COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
City Lawyers Danstan Omari and Cliff Ombeta who are popularly known as ‘Shakahola brothers’ on Monday faced off in court for the first in months as they represented opposing clients. The two who have been appearing together in practically every case since March this year when they took over Pastor Ezekiel Odero’s today appeared on […]
A Rwandese national got a major relief on Monday after the court allowed him to be enjoined in a case where a Sh 300 M tech firm’s accounts are being investigated by police. In the case, the court had granted orders to police for freezing and investigations Stay Online accounts and its director Kirimi Koome […]
A man who threatened to kill his employer for delaying his salary was on Monday sentenced to three years jail term. This is after Zephaniah Kipkirui Cheruiyot pleaded guilty to sending threatening messages to his employer who had delayed his salary. Chief Magistrate Susan Shitubi convicted him of his own plea of guilty after confessing […]
Three suspected serial child traffickers were on Monday charged before a Milimani court with trafficking three children all below the age of seven. The three are Phoebe Nduku Kilonzo, Jonathan Mutiso Munyao and Lida Wangu Juma. They all denied the charge before Magistrate C.C Oluoch and pleaded with the court to grant them bail. Police […]
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has rubbished claims by suspended KERRA employee Daniel Wambua that he raised Sh 21 M for his dowry payment. In a further affidavit, EACC maintains that the explanations provided to court by Wambua do not hold water. “The explanations are general statements which are not convincing and which do not […]
A Rwandese national has accused his Kenyan acquaintance of swindling him of his Sh 300 M tech company that he set up in his name. Desire Muhinyuza claims that a Kenyan named Kirimi Koome who he used to register his company has been withdrawing money without his consent. He says he used him as a […]
CEC Health Timothy Ombati’s case seeking to be reinstated has been adjourned to tomorrow. In a notice to litigants, Kisumu Employment court says it’s because of the visit by JSC commissioners today. “Kindly take note that due to the fact that the JSC commissioners will be visiting Kisumu Law courts on Monday October 2, matters […]
Health CEC Timothy Ombati now claims that Governor Amos Nyaribo has lied to court about his involvement in the distribution of drugs saga that led to his dismissal. In a new affidavit filed in court, Ombati says Nyaribo has misrepresented facts in his affidavit to court. “The governor has misrepresented facts because as at the […]
Nyamira governor Amos Nyaribo has defended his decision to sack CEC Health Timothy Ombati for lying to him about delivery of drugs to health facilities in the county. In his response to Ombati’s case, Nyaribo says that Ombati misinformed him on the said drugs consignment. In the case, Ombati has sued Nyaribo seeking for the […]
A fresh twist has now emerged in the murder investigations of late Nairobi Hospital Finance boss Eric Maigo as the teenager arrested for his death claims he raped her. The 16-year-old girl who sat for her KCPE last year has allegedly told police that Maigo raped her leading her to stab him in self-defence. The […]
