Fresh twist in Rex Masai death inquest as police seek to present 7 new witnesses By Dzuya Walter June 18, 2026 08:01 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize The Milimani Magistrate's Court will on …
Deloitte audit reports challenged as Chase Bank collapse case continues By Dzuya Walter June 17, 2026 08:02 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize Questions over the credibility and reliability o …
Court dismisses petition seeking to stop EABL-Diageo shares deal By Dzuya Walter June 17, 2026 07:04 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter File image of the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi. …
Investigators unable to identify police officer who shot Rex Masai; Court told By Dzuya Walter June 15, 2026 01:23 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize The inquest into the death of Rex Masai h …
Fred Machoka denies withdrawing defamation case against Robert Alai By Dzuya Walter June 08, 2026 01:53 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize Radio personality Fred Machoka has told the court th …
Katiba Institute wants Murkomen held liable for police shooting since June 2025 declaration By Dzuya Walter June 04, 2026 01:13 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen visits the Admi …
No evidence that Mwenda Mbijiwe went missing in state custody - Court By Dzuya Walter June 03, 2026 12:35 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Mwenda Mbijiwe's family follows court proceedings on Jun3 3, 2026. …
Prosecution seeks 30-day detention of student suspects in Utumishi Girls fire tragedy By Dzuya Walter June 02, 2026 02:24 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Frame of a frozen CCTV footage showing two suspects …
Ex-MP George Nyanja wins temporary reprieve as Supreme Court halts Karen land dealings By Dzuya Walter May 29, 2026 02:28 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Former Limuru MP George Nyanja. …
Petition filed to reinstate 18 pregnant police recruits dismissed from Kiganjo By Dzuya Walter May 22, 2026 12:33 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter The National Police College, Kiganjo. …
CCTV footage presented in a Nairobi High Court hearing showed teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang arriving alive at Nairobi Central Police Station on June 7, 2025, and making phone calls before being escorted to holding cells where prosecutors allege he was fatally assaulted. An IPOA forensic investigator testified that the station's CCTV system power cable had been disconnected and hard drives formatted on June 8.
CCTV footage presented in a Nairobi High Court hearing showed teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang arriving alive at Nairobi Central Police Station on June 7, 2025, and making phone calls before being escorted to holding cells where prosecutors allege he was fatally assaulted. An IPOA forensic investigator testified that the station's CCTV system power cable had been disconnected and hard drives formatted on June 8.
Kenya's High Court dismissed a petition against the 52-kilometre tarmac road project through Aberdare National Park and Forest, ruling that environmental safeguards are sufficient if fully implemented. The three-judge bench applied the principle of sustainable development to balance infrastructure development with environmental conservation.
Kenya's High Court has cleared the way for construction of a 52-kilometre tarmac road through Aberdare National Park and Forest, dismissing a petition against the project. The three-judge bench ruled that environmental safeguards are sufficient and guided their decision by the principle of sustainable development balancing infrastructure with environmental conservation.
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.
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.
The High Court has sentenced Peter Mugure to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of murder. Trial judge Martin Muya described the offence as "barbaric" and ruled that the circumstances warranted the maximum custodial sentence.
The High Court has ordered Horizon Media Solutions Kenya Limited to pay USD 523,923.56 (approximately Ksh.67,690,923) for breaching an Equipment Release Agreement by releasing only two of six agreed lots of Huawei Micro-Grid Power Solution equipment and failing to return the remaining four.
Equity Bank has issued a Ksh.250 million bank guarantee on behalf of Heineken East Africa Import Company Limited, enabling the brewer to maintain a stay of execution of High Court orders in a commercial dispute pending before the Court of Appeal.
A second petition has been filed at the High Court challenging the implementation of new mandatory motor vehicle inspection rules for private vehicles, arguing the regulations are unconstitutional and lacked proper public participation. The petitioner seeks orders suspending enforcement of the Traffic (Motor Vehicle Inspection) Rules, 2026, scheduled to come into force on July 1, 2026.
Consumer Federation of Kenya has filed a petition at Milimani High Court seeking to halt the proposed Ksh.375 billion design, development and modernization of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport pending the hearing of a constitutional case challenging the project.
The Milimani Magistrate's Court will on July 30, 2026 determine whether the inquest into Rex Masai's death will be concluded or reopened to allow the National Police Service to present seven additional witnesses. The decision follows the IPOA's closure of its case and its request that the court close the inquest, opposed by NPS lawyers seeking opportunity to call more witnesses.
During cross-examination in the Chase Bank collapse case, defence counsel challenged the credibility of Deloitte audit reports relied upon by prosecutors, securing admissions that the audit firm had faced investigations related to its work on other institutions and had been fined Ksh.10 million by the Capital Markets Authority for failing to detect errors in Chase Bank's financial statements.
Justice Gregory Mutai declined to grant conservatory orders sought by JILK Construction Limited to stop the acquisition of East African Breweries Limited shares by Japan-based Asahi Group Holdings from Diageo, finding the petitioner had failed to establish sufficient grounds for the restraint.
An inquest into the death of protester Rex Masai, who was shot during June 2024 anti-Finance Bill demonstrations, heard that the Independent Policing Oversight Authority found insufficient evidence to identify and prosecute the police officer responsible. The investigator reported that despite statements from 19 witnesses and additional photographs and videos, the available material did not support criminal charges.
Radio personality Fred Machoka has told the court that he has not withdrawn the civil case he filed against Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai, after social media posts claimed he had withdrawn it following a lunch with Alai. Machoka clarified that the case remains active and the lunch was unrelated to any settlement.
Rights group Katiba Institute has filed an amended petition asking the High Court to hold Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen personally liable for deaths and injuries from police actions following his remarks last year directing officers to shoot anyone approaching a police station or threatening an officer's life. The institute argues Murkomen acted outside his constitutional mandate by directing police execution of duties, which should fall under the Inspector-General of Police.
Kenya's High Court has dismissed a petition by the family of missing security analyst Mwenda Mbijiwe, ruling there was insufficient evidence to prove he was in the custody of state agencies or other identifiable persons at the time of his disappearance. The court found that while the family established Mbijiwe was arrested by police before going missing, they failed to prove he remained in state custody thereafter.
The prosecution has petitioned the court to hold several student suspects in custody for 30 days as investigations continue into the Utumishi Girls fire, citing the need to locate and record statements from key witnesses scattered across the country.
The Supreme Court has temporarily stopped any dealings with a disputed 25-acre Karen property while it determines whether land sold through a bank auction can be reclaimed by a borrower. The case involves ex-MP George Nyanja's holdings and Kingdom Bank, with implications for Kenya's property and lending sectors.
A petition has been filed before the Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nyeri seeking the reinstatement of 18 female police recruits dismissed from the National Police College, Kiganjo, allegedly solely on the basis of pregnancy. The petitioners argue the dismissals are unconstitutional, discriminatory and violate the recruits' rights to equality, dignity, fair labour practices and fair administrative action.
A court has raised concerns over contradictory medical assessments of murder suspect Kennedy Kalombotole's mental condition, with one declaring him unfit to plead and another finding him fit to stand trial. If three psychiatrists from Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital cannot reach a conclusive finding, Kalombotole may be referred to South Africa for further psychiatric evaluation.
A three-judge bench heard arguments from National Assembly lawyers defending the impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, contending that adequate public participation occurred and that the Constitution vests the final decision-making authority in elected MPs rather than the public.
Owners of the disputed Paradise Lost land, a 200-acre property, claim decades-old ownership dating to 1929 and allege that unknown individuals perpetrated a fraudulent scheme involving fake title deeds beginning in 2024. They have filed a case scheduled for mention on April 30, accusing government officials and police of failing to assist despite complaints to the Ministry of Lands and the Chief Land Registrar.