High Court Stories

Court nullifies Ruto’s appointments to climate council over lack of public participation
Carolyne Kubwa  |  May 02, 2025

Justice Mugambi further found that there is no clarity on who among the nominees represents the largest civil society organisation working on climate...

High Court orders bench to hear Supreme Court vs JSC case on apex court's future
Joseph Ndunda  |  Apr 25, 2025

The bench will be tasked with determining issues raised by the Supreme Court judges against the JSC, which emanate from the JSC's intention to investi...

High Court directs IG Kanja to restore former CS Justin Muturi’s security detail
Joseph Ndunda  |  Apr 11, 2025

The judge warned Kanja and others that any disobedience or non-observance of the court order will result in penal consequences to him or any other per...

High Court grants relief to counties after allowing disbursement of approved bursaries
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 10, 2025

With the court’s latest clarification, counties can now move forward with distributing bursaries already included in their budgets.

Court grants permission for Equity Bank to auction Moses Kuria's Kiambu property over Sh54m loan
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 08, 2025

The former Investments and Trade Cabinet Secretary did not contest the loan but explained that he had been unable to complete construction of the hous...

Speaker Wetang’ula loses appeal as court upholds Azimio’s majority status
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 21, 2025

Wetang'ula had argued that the ruling had severely disrupted parliamentary operations.

High Court dismisses Wajir MCAs bid to block creation of conservancy
Joseph Ndunda  |  Mar 20, 2025

They argued that the registration and allocation of land to the conservancy posed a direct threat to the social fabric of the affected communities.

High Court declares ICT PS Kisiang’ani has no powers to decide who gets govt advertising
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 20, 2025

Lawyers and journalists accused Kisiang’ani of monopolising government advertisements to cripple independent media houses financially.

Five men charged with murder of ‘Molo President’ Richard Otieno
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 14, 2025

Investigators are continuing to search for other suspects, including the alleged person responsible for carrying out the murder.

Isaac Mutuma poised to be Meru's next governor after court affirms Mwangaza’s ouster
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 14, 2025

Mwangaza, also the bishop of Baite Family Fellowship Church, chose Mutuma as her running mate after "extensive prayer and consultations".

High Court dismisses Meru Governor Mwangaza's petition to overturn her ouster
Joseph Ndunda  |  Mar 14, 2025

Deputy Governor Isaac Mutuma M'Ethingia may now become the new governor.

Court told drug and alcohol mix led to rally driver Assad Khan’s fatal injuries
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 07, 2025

Wahome has maintained that Khan injured himself and that she was not responsible for his death. He died while undergoing treatment at Avenue Hospital.

High Court suspends case against Speaker Wetang'ula over Majority Party ruling
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 02, 2025

Justice Ngaah noted that the court could not proceed with the contempt application until the Court of Appeal ruled on Wetang’ula’s request for a stay...

High Court declines to lift orders quashing Ruto’s university funding model
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 25, 2025

Justice Mwita strongly criticised the government's move to shift the burden of funding public universities onto parents.

High Court resumes trial of seven accused of killing former Kabete MP George Muchai
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 19, 2025

The suspects began their defence on January 17, 2025, urging the court to acquit them, arguing that the prosecution had failed to prove its case.

Legal experts caution Wetang’ula over ruling declaring Kenya Kwanza majority party
Barack Oduor  |  Feb 13, 2025

In a letter, lawyer Kibe Mungai said the court had already determined that the question of the majority party was settled by Kenyan voters in the Augu...

Azimio calls for removal of Speaker Wetang'ula for defying High Court ruling on majority party
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 13, 2025

The opposition has questioned why the Jubilee Party is now being recognised as part of Azimio, despite Wetang'ula's earlier ruling stating that the pa...

Wetang’ula to challenge court ruling on dual role as Speaker and party leader
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 08, 2025

The judges emphasised that the Speaker, as an ex-officio Member of Parliament, must maintain neutrality.

High Court declares Ruto's health human resource taskforce unconstitutional
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 06, 2025

In his ruling, Justice Mwamuye stressed that further spending on the taskforce would be a waste of public funds.

Nullification of North Eastern 2019 census results proves state's ‘low population’ mischief
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jan 29, 2025

The leaders tabled the actual enumerated population numbers obtained from the enumerators to prove the 2019 census results published by the KNBS were...

Court gives Kanja last chance to explain whereabouts of four men abducted in Mlolongo
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jan 23, 2025

The judge also dismissed the IG's application to have the orders stayed as he prepared to appeal against them.

High Court orders state to release phones seized from 23 anti-abduction protesters
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 21, 2025

Milimani Principal Magistrate Rose Ndombi released the 23 on Sh50,000 bond with surety or a cash bail of Sh1,000 each.

Interior CS Murkomen to challenge court ruling holding police IG liable for junior officers’ actions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 13, 2025

The ruling centred around a decision made by former IG Koome to suspend the rights of KMPDU members to strike.

How High Court judge wrestled top cop Gilbert Masengeli in legal tussle over abducted rights activists
Joseph Ndunda  |  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.

I hope I won’t die of pressure, Billy Mwangi’s father breaks down over abducted son
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 31, 2024

Billy’s father, who travelled from Embu in search of his son, expressed frustration and despair, saying his wife had repeatedly collapsed due to the e...

Leaders ask CJ Martha Koome to build more courts in north eastern region
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 21, 2024

Wajir South MP Mohammed Adow and his Mandera South counterpart Abdul Haro say the neglect of the region in almost all spheres makes it difficult for t...

Activists seek to use Gachagua's impeachment to buttress petition to remove Ruto
Joseph Ndunda  |  Nov 14, 2024

Nyamwamu says Kenyan people who hired the President and his deputy should have the power to fire them. 

Court jails two men convicted of Ugandan athlete Edward Kiplagat's murder
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 05, 2024

Justice Reuben Nyakundi said substantial evidence, including CCTV footage, linked them to the killing.

Court allows reopening of Hillside Endarasha boarding facilities for KPSEA
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 26, 2024

The court will reconvene on December 20, 2024, when it will determine whether to fully reopen the boarding section.

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