The lobby groups that filed a case and blocked the swearing-in of KTDA director John Chebochok now want the court to allow their witnesses to testify in camera. In the case, the activists secured orders suspending the swearing-in of the newly elected Director of Toror Tea Factory, John Chebochok. The groups include Usikimye CBO, Wangu […]

Former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko has withdrawn his impersonation case against a college student who was charged with impersonating him. Tyson Kibet was charged with impersonating the former Nairobi Governor by creating a fake account, which he used to dupe unsuspecting Kenyans. Kibet, 23, admitted in court that his actions, which included using the fake […]

Two foreigners and a Kenyan were arraigned before a Nairobi court on Thursday, charged with scamming a company out of Sh 300 million by falsely claiming they would sell gold to the company. Frank David Kateti, Alain Mwandia Nvita Lukusa, and Daniel Otieno Ogot are accused of stealing over Sh 300 million from Asianic Limited […]

One of the witnesses in the Shakahola massacre case narrated to the court on Wednesday how her mother, who is an accused in the case alongside Pastor Paul Mackenzie, lured her to Shakahola Forest. The woman, who is under witness protection, told Mombasa Chief Magistrate Alex Ithuku that her mother, one of the accused in […]

Kenyans received temporary relief on Thursday after a Mombasa court halted the government’s decision to impose an additional Sh 8 on the road maintenance levy for fuel. The new charges, which took effect on July 15, 2024, were challenged by activist Odhiambo Juma in a petition before the Mombasa High Court. In his petition, Juma […]

A city businessman, accused of detaining his client’s passport and preventing her from leaving the country for medical treatment, was charged before a Nairobi court on Wednesday. The court ordered Jackson Kamau Ndegwa to submit the passport in question to the court within the next 24 hours. It is alleged that Ndegwa, who runs a […]

A man alleged to be part of a gold scam syndicate in the city has been charged with conspiring to steal from a foreigner by falsely claiming he could facilitate the inspection of 200 kgs of gold at JKIA. Obadiah Kipkemoi Langat, alias Richard, was accused of conspiring to steal Ksh 309,000 from Azimagli Serge […]

A Chinese national and two Kenyan employees were arraigned before a Nairobi court on Wednesday, charged with possession of trade counterfeit goods. Liu Yiman, Peter Munge Mule, and George Mugendi were jointly charged with the offense of being in possession of counterfeit goods. It was alleged that on April 30, 2024, as directors and employees […]

A Boda Boda rider who caused the death of a man during a fight in the city center five years ago has been found guilty of manslaughter. John Maina Njoroge was convicted of unlawfully killing Boniface Makau Paul on August 9, 2018, in Nairobi, without the intention to kill. According to the judgment, Njoroge assaulted […]