Also known as: Court of Appeal in Malindi
Kenyan appellate court that hears appeals from lower courts; currently led by President Justice Gatembu Kairu, facing a backlog of 9,954 cases.
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… While faulting the Court of Appeal for failing to find that they had been brutalised by the police, Peter Njuguna, John Ndung’u, Joseph Njoroge and Henry Mburu argued that the lower court was bound by the apex court’s finding in Koigi wa Wamwere’s mother’s case, since they were b …
Hunger strike survivors seek compensationCitizen Digital
… In response, he said the matter has already been determined by the High Court and is now pending before the Court of Appeal. …
Kenya Re bosses deny claims of poor governance, harassment in removal petitionThe Standard
… As currently constituted, the judicial service is practically dominated by the bench, the representative of the magistrates, judges of the High Court, judges of the Court of Appeal and judges of the Supreme Court and definitely the chair who is automatically the sitting Chief Jus …
It is time for Kenya to rethink judicial accountability designCapital News
… If approved by Parliament, Oburu will succeed former IPOA Chairperson Justice Ahmed Issack Hassan, who vacated the office after his appointment to the Court of Appeal earlier this year. …
Ruto names IPOA chair nominee in raft of State appointmentsThe Standard
… According to Kanjama, corruption involving judges of the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court is less common but involves larger sums of money. …
Kanjama: Why LSK is boycotting courts, targeting the Supreme CourtThe Standard
… The proposal comes after years of turmoil over Ruto's earlier funding reforms, which triggered student protests, a High Court suspension in 2024 and a Court of Appeal reversal in 2025. …
Ruto says public university students to get full government fundingCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 20 – Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi has reignited debate over Kenya’s justice system by claiming High Court and Court of Appeal judges spend an average of just 54 days a year in court. …
Ahmednasir claims judges sit just 54 days a year as Judiciary faces fresh scrutinyThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeBuxton Point Apartments in Mombasa County that stand on a disputed piece of land claimed by tycoon Abdullahi Gele. [Joackim Bwana, Standard] The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application seeking to have Mombasa tycoon Suleiman Shahbal jailed over contempt of c …
Court dismisses contempt case against tycoon Suleiman ShahbalCapital News
… After the High Court dismissed the petition, and the Court of Appeal upheld that decision, the matter proceeded to the Supreme Court. …
Supreme Court Upholds Kenya-Japan Tax Waivers, Dismisses AppealCapital News
… Milimo further submitted that the issues raised in the petition are already before the Court of Appeal in six separate cases, including the question of whether the Speakers of Parliament can simultaneously hold political party positions or other public offices. …
Wetang’ula, Kingi Fight Bid to Bar Them From Political ActivitiesFour men who participated in a March 3, 1992 hunger strike at Freedom Corner in Uhuru Park have asked the Supreme Court to order compensation, arguing the Court of Appeal failed to find that police had brutalized them despite the apex court's earlier finding of brutality in a related case involving Koigi wa Wamwere's mother.
16 hours ago · The Standard →
Four men who participated in a March 3, 1992 hunger strike at Freedom Corner in Uhuru Park have asked the Supreme Court to order compensation, arguing the Court of Appeal failed to find that police had brutalized them despite the apex court's earlier finding of brutality in a related case involving Koigi wa Wamwere's mother.
16 hours ago · The Standard →
Kenya Re Group Managing Director Dr. Hillary Wachinga and General Manager Ruth Ngugi have denied allegations of intimidation, micromanagement, financial impropriety and abuse of office in a court petition seeking their removal. They argue that the petitioner failed to exhaust dispute resolution mechanisms before going to court.
28 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An opinion piece argues that advocates' nationwide court boycott on July 22, 2026, demonstrated the need for urgent judicial reforms and suggests the Judicial Service Commission has proved an inadequate channel for accountability, prompting a deeper constitutional rethinking of the tension between judicial independence and accountability.
24 July 2026 · The Standard →
President William Ruto has nominated Kenya National Commission on Human Rights Chairperson Dr. Duncan Ojwang Oburu to chair the Independent Policing Oversight Authority, succeeding former chair Justice Ahmed Issack Hassan. The nominations, announced through Notification of Presidential Action No. XI of 2026, also include appointments to the Teachers Service Commission, Public Service Commission, and Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee, pending parliamentary approval.
21 July 2026 · Capital News →
The Law Society of Kenya will boycott courts on July 22 as industrial action to tackle corruption and improve accountability in the Judiciary, with LSK President Charles Kanjama saying existing systems have failed to address corruption and misconduct among judicial officers.
21 July 2026 · The Standard →
President William Ruto has announced plans for the government to fully fund every student admitted to a public university or college, replacing the income-based model criticised since 2023. The changes are contained in amendments before Parliament and designed to ensure no qualified student misses out on higher education because of financial background.
21 July 2026 · The Standard →
Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi claims High Court and Court of Appeal judges spend an average of just 54 days a year in court, citing judicial recesses, annual leave, and official travel as constraints. His remarks come as lawyers prepare a nationwide boycott over court delays and alleged inefficiencies, and contrast with the Judiciary's reported 104 per cent case clearance rate for 2024/25.
20 July 2026 · Capital News →
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application seeking to jail Mombasa tycoon Suleiman Shahbal over contempt of court in a multi-billion shilling land dispute at Buxton Point Apartments. Businessman Abdullahi Gele had accused Shahbal and others of failing to stop construction of the affordable housing project on his land despite court orders from Justice Lucas Naikuni.
20 July 2026 · The Standard →
Court of Appeal Judge Joel Ngugi has said that certified mediators can ease the backlog of cases by dispensing justice at the grassroots level, with justice no longer remaining the exclusive preserve of lawyers and courts. Addressing human rights activists being trained in community dispute mediation in Mombasa, Ngugi described mediators as "ministers of justice" and urged them to adopt a people-centred justice system.
19 July 2026 · The Standard →
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.
18 July 2026 · Capital News →
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi have urged the High Court to reject an application seeking to bar them from partisan political activities, arguing the case is premature and should have used internal Parliament dispute resolution procedures first. Their lawyers contended that similar issues are already before the Court of Appeal in six separate cases.
17 July 2026 · Capital News →
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi have asked the High Court to reject a petition seeking to bar them from partisan political activities, arguing the case is premature and that petitioners should have exhausted internal parliamentary remedies and appeals already before the Court of Appeal first.
17 July 2026 · Capital News →
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi have opposed an application for conservatory orders to bar them from engaging in political activities, arguing the petition is premature, politically motivated, and filed in the wrong forum. Their lawyers urged the High Court to dismiss it, contending the petitioners should have exhausted alternative dispute resolution mechanisms first.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi have opposed an application seeking conservatory orders to bar them from engaging in political activities, arguing the petition is premature, politically motivated, and filed in the wrong forum. Their lawyers urged the High Court to dismiss the application, contending the petitioners failed to exhaust alternative dispute resolution mechanisms before moving to court.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An editorial argues that the Judiciary's e-filing portal breakdown has disrupted access to justice, and calls on the institution to address delays in delivering rulings and judgements that are listed in cause lists or promised for upload to the Court Tracking System.
17 July 2026 · The Standard →
Court of Appeal Judge Justice Aggrey Muchelule and five others, including family members and domestic staff, have recorded statements with detectives investigating the disappearance of his Beretta pistol from a locked safe. The firearm was later recovered from a suspect linked to the Chaiiwala Café robbery that occurred two weeks prior.
16 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Justice Gatembu Kairu, newly installed Court of Appeal President, has pledged to clear a backlog of nearly 10,000 appeals and fast-track case hearings. He identified Rule 5(2)(b) applications (seeking injunctions or stays of execution) as a major source of delays, with 879 such applications pending in Nairobi alone, and vowed to address them as a priority.
16 July 2026 · Capital News →
Chief Justice Martha Koome has challenged Justice Gatembu Kairu, newly installed as President of the Court of Appeal, to clear a backlog of 9,954 appeals and improve the court's institutional performance. Koome noted the court's expanded bench of 41 judges gives it the capacity to resolve more cases than it receives annually.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →
A Beretta pistol belonging to Court of Appeal Judge Justice Aggrey Muchelule was recovered by detectives following a shootout with a robbery suspect in Machakos County. The judge reported the firearm missing from his Kitusuru home when police contacted him on July 14, saying he had last checked it in October 2025 and had not noticed the theft.
15 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Parliament has filed a notice of appeal challenging a High Court judgment that declared provisions of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2025 unconstitutional. Justice Patricia Nyaundi had ruled that Section 6(1)(jA), which gave the National Computer and Cybercrimes Coordination Committee power to block websites without a court order, was unconstitutional.
10 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Two Italian investors facing fraud charges in Malindi claim the ODPP approved fictitious charges after they refused to pay a bribe, according to their lawyer in Kilifi Magistrate Court. The defence alleges the accused have built and sold over 60 villas in Watamu, contrary to prosecutors' claims that the villas existed only on paper.
10 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has commenced recovery of Ksh1.5 billion paid unlawfully by the National Land Commission for a 13.5-acre plot occupied by two schools, after the Court of Appeal upheld a judgment that the transaction was illegal because the land had already been surrendered to the Government.
6 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Following a Court of Appeal judgment upholding an earlier ruling, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has begun pursuing recovery of Ksh.1.5 billion paid illegally by the National Land Commission to acquire a 13.5-acre plot in Ruaraka that had already been surrendered to the Government. The payment to Afrison Export Import Limited, Huelands Limited, and Whispering Palms Estate Limited was found to be null and void.
6 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Court of Appeal ruled that compensation paid to private landowners for land occupied by Ruaraka High School and Drive Inn Primary School was illegal, null, and void. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission will now pursue recovery of the Sh1.5 billion and criminal prosecution following the judgment that found the land had already been surrendered to the government.
6 July 2026 · Capital News →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has begun recovering Sh1.5 billion paid as compensation for land occupied by Ruaraka High School and Drive-In Primary School after Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a ruling declaring the payment illegal and null and void, finding the National Land Commission had no legal basis to acquire land already owned by the government.
6 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Court of Appeal upheld an earlier ruling that the land occupied by Drive-In Primary School and Ruaraka High School is public land, dismissing an appeal by two private companies and declaring a Ksh.1.5 billion payment to them unlawful.
4 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has defended the government's partial sale of its Safaricom stake, saying it was lawful and transparent and intended to finance infrastructure rather than budget deficits. Mbadi rejected opposition criticism, stating the divestiture followed extensive public participation and parliamentary approval.
4 July 2026 · Capital News →
Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has criticised the government's sale of a 15 per cent stake in Safaricom PLC to Vodacom as an "economic abduction," raising concerns over transparency, valuation, and constitutional compliance, and questioning why the sale was completed while a constitutional petition remained pending before the High Court.
4 July 2026 · The Standard →
The opposition has renewed legal action against the government's 15 per cent stake sale in Safaricom to South Africa's Vodacom Group, which was cleared by the Court of Appeal four days after completion. Opposition leaders, including Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka, argue the sale was undervalued and opaque, and question why it proceeded while the matter remains pending in the High Court.
3 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's Supreme Court dismissed an appeal seeking to compel the Director of Public Prosecutions to charge police officers in the October 2022 fatal shooting of Pakistani journalist Arshad Shariff, ruling that while the killing violated his constitutional right to life, the DPP's prosecutorial independence cannot be overridden.
3 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →