Author: Carolyne Kubwa

Court bars Kajiado County from levying land rates on freehold properties Oct 09, 2025

Lady Justice Loice Komingoi ruled that the county violated constitutional requirements by failing to conduct public participation before introducing t...

Teen who breached Parliament, claiming to be President Ruto’s son, freed Oct 09, 2025

Magistrate Ekhubi ordered that the teenager be placed under the care of his uncle, who was directed to ensure he receives medical attention and proper...

Explainer: All you need to know about the prestigious 'Senior Counsel' title Oct 09, 2025

To qualify, an advocate must have practised law in Kenya for at least 15 years, demonstrated exemplary professional conduct, and contributed significa...

Businessman accused of trafficking ex-KDF officers to Russia freed on Sh500,000 bail Oct 08, 2025

Gituku faces charges of facilitating the recruitment and relocation of 22 former Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officers who allegedly joined Russian mili...

Court refers Peter Salasya’s hate speech case to NCIC for review Oct 08, 2025

MP Peter Salasya was charged on May 19, 2025, with hate speech, accused of making inflammatory remarks on social media targeting members of a specific...

Plumber ordered to pay Sh30 million over flood damage to Muthaiga home Oct 08, 2025

The property was extensively damaged after heavy flooding caused by leakages from the installed water tanks. The contractor blamed the incident on the...

Court of Appeal blames state for 18-year delay in compensating United Insurance victims Oct 07, 2025

United Insurance collapsed in the mid-2000s, leaving thousands of motorists, passengers, and accident victims uncompensated.

Lawyer moves to court to bar Kenya Forest Service from managing City Park Oct 07, 2025

Senior Counsel Charles Mugane argues that the management of City Park rightfully belongs to the Nairobi County Government and was unlawfully taken ove...

Voter sues IEBC over suspension of registration in Embakasi North Oct 07, 2025

According to the petition, the IEBC's blanket suspension of voter registration in the entire constituency contravenes Article 38(3) of the Constitutio...

Lawyers file petition seeking immediate release of Kenyans detained in Uganda Oct 06, 2025

Nicholas Oyoo and Bob Njagi were reported apprehended by military operatives in Kaliro District, eastern Uganda, while accompanying Ugandan opposition...

Six medical staff, Kilifi clinic charged with defrauding SHA of over Sh2 million Oct 06, 2025

According to the charge sheet, the offences occurred between November 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025, when the accused allegedly submitted fake medical cl...

Court of Appeal quashes murder conviction of Garissa miner over lack of evidence Oct 06, 2025

The High Court had convicted Chege based on circumstantial evidence, reasoning that he was the last person seen with the deceased and that there were...

Ex-Nairobi County Attorney distances Sonko from disputed JamboPay contract in court Oct 06, 2025

According to his defense team, Sonko maintained that Nairobi County was not ready to renew the JamboPay contract and that the most prudent step was to...

Woman files petition to revive torture charges against two senior police officers Oct 03, 2025

In her pleadings, the woman accuses the officers of abuse of authority, unlawful detention, and torture, and is asking the court to quash the magistra...

Court rejects Lagat’s bid to halt petition over Patrick Tito acting DIG role Oct 03, 2025

Through his lawyer, Cecil Miller, DIG Eliud Lagat contended that the court lacked jurisdiction, insisting the case squarely fell under the ELRC's mand...

Petitioner seeks recusal of judges in Gachagua's impeachment case over alleged bias Oct 02, 2025

The dispute stems from the court's decision to handle his petition separately from other consolidated petitions, which Aura insists raise "identical a...

Court battle as Aga Khan Hospital holds Nigerian officer’s body over Sh8 million bill Oct 02, 2025

The petition requests police assistance from Parklands OCS to enforce any court orders, warning that the ongoing standoff could cause diplomatic tensi...

Two teens accused of desecrating Kenyan flag released on Sh50,000 cash bail Oct 02, 2025

The boys, aged 14 and 17, face three charges: being in the country illegally, damaging a national symbol of unity — the Kenyan flag — and creating a d...

Court orders KCAA to reinstate, compensate ex-employee Sh2.2 million Oct 02, 2025

KCAA was ordered to pay her Sh2,221,104, equivalent to six months' salary, as general damages for breach of constitutional and contractual rights.

Reprieve for Mike Sonko as court orders release of Sh537 million frozen by Asset Recovery Agency Oct 01, 2025

Justice Nixon Sifuna ordered the immediate release of the funds, finding that ARA had failed to demonstrate any link between the money and criminal ac...

Court bars businessman Kung’u Muigai from defaming Justice Isaac Lenaola Oct 01, 2025

According to court documents, Kung'u Muigai is alleged to have linked Justice Lenaola and other senior judges to corruption and further insinuated the...

Ex-MUA Insurance CEO threatens legal action over defamation, contract breach Oct 01, 2025

They added that a PwC forensic audit commissioned by MUA cleared her of any wrongdoing, stating there was no evidence of intentional concealment or di...

Waititu suffers third blow as court declines to vary bond terms in graft case Oct 01, 2025

The judge further reminded Waititu's lawyer that the case involves other accused persons who remain in custody and had complained about delays in the...

High Court dismisses Sakaja’s bid to gag media over protest coverage Sep 30, 2025

The judge rejected the plea, ruling that the orders sought would amount to a prior restraint on press freedom.

Court defers Kennedy Kalombotole’s plea over medical report dispute Sep 30, 2025

Kennedy Kalombotole's lawyers dismissed the report as shallow and incomplete, arguing that it failed to indicate how and when the accused was examined...

Court denies bail to former OCS Talaam, five co-accused in Albert Ojwang’s murder case Sep 30, 2025

Justice Diana Kavedza pointed to widespread protests, destruction of property, and the torching of a police station following Ojwang's death, ruling t...

Court blocks DCI from accessing medical records in Russian war probe Sep 30, 2025

The orders will remain in force until October 8, 2025, when the matter will be mentioned for further directions.

Six police officers face 14-day detention in cross-border ammunition trafficking probe Sep 29, 2025

The DCI warned that if released, the officers could intimidate both civilian and police witnesses, tamper with evidence still in armouries, and obstru...

Court nullifies Garissa’s Kamuthe Conservancy registration in landmark land rights ruling Sep 29, 2025

In its judgment this week, the court ruled that KWS erred in issuing the licence without consulting the local community, stressing that public partici...

High Court orders Mater Hospital to release detained body over Sh3.3 million bill Sep 29, 2025

The applicants contended that the hospital's conduct was exploitative and had compounded their grief by denying them the opportunity to accord their m...

High Court asked to declare Besigye, Lutale extradition illegal after alleged covert operation Sep 29, 2025

The two accuse the Kenyan Government of colluding with Ugandan authorities in a covert operation that violated their rights and undermined Kenya's sov...

State opposes court bid to halt Inspector-General’s police payroll control Sep 29, 2025

The lobby group argues that payroll administration is not a mere accounting task, but a critical mechanism through which recruitment, promotions, tran...

Activist sues EACC, DPP, KICC boss over alleged illegal arrest and detention Sep 26, 2025

He further contends that EACC and sections of the media maliciously published his name and photograph, branding him a criminal without trial. Accordin...

Court throws out ID fraud charges against man, faults prosecution over bungled case Sep 26, 2025

Key witnesses included complainant Ayni Hussein Mahamud, who alleged Abdihakim was of Somali origin, and Fatuma Mohamed, a Kenyan woman whose name and...

Court declines to release Somali teens accused of desecrating Kenyan flag pending inquiry Sep 26, 2025

The minors, who also face charges of being in Kenya illegally, damaging a national symbol, and causing disturbance, did not take a plea.

Police challenge court order to produce arms registers in Rex Masai inquest Sep 25, 2025

The court's directive, issued after an oral request by the prosecution, required the registers to be tabled and marked as exhibits in the case.

Petition seeks to block Ruto's directive on affordable housing units for police and teachers Sep 25, 2025

The petitioners told the court that millions of citizens — including unemployed youth, informal sector workers, other civil servants, and the general...

Court temporarily halts Mandera County land allocation Sep 25, 2025

The dispute adds to a series of legal battles over community land in Mandera, with the High Court having recently faulted the county government for ir...

62 workers sue GDC over allowances as company pushes for case dismissal Sep 25, 2025

GDC told the court it had introduced a call-out allowance to compensate managers working beyond regular hours, noting that it is a standard practice g...

Witnesses detail financial fraud, exploitation in Sh356 million theft case against company director Sep 25, 2025

Employees described systematic financial manipulation and workplace exploitation.

Four to defend themselves in murder of ex-Kabete MP George Muchai Sep 25, 2025

The accused face charges over the fatal shooting of Muchai, police constables Samuel Kimathi and Samuel Lekakeny, and driver Stephen Ituu Wambugu on F...

Pathologist: Kianjokoma brothers died from blunt trauma, not fall from police vehicle Sep 25, 2025

Police at the time alleged that the siblings had leapt from a moving vehicle while being taken to Embu Police Station for breaching COVID-19 curfew ru...

Court bars sports tribunal from handling doping cases against international-level athletes Sep 25, 2025

Justice Roselyn Aburili faulted the tribunal for assuming jurisdiction over a matter that falls squarely under the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK),...

High Court orders transfer of Baby Pendo murder case to Kisumu Sep 24, 2025

The National Police Service (NPS) was directed to maintain law and order as well as ensure the safety of all participants before, during, and after tr...

AG denies knowledge of police officer’s death in Haiti despite Ruto’s statement at UN Sep 24, 2025

Lawyers representing the family argued that the President's public acknowledgement that Bernard Kabiru was among three Kenyan officers who died in Hai...

Standoff over reinstatement of former Aircraft Accident Investigation director escalates to Court of Appeal Sep 23, 2025

The situation has left Capt. Lunani's reinstatement in limbo, with two arms of government pulling in opposite directions.

High Court dismisses NLC commissioner's case on land roles Sep 23, 2025

The court invoked the doctrine of res judicata, noting that the questions raised by the applicant were substantially the same as those addressed in th...

Education stakeholders reject calls to separate JSS from primary schools Sep 23, 2025

He warned that moving learners to separate institutions could expose them to greater risks, pointing to recent unrest in some secondary schools as an...

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