COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
A Former East Wanga Ward MCA was on Friday arraigned before a Nairobi court and charged with obtaining Sh 16 Million. Zaid Shaban Oteng’o appeared before Magistrate Gilbert Shikwe and denied the charge. The court heard that he fraudulently obtained Sh 16.7M from Mohamoud on diverse dates between August 2016 and November 2018. It is […]
A Nursing trainee at Kenyatta National Hospital nursing was on Friday charged with stealing a mobile phone from the said facility. Cornellius Kioko Munyai was arraigned before Magistrate Gilbert Shikeenursing trainee at KNH is accused of stealing an Infinix mobile phone valued at Sh 40,990 from Muriithi Mwenda. He was also charged with an alternative […]
Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir recorded a statement with authorities following accusations linking him to the abduction and gang-rape of a Mombasa-based blogger.The governor strongly denied the allegations, calling them politically motivated and vowing to clear his name. His aide, Mohamed Hussein, was also arrested but later released after the High Court intervened. The investigation is […]
The Nairobi High Court has directed Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja to arrest senior police officer Mohammed Baa, who has been implicated in the brutal 2017 killing of six-month-old Baby Samantha Pendo during post-election violence. Baa has been missing since a warrant for his arrest was issued, and he has yet to appear in […]
The government faced a significant setback on Thursday after the High Court suspended the implementation of the new university education funding model. This decision will hold until a case challenging the model is determined. The petition was filed by the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), Elimu Bora Working Group, Boaz Waruku, and a Students Caucus […]
A city businessman who is alleged to have caused the death on a Military officer during an altercation at a bar last month will now be charged with murder after the DPP approved the charge. Ian Rotich is alleged to have hit officer Kelvin Waweru with a stone during an altercation outside city bar which […]
Activist Morara Kebaso has contested a cyber harassment charge filed by the state, urging the court to drop the case on grounds that it does not disclose a valid offense. Appearing before Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina, Morara was released on a Sh 50,000 cash bail pending the court’s decision on whether he will be required […]
A businesswoman accused of attempting to fraudulently seize a Sh 50 million parcel of land in Karen by forging its title deed has been charged with forgery. Evangeline Nyawira Muriuki appeared before Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina, where she denied the forgery charges. Prosecutors allege that in May 2016, Nyawira, along with others yet to […]
A former teacher was arraigned before a Nairobi court on Monday, facing charges of defrauding his friend of over Sh 43 million by falsely claiming he would help him convert the amount into U.S. dollars. Taher Jivanjee Hassan Jamaly appeared before Milimani Chief Magistrate Lukas Onyina and denied the charge of obtaining money by false […]
The high court on Monday declined to stop Parliament from discussing Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment. In two different petitions filed at the high court, both courts declined to issue orders stopping the impeachment instead directed parties to file and serve the petition to respondents. In one case, Former Senator Cleophas Malala sued parliament seeking […]
