight-year limit on car imports Dec 16, 2024

He also asserts that the regulation is inconsistently applied and ineffective in achieving its stated objectives of environmental protection and road...

Dialogue committee was lawfully constituted, court rules Dec 16, 2024

The 10-member Committee had been established to facilitate a dialogue and consensus building, and recommend appropriate constitutional legal and polic...

Former DO loses Sh5 million, prime property to state in land grabbing case Dec 14, 2024

The former administrator lost the tussle over the land to the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) which had sued him together with a hotel.

Wajir locals seek injunction to stop water company's borehole drilling Dec 13, 2024

The residents' main contention is that WAJWASCO embarked on a process of drilling wells near the shallow wells in the geographical areas of the locati...

Court orders Treasury CS to reveal details of Kenya's foreign loans Dec 13, 2024

THe High Court directed the government to share the list of Kenya's foreign bondholders including identities of owners of the beneficial companies as...

IEBC Amendment Act nullified over flawed public participation process Dec 13, 2024

Busia Senator Okiya Omtata had petitioned the High Court to declare the amendments unconstitutional because they were made without the involvement of...

Lawyers demand identity of vaccine to be administered on Kenyan livestock Dec 12, 2024

The advocates have also asked the ministry to prove that it involved Kenyan livestock farmers in an engagement that informed the decision to roll out...

Embakasi fire tragedy: Proprietor of gas plant, employee, charged with manslaughter Dec 09, 2024

Kimathi and Mutie are also charged with unlawfully operating a bulk liquefied petroleum gas storage facility without a valid licenc

Court grants relief to over 1,000 Garissa locals evicted from their homes in 2010 Dec 06, 2024

The residents had settled on the land as pastoralists in the 1940s, initially as grazing lands but in the 1980s they put up permanent and semi-permane...

Bilisia community in Tana River reclaims ancestral land after court cancels 99-year lease Dec 06, 2024

The residents had raised complaints of historical land injustices occasioned by the allocation and extension of the lease issued in 1970 and extended...

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