COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
An aged US National was on Tuesday arraigned before a Nairobi court and charged with defiling a 10 year old child. Daniel Michael Kirkovic who is on a wheelchair was charged for defiling a minor Contrary to Section 8(1) of the Sexual offences Act number 3 of 2006. It is alleged that on diverse dates […]
Betting firm Milestone Games Ltd trading as Sport Pesa has lost a bid to be enjoined as interested party in case where Consumer Federation of Kenya is in court over the Speed Dial” feature on various internet browsers used to advertise betting, lottery and gaming activities. The court ruled that Milestone Games Limited has not […]
Two men from Eldoret who have been using Interior PS Raymond Omollo’s name and picture on WhatsApp to defraud members of the public have been detained, Dennis Kipchumba and Winstone Gilbert Pikei were arraigned in court on Monday where police sought for more days to detain them as they conclude investigations. Magistrate Dolphina Alego allowed […]
The High Court of Kenya has certified as urgent the Omnicare Medical case, where the facility, also known as Body by Design, is challenging the recent closure ordered by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) following the death of a patient after a plastic surgery procedure. Justice John Chigiti ruled the matter as […]
The state has been offered to pay residents of Mathare, Gwa Kairu, Mukuru Kwa Ruben and Kiamaiko a who were arbitrarily evicted from their homes by the government for allegedly building on riparian land. Justice Mogeni has ruled that the residents are entitled to a fair and just compensation for losses of personal, real or […]
Chief Justice Martha Koome has urged Kenyans especially politicians to embrace Alternative Dispute Resolution to resolve political disputes before going to court. Koome was speaking at the Supreme Court of Kenya @ 12 conference which was also graced by President William Ruto and DP Kithure Kindiki. Koome asked political leaders to solve political matters through […]
Omnicare Medical popularly known as Body by design has moved to court challenging the decision by the medical board to close down their facility after a patient died following a plastic surgery procedure. The Kenya Medical Dentists and Practitioners Board closed down the hospital on Thursday evening following alleged uproar from the victims family following […]
A three judge has now paved way for the swearing in of DP elect Kindiki Kithure after setting aside the order that had stopped him from assuming office. This is a blow to impeached DP Rigathi Gachagua who had secured the orders stopping the swearing in ceremony. The court ruled that the current constitutional framework […]
Parliament has urged a three judge bench hearing the impeachment case of DP Rigathi Gachagua to set aside the orders barring swearing in of DP elect Kithure Kindiki. The AG through lawyer Professor Githu Muigai argued that the constitution did not envisage a vacancy at the office of the Deputy President and the order barring […]
