Woman sues DPP for failure to charge MCA

A Dutch woman seeking divorce from her Kenyan husband, John Lepil Lolkile, a ward representative in Samburu County, has sued the Director of Public Prosecutions and police for failure to charge him with bigamy.

By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

Twelve voters want their county speaker sacked

Twelve voters from Embu County have lodged a suit to have their assembly speaker declared unfit to hold office.

By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

Suit against Narok County by Ntimama, two politicians moved to Nakuru

High Court Judge Mumbi Ngugi directed that the case be taken from Nairobi to Nakuru where it will be heard and determined. The Narok County Government has not replied to the case filed last week by the three politicians.

By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

Court summons Interior PS Iringo for contempt

A judge has ordered the Interior Principal Secretary Mutea Iringo to personally appear in court on Monday for the hearing of a contempt case against him.

By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

EACC dismisses CBK boss contempt of court claims

The anti-corruption agency has told a court that an application by Central Bank of Kenya Governor Prof Njuguna Ndung’u accusing it of contempt of court amounts to a sideshow meant to delay the hearing of his petition

By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

LSK’s bid to block Anglo Leasing payments flops

The Court of Appeal yesterday refused to stop the Government from making any further payments to companies in Anglo Leasing-related contracts.

By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

Officer faces civil jail for failing to evict Uhuru’s kin

The Kiambu County Police Commander risks being committed to civil jail for refusing to effect court orders against a company owned by nephews of President Uhuru Kenyatta.

By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

AG’s failure to defend case involving Sh321 million claim returns to haunt

Failure by the Attorney General to defend a Sh321 million claim by a construction company five years ago continues to haunt the Government to date.

By Pamela Chepkemei 11 years ago

Tobiko wants Muthama petition struck out

Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko claims Machakos Senator Johnston Muthama is interfering with his work.

By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

Lawyers move to court of Appeal after judge throws petition on payments out

The battle by Kenyan lawyers to stop Treasury from paying two companies involved in the Anglo Leasing scandal has found its way to the Court of Appeal.

By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

Here’s what Tobiko has ordered done to man who defiled Mwende

Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko has ordered police to arrest and charge in court a man alleged to have sexually assaulted a minor in Mwingi County three years ago.

By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

Mutunga appoints judge to hear CBK boss Sh1.2b tender case

Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has appointed a new judge to hear a petition filed by Central Bank of Kenya Governor Njuguna Ndung’u seeking to stop his prosecution over a Sh1.2 billion tender.

By Pamela Chepkemei 11 years ago

LSK loses bid to block payments

The Government can now process payment of Sh1.4 billion to companies involved in the Anglo Leasing scandal after a court on Wednesday declined to issue temporary orders stopping the release of any cash from Treasury.

By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

Court stops relocation of 500 foreigners

The High Court has stopped the relocation of 500 foreigners to a refugee camp.

By Pamela Chepkemei 11 years ago

Judges disqualify themselves from CBK boss case

Three judges have disqualified themselves from a case filed by the Central Bank of Kenya Governor Njuguna Ndung’u seeking to stop his criminal prosecution over a Sh1.2 billion security systems tender.

By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

MP who earns zero salary

Homa Bay MP Peter Kaluma who has been sued by a woman for child upkeep has filed his payslip in court to prove he can only cater for the child’s education and health.

By Chepkemei 11 years ago

Laptop case to heard after two months

The Government’s laptop pledge to public primary schools will not be fulfilled soon as the legal dispute over the Sh24.6 million tender will be heard in two months’ time.

By Pamela Chepkemei 11 years ago

Nazlin’s alleged husband ordered to appear in court

Businessman Madatali Chatur has been summoned to appear in court Wednesday over a matrimonial case filed against him by controversial politician, Nazlin Umar.

By Pamela Chepkemei 11 years ago

Judge sues bank for ‘defamation’

A Court of Appeal judge has sued a bank for failing to remit Sh7 million to a motor vehicle dealer as payment for purchase of a vehicle.

By Pamela Chepkemei 11 years ago

Mama Ngina wants land case terminated

Former First Lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta has asked the High Court in Nakuru to strike out her name in a case challenging her ownership of two prime plots in Nakuru.

By VINCENT MABATUK and PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

Nduva Muli disowned by his mother

The widow of former Chief Justice Mathew Guy Muli has disowned her son, Transport Principal Secretary Nduva Muli in a family property dispute in court.

By By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

Court to decide on ‘deal’ over Saitoti son

Consent to end a case over parental dispute of the son of late Cabinet minister George Saitoti was reached to avoid criminal charges being preferred against a couple claiming that their child was stolen.

By By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

Ex-AG’s family in wealth dispute

A case pitting Transport Principal Secretary Nduva Muli and his sister over family property has taken a new twist, with the PS accusing a Court of Appeal judge and her husband of interfering with the matter.

By Pamela Chepkemei 11 years ago

State to pay ex-Commander Sh37m over attempted 1982 coup

Former Kenya Air Force Commander Major General Peter Kariuki, imprisoned over the attempted coup in 1982, has been awarded Sh37 million by a court as compensation.

By Pamela Chepkemei 11 years ago

CBK Governor’s fraud case adjourned to May

Central Bank of Kenya Governor Prof Njuguna Ndung’u has been given seven days by a court to file an additional affidavit in a petition he has lodged seeking to stop his prosecution over a Sh1.2 billion tender.

By Pamela Chepkemei 11 years ago

Declare Kidero unfit to hold office, petitioner urges court

A man has moved to court seeking to have Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero declared unfit to hold office.

By Pamela Chepkemei 11 years ago

Petitioner says Kidero ‘unfit’ to hold office

A petitioner has moved to court seeking to have Nairobi County Governor Evans Kidero declared unfit to hold office.

By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

ODM locked me out of Senate race, says man

A politician has sued the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party to recover nomination fees after he was denied a chance to vie for a senator’s seat in the last General Election.

By Pamela Chepkemei 11 years ago

How Karume shared his vast estate among heirs

When he breathed his last, self-made billionaire James Njenga Karume automatically moved his heirs to the top decks of the world’s club of multi-millionaires.

By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

Deputy President William Ruto contests Sh5m award to IDP in land suit

Deputy President William Ruto has appealed against a Sh5 million compensation awarded to an internally displaced person in a land dispute following last year’s ruling by the High Court.

By By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

Government has not banned miraa, AG tells court

The Attorney General has told a court that khat (miraa) has not been classified as a narcotic in Kenya, contrary to claims by traders who sued the Government.

By Pamela Chepkemei 11 years ago

Court suspends case against Ngilu appointments

A court has suspended hearing of a case filed against Cabinet Secretary Charity Ngilu, by a voter over appointments and deployment of senior officers in her Ministry.

By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

Reprieve for gamblers as levies stopped

Gamblers got a reprieve yesterday when the High Court stopped the chief tax man from imposing new levies on those who win games.

By By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

Ndung’u moves to court to stop arrest over tendering

Central Bank Governor Njuguna Ndung’u has moved to court to stop his arrest and prosecution. Prof Ndung’u filed an urgent case at the High Court in Nairobi.

By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

Slain journalist’s mother testifies against son-in-law

The mother of the late journalist Wambui Kabiru Monday told a court that she received a phone call from her son-in-law informing her that he had killed her daughter.

By Pamela Chepkemei 11 years ago

Ojaamong to pay Sh40,000 for upkeep

Busia County Governor Sospeter Ojaamong was yesterday ordered by a Nairobi court to pay Sh40,000 for upkeep of two children he sired outside wedlock.

By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

Court orders police to arrest Interior PS Mutea Iringo

A Nairobi court has ordered the arrest of Interior Principal Secretary Mutea Iringo for disobeying orders.

By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

Man, 93, still waiting for 1979 case

One of the oldest cases in the Judiciary filed by a 93-year-old man and which has been pending in court since 1979 came up before a High Court Judge in Nairobi on Monday.

By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

Uhuru’s lawyer case unsettles activists

A lawyer and three activists have told a court in Nairobi that President Uhuru Kenyatta’s lead counsel at International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking information about them from two mobile phone operators in breach of their constitutional rights.

By By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago

Mobile phone records plea by Uhuru’s lawyer opposed

A lawyer and three activists have told a court in Nairobi that President Uhuru Kenyatta’s lead counsel at International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking information about them from two mobile phone operators in breach of their constitutional rights.

By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI 11 years ago