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ICC upholds Gaza war crimes probe, rejects Israel’s bid to halt investigation
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 15, 2025

ICC appeals judges have rejected Israel’s bid to halt or restart the Gaza war crimes investigation, ruling the post-October 2023 hostilities fall with...

High Court orders full hearing in MCSK vs KECOBO royalty licence dispute
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 15, 2025

The High Court has declined to suspend a Copyright Tribunal ruling blocking MCSK from collecting royalties, instead setting a full inter partes hearin...

Chinese national linked to Dar es Salaam killing charged with illegal firearm possession in Kenya
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 15, 2025

A Chinese fugitive wanted over a 2022 Dar es Salaam killing has been charged in a Mombasa court with unlawful firearm possession and assault, after hi...

EACC reclaims Sh21 million public land in Mombasa after 17-year legal battle
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 13, 2025

The land was first allocated to Isaac Munyi Njeru through an allotment letter dated January 24, 1996, issued without any application.

JSC appoints 100 new Resident Magistrates to boost judiciary services
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 11, 2025

JSC said the 100 will boost the services currently being offered by the current 560 magistrates serving in 143 courts and also support JSC's mandate t...

Explainer: How courts operate when the judiciary goes on recess
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 11, 2025

Kenyan courts take scheduled recesses in April, August and December, scaling down routine hearings but keeping urgent services running through duty ju...

Court halts Nakuru’s Sh2.1 billion roads deal with NYS over procurement concerns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 10, 2025

The High Court has suspended Nakuru County’s Sh2.1 billion NYS roads deal over alleged lack of public participation and procurement compliance, freezi...

Lawyer petitions CJ Koome to lift restrictions on e-filing system, cites rights violations
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 10, 2025

He said the restriction undermines the very digital transformation efforts the Judiciary has championed in recent years.

Why NPSC wants IG’s role in 10,000-officer recruitment overturned
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 09, 2025

The National Police Service Commission has asked the Court of Appeal to overturn a ruling that let the Inspector-General control recruitment of over 1...

EACC report exposes billions lost to corruption in state agencies, counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 09, 2025

The EACC has indicated that these investigations will lead to the prosecution of responsible officials, recovery of stolen assets, and reforms to prev...

Senate Bill proposes two-year deadline for land court cases
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 09, 2025

If passed, the Bill could greatly speed up the handling of land disputes, giving citizens a clearer path to justice in one of Kenya’s most sensitive a...

Legal battle looms as Sheria Mtaani challenges extended tenure of Privatisation Commission appointees
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 09, 2025

Lobby group Sheria Mtaani has filed an urgent case at the Employment and Labour Relations Court to block seven Privatisation Commission appointees fro...

Father recalls unimaginable pain after identifying missing daughter in Shakahola case
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 08, 2025

At a Mombasa court, a Kiambu father described identifying his daughter’s body only by her teeth, as witnesses detailed family losses linked to Pastor...

Senator Sigei urges state agencies to share responsibility for protecting human rights
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 09, 2025

At the 2025 High Court Human Rights Summit in Nairobi, Senator Hillary Sigei urged all state organs to share responsibility for protecting rights, war...

High Court orders government to pay Sh24 billion for breach of Kwale sugar deal
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 09, 2025

The High Court in Mombasa has ordered the government to pay nearly Sh24 billion to Kwale International Sugar Company over a breached land deal that cr...

Court to hear petition challenging eligibility of Embu North MP Leo Wa Muthende
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 06, 2025

Chief Justice Martha Koome has assigned Judge Richard Mwongo to hear a petition at the Embu High Court challenging Mbeere North MP Leo Wa Muthende Nje...

Voters challenge Mbeere North MP Wamuthende’s victory over electoral name discrepancy
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 04, 2025

Two Embu voters have moved to the High Court to nullify Mbeere North MP Leo Wamuthende Njeru’s by-election win, arguing his name change left him off t...

Court orders TSC to transfer teacher from North Eastern over trauma
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 04, 2025

The Employment and Labour Relations Court has ordered TSC to immediately transfer teacher Geoffrey Lelon from North Eastern, citing security risks, in...

Petition filed to nullify law restructuring 65 state corporations
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 04, 2025

A new law restructuring 65 State-owned enterprises in Kenya faces a court challenge, with petitioners arguing it centralises power in the National Tre...

High Court bench dismisses bid to disqualify judges from DP Kindiki appointment case
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 03, 2025

Justices Eric Ogolla, Antony Mrima and Fredah Mugambi ruled that activist Enock Aura had not provided sufficient evidence to demonstrate any form of b...

Tanzania charges activist Mange Kimambi with economic sabotage, money laundering
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 03, 2025

Tanzanian activist and influencer Mange Kimambi has been charged in Dar es Salaam with economic sabotage and money laundering involving Sh138.5m, with...

Court summons IG, DCI to explain whereabouts of missing security expert Mwenda Mbijiwe
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 03, 2025

The High Court has ordered the Inspector General and DCI boss to appear on December 16, 2025, to explain the four-year disappearance of security exper...

Court told Mackenzie 'prophesied 2023 rapture', directed followers to Shakahola
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 03, 2025

Witnesses in the Shakahola case told the Mombasa High Court that Pastor Paul Mackenzie ordered followers to starve for an expected 2023 rapture, as fa...

Chief Justice Koome calls for stronger East Africa judicial collaboration
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 02, 2025

Chief Justice Martha Koome has urged East African judiciaries to deepen regional collaboration and expand multi-door, people-centred justice systems t...

NTSA revives alcoblow, night patrols, mobile courts to curb road accidents during festive season
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 02, 2025

Kenya has reintroduced Alcoblow tests, night patrols and mobile courts nationwide to curb rising festive-season road deaths, with tougher penalties, a...

Judiciary urges state to plug funding gap as Nairobi courts face heavy caseload
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 01, 2025

The Judiciary has closed nationwide budget hearings in Nairobi, warning a Sh17 billion funding gap could undermine court security, digital reforms and...

Hong Kong tower fire kills 146 with 150 still missing as outrage grows over safety failures
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 30, 2025

The blaze, which erupted at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in the Tai Po district, has been described as the deadliest in the city in more than 70...

CJ Koome urges contextual enforcement of Marriage Act, stronger family justice system
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Nov 28, 2025

Martha Koome encouraged the Kenya Judiciary Academy to replicate this model across other High Court divisions to enhance legal dialogue and profession...

KNEC under fire as High Court rebukes CEO over withheld student exam results
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Nov 27, 2025

Justice Sifuna condemned the examination body for what he described as "wilful disobedience" of binding judicial orders.

Kenya criticises ‘over-judicialisation’ after East African Court of Justice blocks EU trade deal
Mwangi Maina  |  Nov 27, 2025

The suspension will remain in place as judges examine a petition alleging Kenya failed to adequately consult fellow EAC members before sealing the dea...

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