… Omtatah said his earlier case, filed alongside Nyakina Wycliffe Gisebe against the Attorney General and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), challenged the timing of the 2022 General Election. …
… The board moved to court to challenge Macharia’s transfer from Mama Ngina to Kaloleni Primary School through a letter dated April 27, 2026.The board, which sued the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), County and Regional Directors of Education and the Attorney General (AG), claime …
… Two lawyers, Thomas Buckley Opal and Ken Brance, sued the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Kenya (GRA), the Attorney General and Prime Cabinet Secretary, arguing that the new regulations will cripple the industry and were allegedly passed without public participation. …
… the Green Belt Movement and public interest litigation group JustAct, stopping the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), Kenya Forest Service and private developer Konyon Company Limited from further construction works in the forest.The petitioners also listed the Attorney General …
… However, the court ruled that it must first determine whether it has jurisdiction to hear the matter after the Attorney General raised a preliminary objection. …
… A petitioner is now seeking to push the KR boss out, claiming he is employed on permanent terms.In the case against KR board, the Attorney General and Transport Cabinet Secretary, the complainant alleges that Mainga was appointed in 2018, noting that State corporations hire their …
… onal Commission of Jurists and Physicians for Human Rights, argued that it was unfair for the government to recognize persons who were killed, abducted or maimed by the police during instances of violence but leave out those who were sexually abused.In reply, the Attorney General …
… The electoral body further explained that the Bill also seeks to remove provisions of the Elections Act that were declared unconstitutional by the High Court in the Katiba Institute v Attorney General case, where Sections 39(1C)(a), 39(1D), 39(1E), 39(1F) and 39(1G) were invalida …
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has formally gazetted the commencement of the election period for the August 10, 2027 polls, publishing Kenya Gazette Notice No. 13497 to bring the Electoral Code of Conduct and Election Offences Act into force, setting out a roadmap governing voter registration, political party activities, candidate nominations, campaigns and election offences.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has formally gazetted the commencement of the election period for the August 10, 2027 polls, publishing Kenya Gazette Notice No. 13497 to bring the Electoral Code of Conduct and Election Offences Act into force, setting out a roadmap governing voter registration, political party activities, candidate nominations, campaigns and election offences.
A judge has dismissed the government's objection to a Sh147.77 million case filed by Extreecon Engineering over construction of Economic Stimulus Programme Markets in Nakuru County, allowing the case to proceed to full hearing. The judge ruled that an arbitration clause could not remove the court's jurisdiction and that contract termination terms would require examination.
Justice Gregory Mutai quashed a Sh709 million cost award by the Retirement Benefits Tribunal in a dispute over Sh7 billion pension payout, ruling that Standard Chartered Bank was not given a chance to be heard before the decision was made. The judge directed the tribunal to hear and determine the issue afresh before deciding whether the bank should shoulder the costs incurred by former employees.
The Attorney General has rejected the need for a new Supreme Court advisory opinion regarding whether Gachagua and Mwangaza are eligible to compete in next year's elections.
The Road Safety Association of Kenya has filed a court motion seeking to have the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) declared in contempt for allegedly violating a May 29, 2026 conservatory order that suspended implementation of an automated fines system under a public-private partnership with Pesa Print Limited consortium.
The High Court has rejected a petition by death row convict James Mwinga Gathuri to cap all jail sentences at 67 years, Kenya's normal life expectancy. Justice Roselyne Aburili ruled that Gathuri, whose sentence was already reduced from death to 40 years by the Supreme Court, cannot seek further redress on the same matter and cannot benefit from a review twice.
The Law Society of Kenya has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop construction at Treasury Square Gardens in Mombasa, alleging that authorities allowed development on public recreational land without following constitutional and environmental requirements. The case names the county assembly speaker, county executive member, Mombasa County Assembly, Attorney General, Ministry of Sports, Culture and National Heritage, and several national agencies.
The Road Safety Association of Kenya has filed a High Court motion seeking to have NTSA Director General Nashon Odhiambo Kondiwa committed to civil jail for allegedly continuing to implement an automated fines system despite a May 29 conservatory order suspending the public-private partnership with Pesa Print Limited consortium.
The High Court has declined to strike out a case by Kirinyaga Senator Kamau Murango challenging the government's decision to allow duty-free rice imports, with Justice Edward Muriithi ruling that the case raises weighty questions about whether the policy balances food security interests against farmers' property rights and market profitability.
Nairobi's High Court has frozen implementation of new licensing fees imposed by the Gambling Regulatory Authority, citing the astronomic variance between old and new charges. The court blocked the fee increase pending resolution of the issue, while a fresh case challenges the regulations as unconstitutional, arguing they were passed without adequate public participation.
Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has questioned what he describes as conflicting High Court interpretations of Kenya's constitutional election timeline. He revisited a 2018 petition arguing the 2022 election should have been held in August 2021 rather than August 2022, citing recent divergent Malindi High Court rulings on Article 136(2)(a).
A court dismissed Mama Ngina Primary School's board bid to stop head teacher Francis Macharia's transfer to Kaloleni Primary School, ruling that the Teachers Service Commission acted within its constitutional mandate and the board provided no evidence of constitutional violation.
Two lawyers have sued the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Kenya, the Attorney General, and the Prime Cabinet Secretary over new gambling control regulations that would raise licensing fees significantly—online bookmakers from Sh200,000 to Sh50 million and casinos from Sh7 million to Sh120 million. The plaintiffs argue the regulations were passed without public participation and will cripple the industry.
The Environment and Lands Court has temporarily stopped construction of a road through Ngong Road Forest and an eco-lodge project within the forest, pending the hearing of a petition filed by the Law Society of Kenya, the Green Belt Movement and JustAct against KURA, Kenya Forest Service and developer Konyon Company Limited.
Residents of Kwale have renewed calls for transparency over proposed rare earth mineral exploitation at Mrima Hills as the High Court deferred hearing of an application seeking to halt the project, pending determination of a preliminary objection on jurisdiction raised by the Attorney General.
A petitioner is suing the Transport Cabinet Secretary, Attorney General, and Kenya Railways board to remove Managing Director Phillip Mainga, arguing his permanent employment violates state corporation governance rules that require short-term contracts. The petitioner also seeks an audit of SGR contracts, citing Transparency International's March assessment of the project as high-risk with a 4.9 out of 5 corruption risk score.
Seven survivors of 2007–2008 post-election sexual violence, supported by rights organizations, argued before Kenya's Supreme Court that the government has failed to compensate them and prosecute perpetrators, including police. The Attorney General, DPP, and IPOA opposed the case, claiming the government pursued at least 300 sexual violence cases during the period.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has dismissed claims that proposed amendments to the Elections Act would abolish live transmission of election results or revert to manual voting. The IEBC said the proposed changes instead introduce a complementary mechanism for transmitting results in areas without adequate network coverage.
The Consumers Federation of Kenya has filed a constitutional petition in the High Court challenging the government's proposed tolling of the Nairobi–Nakuru–Mau Summit (A8) Highway, naming KeNHA, the Cabinet Secretaries for Roads and National Treasury, the PPP Directorate, and the Attorney General as respondents.
The Environment and Land Court in Iten has lifted temporary orders that restrained the Kenya Forest Service from fencing Kaptagat Forest, allowing the conservation programme to proceed while the substantive case remains before the court. The dispute arose after applicants sought to stop the fencing, citing concerns over public participation and the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment process, and the court has allowed Kaptagat Community Forest Associations to be joined in the proceedings.
The Environment and Land Court in Iten lifted a July 15 restraining order that had halted fencing of Kaptagat Forest by the Kenya Forest Service. The court's decision allows the conservation exercise—a 270-kilometre electric fence project that began in May—to resume despite objections from five individuals and community groups who cited lack of public participation and environmental impact assessment.
Kenya's draft Freedom of Assembly Bill, collaboratively developed by the KNCHR, Attorney General, and other stakeholders, offers an opportunity to address the country's cycle of protest-related violence, in which at least 1,800 people have been killed or injured since 2017. The opinion piece discusses what the bill gets right, where it diverges from previous attempts, and what must be strengthened.
Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko questioned the Supreme Court's decision to seek an Attorney General advisory opinion on whether impeached state officers can contest elections while appeals are pending, arguing the court had already addressed the issue in his own 2022 impeachment case. Sonko also raised concerns about former Chief Justice Martha Koome's pre-ruling remarks and the compressed timeline for his appeal hearing.
The Environment and Land Court in Iten lifted a temporary halt on the fencing of Kaptagat Forest after hearing an application by five individuals opposing the project. The fencing, which began in May 2026, had been temporarily stopped on July 15 by court order; opponents argued the Kenya Forest Service had not conducted public participation or an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment.
High Court Judge Gregory Mutai has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Deputy Inspector General, and Principal Secretary for Basic Education to personally appear before court to explain delayed implementation of orders directing transfer of Gatoto Comprehensive School's management. The petitioners, represented by Law Society of Kenya President Charles Kanjama and senior counsel Martha Karua, reported encountering hostility while serving court orders, including vandalism of vehicles.
Kenya's Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal challenging tax exemptions granted to Japanese companies, consultants, and employees working on major infrastructure projects under bilateral financing agreements signed between Kenya and Japan from 2007 to 2020. The exemptions, implemented through Legal Notice No. 15 of 2021, shield Japanese firms involved in projects such as power distribution improvements, geothermal generation, and irrigation development from Kenya's Income Tax Act provisions.
Kenya's Senate rejected a petition seeking to create a legal framework allowing citizens to remove the President and Governors from office, ruling that such a mechanism would contradict existing constitutional provisions and could only be introduced through constitutional amendment.