Also known as: High Court Judge Francis Gikonyo · Justice Francis Gikonyo
Justice of the High Court of Kenya handling various commercial and constitutional cases, including disputes involving Standard Chartered Bank and media mogul SK Macharia.
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The Standard
… Justice Francis Gikonyo issued the orders after the lender asked the court for more time to file their witness statements and serve Sunday Publishers.In the case, Sunday Publishers told the court that it had an active account with the bank, which was allegedly closed without a no …
Stanchart bank given 14 days to respond to Savula's Sh1.8 billion claimThe Standard
… Justices Francis Gikonyo, Roselyne Aburili and Tabitha Ouya found that the government had concluded a share purchase agreement with Vodafone Group at Sh34 per share, and a related dividend rights agreement, on December 3, 2025, before the underlying policy and parliamentary appro …
Safaricom deal: State has shot itself in the foot againCitizen Digital
… Justice Francis Gikonyo and Hon. Lady Justice Ouya Tabitha Wanyama given at Nairobi on the 15th day of September, 2026, intend to appeal at the Court of Appeal against a part of the said decision,” the notice states. …
Gov't appeals ruling declaring Safaricom shares sale null and voidThe Standard
… While ordering the shares to be restored to State ownership, a three-judge bench comprising Justices Francis Gikonyo, Roselyne Aburili and Tabitha Ouya found that the transaction of the government’s 15 per cent divestiture of its Safaricom PLC shares was undertaken in violation o …
Null and void: Court declares sale of Safaricom illegal, unconstitutionalThe Standard
… Kamal Anantroy Bhatt, who was appointed in 2024 appeared before Commercial High Court Judge Francis Gikonyo and was questioned on whether he had the green light from the creditors to draw his salary and pay Sh20 million to a law firm, 10 days after his appointment. …
Creditors demand removal of United Insurance liquidatorThe Standard
… When the matter came up before Justice Francis Gikonyo at the Milimani High Court on Thursday, July 16, the court was informed that the parties had reached an agreement on the settlement of the outstanding debt. …
High Court lifts jail term against former Nairobi Finance CEC KerichThe Standard
… Justice Francis Gikonyo directed that the officer appear before him at 2 p.m. in open court Thursday after Macharia was not presented as earlier ordered to answer allegations that he disobeyed court orders issued in the long-running battle over the control of Directline Assurance …
Court summons OCS over failure to arrest SK Macharia in Directline Assurance rowThe Standard
… Justice Francis Gikonyo of Milimani High Court ordered Kerich, who appeared in court virtually for the first time on Tuesday morning, to immediately present himself at the prison facility without further delay and declined to set aside his earlier order sentencing him to three mo …
Charles Kerich ordered to surrender to Industrial Area PrisonThe Standard
… Appearing before a three-judge bench of Justices Francis Gikonyo, Roselyne Aburili and Tabitha Ouya, lawyers led by Senior Counsel Kalonzo Musyoka and advocate Soyinka Lempaa argued that the planned disposal of more than six billion government-held Safaricom shares violated the C …
Activists urge High Court to declare Safaricom share sale unconstitutionalThe Standard
… The bench comprising Justices Francis Gikonyo, Moses Ado and Roselyne Aburili rejected arguments by the AG that the dispute should first be handled through a forensic audit being conducted by the Auditor-General and parliamentary oversight mechanisms."For the foregoing reasons, w …
Court rejects AG's bid to dismiss Kenya's sh 7 trillion 'Odious debt' caseJustice Francis Gikonyo has given Standard Chartered Bank 14 days to respond to a case filed by Sunday Publishers, a company associated with Kakamega County Deputy Governor Ayub Savula, which claims the bank froze its account without prior notification or a court order in December 2022.
25 September 2026 · The Standard →
Justice Francis Gikonyo has given Standard Chartered Bank 14 days to respond to a case filed by Sunday Publishers, a company associated with Kakamega County Deputy Governor Ayub Savula, which claims the bank froze its account without prior notification or a court order in December 2022.
25 September 2026 · The Standard →
The High Court declared the government's sale of a 15 per cent stake in Safaricom to Vodafone Group at Sh34 per share null and void, finding the share purchase agreement was concluded on December 3, 2025, before policy and parliamentary approval processes were complete, and the Sh204.3 billion in proceeds was not tied to specific, costed projects.
18 September 2026 · The Standard →
Attorney General Dorcas Oduor has filed a Notice of Appeal against a High Court ruling that declared the sale of the government's 15 per cent Safaricom shareholding to Vodafone Kenya Limited null and void. National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi stated the government disagreed with the court decision, maintaining that the partial divestiture was legitimate.
16 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A three-judge bench declared the government's 15 per cent divestiture of Safaricom shares null and void, finding it violated the Constitution and laws on public finance, procurement, capital markets and competition. The court ordered the shares restored to State ownership and faulted the transaction, undertaken with Vodafone Group at Sh34 per share on December 3, 2025, for proceeding before policy and parliamentary approval were complete.
15 September 2026 · The Standard →
The High Court questioned liquidator Kamal Anantroy Bhatt over expenditures during the winding down of United Insurance, including Sh20 million paid to a law firm shortly after his appointment. Lawyers representing creditors alleged Bhatt spent at least Sh151 million without their involvement, while Bhatt defended his spending as documented and justified under liquidation protocols.
30 July 2026 · The Standard →
The High Court has set aside contempt orders against former Nairobi County Finance Executive Charles Kerich, sparing him a three-month jail term in a Sh106 million legal fees dispute after the parties reached a settlement agreement. Kerich has paid Sh30 million immediately to Kwengu & Company Advocates, with the balance to follow in instalments.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →
The High Court has summoned the OCS of Central Police Station to appear on July 16 to explain why he failed to arrest and produce media mogul SK Macharia over alleged contempt of court in the Directline Assurance dispute. Justice Francis Gikonyo ordered the officer to account for the failure to enforce the court's directives after Macharia was not presented as earlier ordered.
9 July 2026 · The Standard →
Justice Francis Gikonyo of Milimani High Court has ordered suspended Nairobi Finance CEC Charles Kerich to immediately surrender to Industrial Area Remand Prison to serve a three-month jail term for contempt of court over unpaid KSh106.7 million in legal fees, declining to suspend or set aside the sentence.
7 July 2026 · The Standard →
Activist Tony Gachoka and other petitioners urged a three-judge bench of the High Court to declare the government's planned sale of its 15 per cent Safaricom stake to Vodacom Group unconstitutional, arguing it would hand majority control to foreign entities. The petitioners' lawyers argued the divestiture of more than six billion government-held shares violated the Constitution and the Privatisation Act on grounds including unconstitutional revenue-raising, absent public participation, and undervalued share pricing.
30 June 2026 · The Standard →
A three-judge High Court bench rejected Attorney General Dorcas Oduor's bid to dismiss Senator Okiya Omtatah's petition challenging the legality of Kenya's Sh7 trillion public debts. The court ruled the petition, which alleges odious debts of Sh6.95 trillion accumulated between 2014/2015 and 2023/2024, shall proceed to hearing on its merits.
26 June 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's High Court has removed the International Monetary Fund from a petition challenging the legality of Kenya's Sh7 trillion public debt, ruling that the IMF is protected by international treaties and Kenyan law from legal proceedings in Kenyan courts.
25 June 2026 · The Standard →
Businessman Tony Gachoka and nine others have written to the President of the Court of Appeal questioning an unusual alteration and fast-tracking of a State application seeking to overturn conservatory orders that blocked the government from selling Safaricom shares. The petitioners' lawyers say the hearing date was suddenly moved from June 29, 2026 to June 24, 2026.
17 June 2026 · The Standard →
Nairobi County Finance CECM Charles Kerich, suspended by Governor Sakaja and convicted of contempt of court in May 2026, failed to appear before the County Assembly Implementation Committee yesterday; his whereabouts remain unknown about a month after his conviction and three-month prison sentence for failing to settle a Sh106.7 million legal fee.
16 June 2026 · The Standard →
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja is accused in court of aiding his Finance CEC Charles Kerich in fleeing to Dubai after Kerich was sentenced to three months in prison for contempt of court over the county's failure to pay Sh106.7 million owed to a law firm. A lawsuit filed at Milimani High Court seeks to have Sakaja cited for contempt and committed to civil jail.
4 June 2026 · The Standard →
A law firm has accused Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja in court of helping his Finance CEC Charles Kerich flee to Dubai to evade a three-month prison sentence for contempt of court. The lawsuit, filed at Milimani High Court on May 30, seeks to have Sakaja cited for contempt and committed to civil jail over allegations he facilitated Kerich's departure after the county failed to pay Sh106.7 million owed to the law firm.
4 June 2026 · The Standard →
A company associated with Kakamega County Deputy Governor Ayub Savula has won the first round against Standard Chartered Bank in a dispute over Sh 1.8 billion, after a High Court judge dismissed the bank's application to compel The Sunday Publishers Limited to deposit Sh 36 million as security in the case.
8 May 2026 · The Standard →
A three-judge High Court bench has adjourned proceedings in a constitutional petition challenging the legality of Kenya's Sh7 trillion public debt, setting June 25, 2026, as the date to rule on whether the court has jurisdiction to hear the matter.
29 April 2026 · The Standard →