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Legal standoff: Eight court cases stall petitions seeking removal of Koome, Supreme Court judges
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 26, 2025

Despite the legal hurdles, the JSC maintains that it will uphold its mandate in promoting judicial independence and accountability.

Update: Over 20 killed after Sudanese army plane crashed in residential area
Reuters  |  Feb 26, 2025

Among those killed was Major General Bahr Ahmed, a senior commander in Khartoum who previously served as the commander of the army across the entire c...

Supreme Court grants widow 30 days to replace lawyer after court bars Ahmednasir Abdullahi
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 21, 2025

The Supreme Court has repeatedly maintained that it will not hear any cases involving Ahmednasir's law firm due to what it describes as his "continued...

Crime surge: Kenya records alarming increase in criminal cases over last decade
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 12, 2025

The data confirms that while the country recorded its last major terror attack in 2019, Al-Shabaab militia is still making attempts to carry out its a...

Supreme Court softens stance on Ahmednasir, hints at possible reconsideration
Joseph Ndunda  |  Feb 06, 2025

After Supreme Court judge Smokin Wanjala certified an application urging the court to review its decision against Ahmednasir as urgent, Koome has give...

Supreme Court under fire for upholding ban on lawyer Ahmednasir's firm
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 30, 2025

The call follows a ruling on Tuesday in which the Supreme Court upheld the firm’s exclusion, further impacting its clients.

PLO Lumumba to CJ Koome: Let Ahmednasir tender his defence at Supreme Court
Charles Adinda  |  Jan 30, 2025

The ban followed accusations that Ahmednasir had conducted a campaign to "scandalise, ridicule, and denigrate" the Supreme Court through various media...

Petitioners seek removal of seven Supreme Court judges over alleged misconduct
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jan 28, 2025

The JSC's response will be closely watched as it navigates this sensitive and potentially transformative issue for Kenya's highest court.

Judiciary warns LSK against Supreme Court protests over ongoing cases
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 28, 2025

The planned occupation stems from the Supreme Court's on January 18, 2024, decision to impose a permanent ban on Senior Counsel Ahmednasir from appear...

Gender Commission condemns violation of Grace Njoki's rights during arrest at hospital
Mary Wambui  |  Jan 24, 2025

The arrest happened at Ladnan Hospital in Eastleigh, where she had gone to seek medical treatment. She was forcibly removed from the hospital on claim...

LSK condemns Supreme Court ban on Senior Counsel Ahmednasir
Charles Adinda  |  Jan 24, 2025

LSK President Faith Odhiambo decried the move, terming it a blatant display of judicial overreach.

Supreme Court upholds ban on Ahmednasir, declines to allow lawyer’s firm to represent client
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 21, 2025

The court instead gave Fatuma Abud Faraj, the petitioner who sought to be represented by Ahmednasir's firm, 14 days to either find another lawyer or a...

Report shows 44 per cent jump in Kenya’s kidnapping cases amid growing security concerns
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 11, 2025

The report highlights that kidnappings and abductions have become a growing security threat, with men, women, children, and foreign nationals being vi...

Cost of DNA tests in Kenya rises to Sh27,000
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 08, 2025

KEMRI's Human DNA Identification Laboratory (HID) offers services such as paternity and family relationship testing, which have grown in demand in rec...

Lawyer Ahmednasir blasts northern Kenya leaders for 'neglecting' their counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 28, 2024

Ahmednasir's criticism is directed at the five counties of Mandera, Wajir, Garissa, Isiolo, and Marsabit.

CJ Koome bows to pressure, responds to bribery allegations and calls for transparency
Amina Wako  |  Dec 09, 2024

To ensure accountability, CJ Koome directed the Secretary of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to deploy an investigative team to engage directly...

PLO Lumumba seeks meeting with CJ Koome over alleged graft in Judiciary
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 09, 2024

Lumumba referenced claims by lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi, who alleged that some judicial officers demand financial or other inducements to render favo...

Lawmakers probe Sh3.8 billion car loan scheme as billions lie dormant
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 22, 2024

An Auditor-General's report further revealed that the fund had been largely inactive between 2015 and 2019.

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