… The first application had been filed by the Principal Secretary at the National Treasury, the Head of Public Service and the Attorney General, who argued that the plaintiffs had failed to disclose a reasonable cause of action against them. …
… Oyugi cited TSC, the National Assembly, the Education Cabinet Secretary, Attorney General and CPA Dr Adano Kadubo as interested party.However, the judge said that the petition was at its tail end awaiting judgement and Oyugi’s active participation was not required. …
… The Director of Public Prosecutions was among the respondents in the appeal, alongside the National Land Commission, Nairobi City County, the Chief Land Registrar, the Director of Surveys, the Cabinet Secretaries for Lands and Education, the Attorney General and Patrick Kanyuira.
… Justice Roselyne Aburili ordered that Petition, filed by the LSK against the Attorney General and several State agencies, will serve as the lead matter after the court established that it raises substantially similar issues to Petition lodged by Awino. …
… stice, JustAct and the Africa Centre for Peace and Human Rights against several entities, including Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC, Marriott International Inc, Lazizi Mara Limited, Narok County Government, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), the Attorney General …
… The judges also acknowledged counsel representing the NSSF Board of Trustees and the Attorney General for promptly drawing the court’s attention to the error, noting that their intervention helped avert unintended legal and administrative consequences. …
… In a statement issued on Thursday, Omtatah said the court rejected attempts by the Attorney General and other respondents to have the petition dismissed, paving the way for the case to be heard on its merits. …
An 80-year-old retired teacher from Kitale has petitioned the High Court to challenge the legal definition of Christian marriage as strictly monogamous, arguing that Parliament has overstepped by defining Christian marriages as monogamous while allowing polygamy in Islamic and customary marriages. The petition contests provisions of the Marriage Act and Section 171 of the Penal Code, which criminalises bigamy.
An 80-year-old retired teacher from Kitale has petitioned the High Court to challenge the legal definition of Christian marriage as strictly monogamous, arguing that Parliament has overstepped by defining Christian marriages as monogamous while allowing polygamy in Islamic and customary marriages. The petition contests provisions of the Marriage Act and Section 171 of the Penal Code, which criminalises bigamy.
The government assured senior citizens that the Older Persons Bill 2024, which guarantees rights under Article 57 of the Constitution, will be enacted before the 2027 general election. The Principal Secretary for Social Protection said the bill is with the Attorney General and Cabinet for review before parliamentary presentation, after delays caused by overlapping provisions with the Social Protection Act.
Kenya's High Court has declined to block the Dangote refinery project in Lamu, allowing Wednesday's groundbreaking ceremony to proceed despite a pending land dispute involving at least 133 residents of Chandavai who claim generations of occupation and use of the land.
Justice David Mburu has ordered the government to return the Kenyan passport of EALA MP Abdirahman Bashir Shariff within 24 hours, after it was confiscated. Shariff, who represents Somalia in EALA and is a Kenyan citizen by birth, was denied entry to Kenya on August 14, 2026 and his lawyer alleged illegal deportation.
A Lamu court ordered that the status quo be maintained on disputed land in the Hindi/Manda Magogoni area while more than 130 Chandavai residents challenge what they describe as an unlawful takeover of their ancestral land. The court set an inter partes hearing for October 14, 2026, and gave respondents 14 days to file their responses.
President William Ruto said the planned East Africa Refinery in Lamu will open up a Sh2 trillion investment opportunity, create about 60,000 jobs, and supply petroleum products to eight countries in the region. The project is scheduled to be formally launched on Wednesday, September 30, with a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction.
Residents of Chandavai in Lamu County have sued the government, the Lamu County Government, Dangote Industries, and contractors, claiming unlawful takeover and destruction of land their families have occupied and used for generations for farming, livestock keeping, and housing. The plaintiffs seek court intervention to stop construction and excavation on the disputed land.
Justice Patricia Gichohi found Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika culpable for allowing the forcible takeover and closure of War Memorial Hospital on January 23, 2024, which resulted in 22 patients being forcefully transferred and over 300 staff losing employment. The court ruled that the manner in which the county government gained entry violated patients' rights and the rule of law.
A petition filed at Kenya's High Court seeks to stop next year's elections until the IEBC redraws constituency and ward boundaries, arguing the commission violated the Constitution by missing the March 2024 deadline set under Article 89 for completing a boundary review.
The High Court has ordered the government to establish a system for handling complaints from citizens working for international and regional organisations within nine months, after finding that officials failed to respond to a complaint by a former African Union representative.
A court found that the Teachers Service Commission, a school board, and the Attorney General violated the constitutional rights of a 17-year-old orphan who was beaten by a teacher with a hockey stick as punishment for late entry to class, and ordered Sh2 million in compensation to his guardian. The court found the school management covered up the incident and the teacher was only dismissed after the family escalated the matter.
A month after Justice Mugure Thande's judgment that general elections should have been held on August 11, 2026, Kenya faces constitutional uncertainty as the IEBC proceeds with an August 2027 electoral calendar. The opinion piece argues that the judiciary, Attorney General, and IEBC are leading the country into a constitutional crisis over disagreement about when "the next general elections" should take place.
Kenya's High Court has dismissed a constitutional petition challenging a law that restricts retired presidents from holding office in political parties for more than six months after leaving the presidency. The petitioners argued the restriction violated constitutional protections on political rights and freedom of association, but the court rejected their challenge, finding the restriction constitutional and serving legitimate public-interest objectives.
Three local edible oil companies—Golden Africa Kenya Ltd, Pwani Oil Products Ltd and Kapa Oil Refineries Ltd—have sued the Kenya Revenue Authority, the National Treasury Cabinet Secretary and the Attorney General, claiming the KRA has refused to refund more than Sh2.3 billion in excess taxes paid before a High Court outlawed a 10 per cent import tax increase on palm oil.
Human rights activists have petitioned the courts, alleging that Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi lacks constitutional authority to waive import duty on 490,000 metric tonnes of rice worth Sh21 billion through gazette notices, arguing that tax waiver powers are reserved to legislators under Article 210(1) of the Constitution.
The High Court awarded three former Judiciary Accounts Department employees Sh21 million after finding they were unlawfully arrested and maliciously prosecuted over an Sh80 million theft allegation from 2013.
Bryan Yongo Otumba and Wayaga Construction have filed a petition seeking Sh26.95 million in compensation for wrongful prosecution and nearly eight years of detention of his Range Rover, accusing the State, Mwananchi Credit Limited, and its director of malicious prosecution and unlawful detention following a dispute over a Sh4 million loan.
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).