COURT & LEGAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
Three-Judge Bench Clears Path for Kindiki’s Swearing-In Ceremony
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 Calls on Court to Lift Orders Blocking Kindiki’s Swearing-In
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 […]
MP Mogaka Seeks DCI Probe into Sh1B Nyamira County Embezzlement
West Mugirango MP Stephen Mogaka has written to the DCI requesting for investigations into misappropriation of over Sh 1 billion at the Nyamira County. In a letter to the DCI, Mogaka says that he was writing in a bid to seek for investigations into alleged embezzlement of funds amounting to over Sh 1 billion by […]
Gachagua Urges Court not to Allow Kindiki ‘s Swearing in.
Embattled DP Rigathi Gachagua has urged the three judge bench not to lift orders that has barred DP elect Kindiki Kithure from being sworn into office. Through his lawyers, Gachagua has asked the judges to preserve the substratum of his case by upholding the conservatory orders pending hearing and determination of his case challenging the […]
Court Dismisses Multi-Billion Triton Graft Case Against Businessman Devani
Businessman Yagnesh Devani was freed on Monday after the court granted an application by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to withdraw graft charges against him in the multi-billion Triton Oil case. In the application, the DPP cited the death of several key witnesses as the basis for withdrawing the charges. The court concurred, noting […]
Win for SK Macharia as Court Suspends Search Warrant Execution on RMS Premises
Royal Media Services Chairman SK Macharia got a win on Monday in court after the police were stopped from executing a search warrant on his premises at RMS pending hearing of his application. In the case, Police had secured orders allowing them to go to RMS and conduct a search in a bid to recover […]
Gachagua Seeks Court of Appeal Intervention to Halt Impeachment Case Hearing
Embattled Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is requesting the Court of Appeal to stop the three-judge bench at the High Court from proceeding with his impeachment case pending the hearing of his appeal. Through his legal team, Gachagua has filed an appeal challenging the High Court’s recent decision that upheld Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu’s authority to form a bench to oversee the impeachment proceedings. Gachagua argues that the three-judge bench, comprising Justices Eric Ogola, Freda Mugambi, and Antony Mrima, erred in ruling that Mwilu acted within […]
Murang’a Court Sentences Farmworker to 20 Years for Bishop Muiru’s Mother’s Murder
A farmhand employed by Bishop Pius Muiru’s mother has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for her murder, which took place in 2017 at her home. Justice Kanyi Kimondo handed down the sentence to Ezekiel Saitabu Nakola for the murder of 73-year-old Grace Wangari Mwangi. Nakola was found guilty of the crime, which occurred […]
Court Halts KETRACO’s Deal with Adani, Dealing Major Blow to State
The High Court on Friday halted the recently launched deal between Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) and Adani Energy Solutions, delivering a setback to the government’s plans to partner with the multinational. The deal, inaugurated by the President just a day earlier, faced a legal challenge from the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), which petitioned […]