Court martial proceedings against ex-soldiers halted
The High court in Nairobi has stopped three Court Martial proceedings at Kenya Navy Mtongwe base in Mombasa where 27 ex- soldiers have been charged with deserting military services between 2007 and 2008.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 9 years ago
Court martial proceedings against ex-soldiers  halted
Outrage and fear over terror suspects roaming free
Several of Kenya’s most notorious terror suspects are roaming free after they were released by court pending the hearing of their cases, and police fear they could be planning more deadly attacks.
By By WILLIS OKETCH and CYRUS OMBATI 9 years ago
Outrage and fear over terror suspects roaming free
Rwandese among those killed in mosque raid
A Rwandan Christian who had converted to Islam was among the people killed when police stormed the controversial Musa Mosque in Mombasa’s Majengo slums on February 2, according to a court document authorising his burial in Kenya.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 9 years ago
Rwandese among those killed in mosque raid
Police ordered to seize guns from Sh450m oil theft suspects
A Mombasa court has ordered the police to seize two guns from two former Vivo Energy Kenya managers accused of stealing oil worth Sh450 million, which was being transported to Nairobi from Mombasa.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 9 years ago
Police ordered to seize guns  from Sh450m oil theft suspects
State ordered to pay terror suspect Sh670,000
The State has lost a suit against a terror suspect. It was ordered by Mombasa High Court to pay Sh670,000 in damages for conducting an illegal search for weapons and drugs on June 23, 2011.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 9 years ago
State ordered to pay terror suspect Sh670,000
Arrested Likoni youths charged with idling, terrorists still at large
Forty nine youths arrested on Sunday at Likoni after suspected terrorists stormed a Church and killed six worshipers have been charged in Mombasa with committing a nuisance in public by idling and being disorderly.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 9 years ago
Arrested Likoni youths charged with idling, terrorists still at large
State wants case on mosque raid heard in camera
The State wants the media and public barred from court proceedings in a case linked to the raid on the controversial Musa Mosque in Mombasa.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 10 years ago
State wants case on mosque raid heard in camera
Stalled land dispute case kicks off, 37 years later
A case that has stalled in a Mombasa court for 37 years has finally kicked off after a retired assistant chief suspected to have been frustrating its conclusion was charged with forging court proceedings in his favor.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 10 years ago
Stalled land dispute case kicks off, 37 years later
Anti-graft unit to reclaim port land
The anti-graft agency has commenced legal proceedings to repossess a parcel of land strategic to the security of the Mombasa Port that was grabbed six years ago.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 10 years ago
Anti-graft unit to reclaim port land
Police: 10 mosque raid suspects fled
Police in Mombasa now claim that 10 terror suspects arrested during the February 2 storming of the controversial Musa Mosque escaped while being transported to Makupa Police Station.
By By WILLIS OKETCH and JOACKIM BWANA 10 years ago
Police: 10 mosque raid suspects fled
Anti-terror Detective admits his passport was not stamped
A British counter-terrorism detective has admitted that his passport was not stamped by Kenya Immigration department at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport when he was leaving Kenya two years ago after investigating terror suspect Jermain Grant.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 10 years ago
Anti-terror Detective admits his passport was not stamped
33 suspects in Musa Mosque raid freed
The State Tuesday evening withdrew robbery with violence and terrorism charges against 33 suspects captured during the February 2 storming of the controversial Musa Mosque but imposed stringent conditions for their release.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 10 years ago
33 suspects in Musa Mosque raid freed
Mosque raid unearths ‘crucial documents’
Police in Mombasa say it may take them two months to sift through the treasure trove of information seized from the controversial Musa Mosque after Sunday’s violent clashes.
By By WILLIS OKETCH and NGUMBAO KITHI 10 years ago
Mosque raid unearths ‘crucial documents’
Dialogue with governor, court tells hawkers
The High Court in Mombasa has asked traders who were evicted from the central business district of the town last week to dialogue with the county Government.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 10 years ago
Dialogue with governor, court tells hawkers
German ordered to take DNA test
A woman who claims she was impregnated by a German she met online has got an order from a Mombasa court compelling the foreigner to undergo a DNA test to determine if he is the father of her child.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 10 years ago
German ordered to take DNA test
Jailed lawyer appeals one year sentence
A lawyer jailed for one year by a Voi court for obtaining Sh2 million by false pretence has moved to the High court to appeal the sentence.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 10 years ago
Jailed lawyer appeals one year sentence
Firm wants Nema barred from stopping construction
A private developer has now moved to court to stop the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) from interfering with its multi-million shilling property in Nyali, Mombasa County.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 10 years ago
Firm wants Nema barred from stopping construction
Elderly Belgian gets 20 years for defiling girl
An elderly Belgian has been jailed for 20 years for sexually defiling a minor and subjecting her to labour over two years.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 10 years ago
Elderly Belgian gets 20 years for defiling girl
Court summons British detectives
A Mombasa court has issued summons to two Scotland Yard detectives to testify against British terror suspect Jermaine Grant, who is charged with preparing to make bombs to kill US and British citizens on the Kenyan coast.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 10 years ago
Court summons British detectives
Appellate judge pulls out of secession case by MRC
Justice Philip Waki has pulled out of a case in which the separatist Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) is challenging a constitutional court judgment that rejected its bid to hold a secession referendum in the coastal region.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 10 years ago
Appellate judge pulls out of secession case by MRC
Anti-terror police obtain order to search house
Anti-terrorism police have obtained an order to search a house with a female occupant in Mombasa, which they believe is laden with explosives.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 10 years ago
Anti-terror police obtain order to search house
British terror suspect taken to court under heavy guard
British terror suspect Jermaine Grant was on Tuesday taken to court in Mombasa under heavy guard.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 10 years ago
British terror suspect taken to court under heavy guard
Shahbal’s witness jailed for perjury
A chief agent for Mombasa gubernatorial race loser Suleiman Shahbal has been jailed for three months by a court for perjury.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 10 years ago
Shahbal’s witness jailed for perjury
Judge summons Shahbal’s agent over perjury
The chief agent of politician Suleiman Shahbal, the main challenger in an election petition against Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho, will be taken to court to determine whether he should be charged with perjury.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 10 years ago
Judge summons Shahbal’s agent over perjury
MP to know his fate before end of this month
Jomvu MP Bady Twalib Bady will know on September 25 whether or not there will be a by-election in his constituency following a petition against him.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 10 years ago
MP to know his fate before end of this month
Joho’s lawyer asks court to dismiss case
Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho’s lawyers have dismissed as “petty” a suit questioning his academic qualifications.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 10 years ago
Joho’s lawyer asks court to dismiss case
Suit quizzing Joho’s papers to start on Monday
A case in which the validity of Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho’s university degree is being challenged is set to start on Monday.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 10 years ago
Suit quizzing Joho’s papers to start on Monday
University says Joho’s papers are not fake
The mystery of Hassan Ali Joho’s degree from Kampala University continues to deepen after the institution came to his defense following a case filed challenging the authenticity of the document.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 10 years ago
University says Joho’s papers are not fake
Man to spend three decades in jail for murder
A man has been jailed for 30 years by a Mombasa court for killing his brother over a land dispute, five years ago.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 10 years ago
Man to spend three decades in jail for murder
State to conceal identity of witnesses
The identity of State witnesses testifying in a case will be concealed.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 10 years ago
State to conceal identity of witnesses
Joho in trouble as petition gets nod
A High Court judge has upheld a petition filed against Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 10 years ago
Joho in trouble as petition gets nod
Man charged for killing wife who is alive
A port clerk was charged and detained in remand for months over the murder of his wife and daughter who were in fact alive and well.
By By WILLIS OKETCH 10 years ago
Man charged for killing wife who is alive
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