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Julius Chepkwony

Lawyer challenges legality of Affordable Housing Act

At least seven petitions have been filed at the High Court in Nakuru and Nairobi. The latest to be filed is a petition by Nakuru-based lawyer Peter Okiro.

Lawyer challenges legality of Affordable Housing Act

Banditry in North Rift proves hard nut to crack for Ruto

Banditry in North Rift proves hard nut to crack for Ruto

Mystery of two minors in custody row who prefer father to mother

Mystery of two minors in custody row who prefer father to mother

Bogus investigations that led to release of Walingo

Bogus investigations that led to release of Walingo

Parent sues school over fee arrears, asks court for refund

The parent says the charges are not in line with the ministry’s directive. He says he represents many others whose children are always embarrassed

Parent sues school over fee arrears, asks court for refund

Apostle Ng'ang'a among five sued by EACC over Sh1.6b land

Kenya Railways Corporation in November 2023 sued Neno Evangelism Registered Trustees and three others. It named EACC as an interested party.

Apostle Ng'ang'a among five sued by EACC over Sh1.6b land

Kenya embassy residences in poor condition, audit reveals

Gathungu cites inadequate drainage, incomplete works, cracked walls, says delay in purchasing the chancery building in London may lead to increased cost of lease rental.

Kenya embassy residences in poor condition, audit reveals

Chilling journey to bandit-prone Baringo North

Our contact warned us that the route we were taking was not safe. Creepy silence made us lower the music in the car, we could not even hear birds chirping.

Chilling journey to bandit-prone Baringo North

American lion enthusiast to sue over killing of lions in Kenya's wildlife

An American tourist and lion enthusiast Luis Franco has petitioned the Kenyan Government over the failure to protect and end the killing of wildlife.

American lion enthusiast to sue over killing of lions in Kenya's wildlife

Irony of tight security at burial of blind teacher killed by bandits

A contingent of security personnel armed to the teeth escort the body from the mortuary to the homestead. Local leaders say the government is keen to end insecurity in the volatile region.

Irony of tight security at burial of blind teacher killed by bandits

MP Kipchumba raises concern over disparity in management of ECDEs

Marakwet MP Toroitich Timothy Kipchumba has raised concern over disparities in counties' management and running of Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDEs) centres.

MP Kipchumba raises concern over disparity in management of ECDEs

Auditor General queries Sh140 million tree planting campaign

The Government, through the State Department for Environment and Climate Change, spent more than Sh140 million in the national tree planting campaign.

Auditor General queries Sh140 million tree planting campaign

Auditor General pokes holes in G-to-G oil deal

As of June 30, 2023, Sh267,722,538 compensations for stabilised refined petroleum products was agreed upon and recommended for payment.

Auditor General pokes holes in G-to-G oil deal

Alarm as Elimu scholarship beneficiaries dropout rate rises

Auditor General's report further reveals the poor academic performance of beneficiaries of Elimu scholarship.

Alarm as Elimu scholarship beneficiaries dropout rate rises

State breached public service rules to train doctors in Cuba

Auditor General noted that training records showed that the Ministry entered into a contract to train 50 doctors in family medicine in Cuba without evidence that the course was not available in Kenya.

State breached public service rules to train doctors in Cuba

Court rules DPP has no powers to withdraw cases

High Court Judge Nixon Sifuna in a ruling on an application by an accused person said it is not for the prosecutors to declare an accused person innocent.

By 2 months ago

Court rules DPP has no powers to withdraw cases

Police ordered to evict goons from War Memorial Hospital

Nakuru County Police Commander Samuel Ndanyi has been ordered to evict goons who occupied Nakuru War Memorial Hospital last week.

By 2 months ago

Police ordered to evict goons from War Memorial Hospital

Court declares bid to reduce Egerton staff pay unconstitutional

The Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nairobi has declared unconstitutional notice on salary reduction by Egerton University to its staff during the Covid-19 pandemic.

By 2 months ago

Court declares bid to reduce Egerton staff pay unconstitutional

CoB asks national, county governments to submit financial reports

National and county governments have three days to submit financial and non-financial reports for the first six months of the 2023/2024 financial year to the Controller of Budget.

By 3 months ago

CoB asks national, county governments to submit financial reports

Mau Summit accident leaves 15 dead, scores injured

Fifteen people have died and seven others injured in an accident at Twin bridge along the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway.

By 3 months ago

Mau Summit accident leaves 15 dead, scores injured

Bride plans surprise wedding for bridegroom, with no honeymoon

Journey was not a walk in the park, with the wedding being funded by well-wishers. Kyalo says he survives on menial jobs and is ready to do all he can to provide for his family.

By 3 months ago

Bride plans surprise wedding for bridegroom, with no honeymoon

Hussein Dida: Philanthropic CEO keeping hopes of needy learners alive

Hussein Dida, then a squatter at Subukia farm lost his parents in 1993 as he prepared to sit for his KCPE examinations.

By 3 months ago

Hussein Dida: Philanthropic CEO keeping hopes of needy learners alive

Puzzle of secret change of land ownership titles at Ardhi House

If you don't do land search for your property quite often, you have a reason to worry. Cartels are causing disappearance of crucial documents and changing land ownership.

By 3 months ago

Puzzle of secret change of land ownership titles at Ardhi House

Businessman loses claim over Sh52m property

A businessman has been dealt a blow after the Court of Appeal dismissed his case claiming ownership of a multi-million-shilling property in Nakuru.

By 3 months ago

Businessman loses claim over Sh52m property

Jubilee: Ruto world tours have achieved nothing

Kioni said Jubilee Party will do all it can to ensure public funds are not wasted. Revenue collected, he said, must be used on projects that are profitable to the taxpayer.

By 4 months ago

Jubilee: Ruto world tours have achieved nothing

Ogiek face evictions despite landmark court ruling

The Ogiek community has won a historic court case against the Kenyan government, but they continue to face evictions from their ancestral land.

By 4 months ago

Ogiek face evictions despite landmark court ruling

Kenya Airways to pay former staff Sh126m for unfair dismissal

Struggling national carrier Kenya Airways has suffered a major blow after an industrial court ordered it to pay 47 former employers Sh126 million for unfair dismissal.

By 5 months ago

Kenya Airways to pay former staff Sh126m for unfair dismissal

Judge rejects maintenance plea from woman in divorce case

The couple married on August 9, 1975. The woman claimed that her ex-husband, a former police officer, introduced other women into their marriage in 2009 and 2012.

By 5 months ago

Judge rejects maintenance plea from woman in divorce case

Court summons AG, his finance officer over Sh3 million award

The High Court in Machakos has summoned the Attorney General for failing to obey a court order to pay a man over Sh3 million compensation award.

By 5 months ago

Court summons AG, his finance officer over Sh3 million award

Tough questions as evictees await verdict

Environment and Lands Court to give judgment on Mau Forest by early March. Forest border, validity of title deeds and origin of occupants among issues to be decided.

By 6 months ago

Tough questions as evictees await verdict

Court ends over decade-long church leadership dispute, blames bishop for confusion

High Court dismisses a case a church filed seeking to bar nine officials from accessing it's premises and accuses the denomination's bishop of causing confusion.

By 6 months ago

Court ends over decade-long church leadership dispute, blames bishop for confusion

Kipkoech Ng'etich: Lawyer who sues state in quest for justice for Kenyans

Kipkoech is a self-proclaimed tea ambassador, Sunday school patron and pro bono lawyer whose aim is to ensure systems in the country are working by fighting for justice for powerless Kenyans.

By 7 months ago

Kipkoech Ng'etich: Lawyer who sues state in quest for justice for Kenyans

ODPP Goof: Man wrongfully detained, prosecuted for murder by state awarded Sh5.5 million

Mawere was awarded Sh5 million for malicious prosecution and Sh500, 000 for false imprisonment for the period he was detained without a court order.

By 7 months ago

ODPP Goof: Man wrongfully detained, prosecuted for murder by state awarded Sh5.5 million

The 11-word WhatsApp post that saw tribunal fine man Sh850,000

An 11-word WhatsApp group message by a man alleging that one of its members was HIV positive has seen him ordered to pay a Sh850,000 fine.

By 7 months ago

The 11-word WhatsApp post that saw tribunal fine man Sh850,000

Judge says courts have no duty to protect unlawful land title deeds

Says those seeking to purchase land have to do higher due diligence since the cartels in the Ministry of Land were becoming more complex.

By 8 months ago

Judge says courts have no duty to protect unlawful land title deeds

Woman, 108, facing eviction after 35-year battle over Sh200m land

The 103-year-old granny has been occupying the property under dispute since 1963 before it was sold to a third party in 1988.

By 8 months ago

Woman, 108, facing eviction after 35-year battle over Sh200m land

Roadside traders stay put despite risks posed

Roadside traders along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway have vowed to stay put even as the government issued a directive to have their businesses relocated.

By 9 months ago

Roadside traders stay put despite risks posed

How man dispossessed widow of her land and sold it to third parties

Lawyer Kipkoech Ng’etich said the defendant illegally and without justification encroached on the suit land and wrongfully sold it.

By 9 months ago

How man dispossessed widow of her land and sold it to third parties

My brakes failed, driver of truck that killed 53 in Londiani says

The driver of the ill-fated trailer that caused the accident killing 53 people at the Londiani junction along the Nakuru- Kericho highway, is alive.

By 9 months ago

My brakes failed, driver of truck that killed 53 in Londiani says

Parent sues school over fee arrears, asks court for refund

The parent says the charges are not in line with the ministry’s directive. He says he represents many others whose children are always embarrassed

Parent sues school over fee arrears, asks court for refund

Apostle Ng'ang'a among five sued by EACC over Sh1.6b land

Kenya Railways Corporation in November 2023 sued Neno Evangelism Registered Trustees and three others. It named EACC as an interested party.

Apostle Ng'ang'a among five sued by EACC over Sh1.6b land

Kenya embassy residences in poor condition, audit reveals

Gathungu cites inadequate drainage, incomplete works, cracked walls, says delay in purchasing the chancery building in London may lead to increased cost of lease rental.

Kenya embassy residences in poor condition, audit reveals

Chilling journey to bandit-prone Baringo North

Our contact warned us that the route we were taking was not safe. Creepy silence made us lower the music in the car, we could not even hear birds chirping.

Chilling journey to bandit-prone Baringo North

American lion enthusiast to sue over killing of lions in Kenya's wildlife

An American tourist and lion enthusiast Luis Franco has petitioned the Kenyan Government over the failure to protect and end the killing of wildlife.

American lion enthusiast to sue over killing of lions in Kenya's wildlife

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