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More thorns than roses in Ruto ties with Judiciary
Immediately after he took over power as Kenya's fifth president, Ruto swore in six judges who had been rejected by his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta.
By Kamau Muthoni 2 months ago
More thorns than roses in Ruto ties with Judiciary
Safaricom, CA, sued in Starlink internet battle
Kituo cha Sheria has sued Safaricom, the Communication Authority of Kenya (CA), and the Competition Authority of Kenya to allow Starlink access to the Kenyan market.
By Kamau Muthoni 2 months ago
Safaricom, CA, sued in Starlink internet battle
Judge gives Masengeli final chance despite defying court orders
Acting Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli defied four court orders requiring him to appear and explain whereabouts of two siblings and an activist allegedly abducted in Kitengela
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Judge gives Masengeli final chance despite defying court orders
She was not your wife, judge tells man seeking to end 22-year-union
The High Court has handed a man a shocker of his life after finding that a woman he was living with for 22 years and even had children, was not his wife
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
She was not your wife, judge tells man seeking to end 22-year-union
Masengeli snubs court in Kitengela abduction case
High Court orders Acting Police IG Gilbert Masengeli to appear in person at 3 pm over the disappearance of two siblings an an activist in Kitengela two weeks ago.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Masengeli snubs court in Kitengela abduction case
Migosi ordered to appoint education quality council
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos has been ordered to appoint a team to oversee the country's education quality.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Migosi ordered to appoint education quality council
75-year-old man's appeal to Saudi embassy over Sh96m court award
Abdi won an employment dispute against the embassy on July 19, 2019, where the court awarded him USD 320,282 (Sh41 million) at the current exchange rate.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
75-year-old man's appeal to Saudi embassy over Sh96m court award
Inside 34-year-old court battle between Manchester outfitters and Standard Chartered
The Supreme Court will, for the second time, determine a three decades old case between clothes manufacture and a local bank in Sh34 billion battle.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Inside 34-year-old court battle between Manchester outfitters and Standard Chartered
Blow after court quashes laws hiking tourism fees at the Coast
Justice Mugure Thande found that the Ministry of Tourism should have consulted the locals before coming up with the new regulations spelling out new charges last year.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Blow after court quashes laws hiking tourism fees at the Coast
Man jailed 20 years for terror links to cleric Rogo, Osama
George Olucho was found guilty of terrorism after being nabbed by police with Aboud Rogo's audios.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Man jailed 20 years for terror links to cleric Rogo, Osama
Court rejects plea to release Sh4b in row by KPC contractors
Lebanese company moved to Court of Appeal after judge froze the account. KPC withheld payment of the balance after court cases on who should be paid.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Court rejects plea to release Sh4b in row by KPC contractors
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Evidence on trial: The line between rape and consent
Lalah invited her friend, James, to her house and gave him a place to sleep. She claimed James raped her. On the other hand, James said it was consensual.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Evidence on trial: The line between rape and consent
Former IG Koome, AG and Bungei sued over death of protestor Kogi
Beasley Kogi was killed on June 25, 2024, in the Nairobi central business district. A post-mortem indicated that he was hit on the head and the chest by a blunt object.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Former IG Koome, AG and Bungei sued over death of protestor Kogi
Marketers, supermarket sued in pads, diapers advertising row
Joseph Mwai, a lawyer, claimed in his case before Justice Chacha Mwita that the information provided for these crucial items for women was misleading and deceptive.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Marketers, supermarket sued in pads, diapers advertising row
Why High Court has suspended Governor Mwangaza's impeachment
The High Court in Nairobi has issued conservatory orders suspending the impeachment of Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Why High Court has suspended Governor Mwangaza's impeachment
Relief for Ruto as court unlocks Finance Act 2023
The Supreme Court has granted the Kenya Kwanza government a major reprieve by temporarily allowing it to collect taxes provided for in the Finance Act 2023.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Relief for Ruto as court unlocks Finance Act 2023
Landlady asks court to declare MP Barasa bankrupt over debt
Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa has been sued over alleged failure to pay a Sh2.8 million debt.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Landlady asks court to declare MP Barasa bankrupt over debt
Court of Appeal affirms Green Park Estate not on riparian land
The Court of Appeal has affirmed an Environment and Lands Court's finding that Green Park Estate in Athi River is not on riparian land.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Court of Appeal affirms Green Park Estate not on riparian land
Win for recruit as tribunal orders military to hire people with HIV
Man tells tribunal he was kicked out of KDF training school after only seven days. Military ordered to pay Sh1.05 million for discrimination and failure to seek consent.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Win for recruit as tribunal orders military to hire people with HIV
Abducted or absconded? Manager in Sh1.5b Equity Bank heist goes missing
The lawyer says hooded men raided Machiri's house on the night of August 12, 2024, and left with him before they went to his father in Murang'a rural home and abducted him.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Abducted or absconded? Manager in Sh1.5b Equity Bank heist goes missing
Court orders police to report to IPOA over deaths during protests
The Government was sued over police brutality during the 2017 repeat election protests. Judge rules the law states that superiors should inform the agency if a protester dies.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Court orders police to report to IPOA over deaths during protests
Man kicked out of KDF training school over HIV gets Sh1.05mn compensation
The HIV and Aids Tribunal has ordered KDF to update its rules for enlisting and recruitment based on scientific developments in HIV treatment and management.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Man kicked out of KDF training school over HIV gets Sh1.05mn compensation
NHIF's 7 million members used as bait in attempt to save SHIF
State attempts to convince the Court of Appeal to functionalise the SHIF after the High Court declared the scheme unconstitutional.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
NHIF's 7 million members used as bait in attempt to save SHIF
Student expelled over lesbianism claims to get Sh250,000 compensation
Justice Lawrence Mugambi, in his judgment, found that St Hannahs Girls High School failed to give the student codenamed AWW, a fair hearing before kicking her out.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Student expelled over lesbianism claims to get Sh250,000 compensation
Former CS Aisha Jumwa entangled in Sh250m house dispute
Former Gender CS Aisha Jumwa is embroiled in a legal battle with a proprietor over a Sh250 million house she purchased last year.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Former CS Aisha Jumwa entangled in Sh250m house dispute
No masked, plain cloth police officers in unmarked cars for protests, court orders
The High Court has barred the Inspector General of Police from deploying police officers in civilian clothing or having unmarked vehicles without number plates in the streets during protests.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
No masked, plain cloth police officers in unmarked cars for protests, court orders
Criminalising failure to declare dual citizenship unconstitutional
High Court has declared unconstitutional a section of law that criminalises failure to disclose to the government about dual citizenship status.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Criminalising failure to declare dual citizenship unconstitutional
Win for Egerton university engineering students over registration
Engineering graduates from Egerton University have finally won a long-running battle over the approval of their certificates.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Win for Egerton university engineering students over registration
Report links illegal sandalwood trade to banditry, blames Uganda
Uganda has been cited as a gateway for sandalwood smugglers. A new report has also linked local security agencies to banditry in the Rift Valley.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Report links illegal sandalwood trade to banditry, blames Uganda
Court overturns life sentence for sodomy convict
High Court has overturned a life sentence handed to a convict who sodomised a 55-year-old man, terming it too excessive.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Court overturns life sentence for sodomy convict
Methodist church faces auction over unpaid Sh 2.5 million court award
The Methodist Church in Kenya is facing auction over Sh2.5 million owed to a former employee.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Methodist church faces auction over unpaid Sh 2.5 million court award
Man jailed 20 years for defiling orphan inside church
The High Court has affirmed a 20-year jail sentence against a children's home proprietor who defiled an orphaned girl.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Man jailed 20 years for defiling orphan inside church
Asset agency ordered to produce two investigators in Sh55m dispute
The agency said one of key witnesses in the case is retired, while the other one is out of Nairobi. It last year sought to have a businessman Antony Odiero's accounts frozen.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Asset agency ordered to produce two investigators in Sh55m dispute
Court orders MPs to preserve damning reports against CSs
The High Court on Friday directed National Assembly to store all the memoranda against Cabinet Secretaries in a case filed to challenge their suitability for office.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Court orders MPs to preserve damning reports against CSs
Price of salt to go up after Supreme Court dismisses tax case
Supreme Court Judges Philomena Mwilu, Mohammed Ibrahim, Smokin Wanjala, and Isaac Lenaola unanimously found the court had no powers to hear the case filed by Krystalline Limited.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Price of salt to go up after Supreme Court dismisses tax case
Court blocks arrest of Wanjigi by police over protest probe
High Court in Nairobi has barred DCI from either arresting or detaining businessman Jimi Wanjigi, a day after the police raided his residence in Muthaiga, Nairobi.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Court blocks arrest of Wanjigi by police over protest probe
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Tough road ahead for Kenya's first woman Attorney General
Dorcas Oduor is no stranger to difficult national moments, her first assignment is advising the government on the current crisis following the rejection of Finance Bill 2024.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Tough road ahead for Kenya's first woman Attorney General
Maisha Namba data to be shared with 450 entities, High Court told
Civil organisations warn the State has not disclosed data protection measures as the Ministry says 1.2 million on waiting list due to orders stopping the issuance of IDs.
By Kamau Muthoni 3 months ago
Maisha Namba data to be shared with 450 entities, High Court told
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Another hurdle for Ruto as petitions challenge CS nominees
Parliament will not have the final say as two cases before the Malindi High Court and another in the Milimani High Court challenge the nominees' suitability to be CSs.
By Kamau Muthoni 4 months ago
Another hurdle for Ruto as petitions challenge CS nominees
LSK sues police officer over death of Rex Masai during tax protests
LSK claims Isaiah Ndumba Murangiri was behind Rex Masai's killing. Lawyers want court to outlaw deployment of officers in civilian clothing during protests.
By Kamau Muthoni 4 months ago
LSK sues police officer over death of Rex Masai during tax protests
Ruto's newfound ODM allies' loud defence signals power shift as UDA sways
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