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High Court in Mombasa

Judicial body in Mombasa handling employment disputes, criminal convictions, and environmental cases.

2026-05-242026-08-25

In coverage

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  1. August 2026
  2. The Standard

    Audio By Vocalize The High Court in Mombasa has ordered Schenker Limited to pay its former Branch Manager Sh5.8 million over constructive dismissal following alleged humiliation, hostility and frustrations.

    Firm ordered to pay former manager Sh5.8m over constructive dismissal
  3. Citizen Digital

    He cited a July 13, 2022, decision by the High Court in Mombasa, in which Justices Olga Sewe, Stephen Githinji and Ann Ong’injo quashed an IEBC decision barring him from contesting the Mombasa gubernatorial election.

    Sonko: Let impeached leaders exhaust appeals or reviews before being locked out of ballot
  4. Citizen Digital

    If all our demands are not resolved by the CoG we are not going to turn backs.” The High Court in Mombasa on Wednesday issued an order suspending the nationwide nurses' strike for 60 days and directed the KNUNM members to resume duty immediately.

    Healthcare crisis deepens as nurses defy Governors' call to end ongoing strike
  5. The Standard

    The government was ordered by the High Court in Mombasa to pay Sh24 billion to KISCOL after it was found to have breached land lease obligations and failed to protect the investors' 15,000-acre nucleus estate from squatter invasion.He congratulated the local investor Pabari Group

    State backs Kwale cane venture revival
  6. July 2026
  7. The Standard

    Audio By Vocalize The High Court in Mombasa has found three men guilty of murdering businessman Isaac Kassim Jiraw by strangling him and later pouring acid on his body in an attempt to conceal evidence.

    High Court convicts three in 2018 murder of businessman
  8. Capital News

    The former governor also questioned the timeline leading to the Supreme Court’s decision, saying that while he was appearing before the High Court in Mombasa on July 13, 2022, his legal team was directed to file submissions in the Supreme Court appeal within hours.

    Sonko questions Supreme Court over AG advisory opinion on impeachment, hints at fresh legal challenge
  9. The Standard

    Audio By Vocalize The High Court in Mombasa has declined to allow the withdrawal of a petition challenging the employment of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Officer.

    Court rejects bid to withdraw petition challenging TSC boss recruitment
  10. June 2026
  11. The Standard

    Audio By Vocalize The High Court in Mombasa has allowed Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) to procure multi-million-dollar heavy port-operation machinery through restricted tendering, amid protests by Human rights groups calling for open tendering.Justice Jairus Ngaah dismissed a petiti

    Court okays KPA's restricted tendering of heavy machinery amidst protests
  12. The Standard

    The High Court in Mombasa has ordered Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to pay Sh3 million to a manager unfairly terminated for auctioning a Volkswagen Passat in 2007 without Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) certificate.

    KRA to pay ex-manager Sh3m for unfair dismissal over vehicle auction
  13. May 2026
  14. The Standard

    Audio By VocalizeThe Supreme Court has ordered the environmental pollution case against Base Titanium to proceed before the High Court in Mombasa.

    Supreme Court orders pollution case against Base Titanium to proceed

Yesterday

  1. High Court orders Schenker Limited to pay Sh5.8m for constructive dismissal

    The High Court in Mombasa has ordered logistics firm Schenker Limited to pay its former Branch Manager Larissa Hart Sh5.895,832 over constructive dismissal, following alleged humiliation, hostility and mistreatment by the company's Managing Director that led to her resignation in 2017.

    24 August 2026 · The Standard

Wednesday 19 August

  1. Sonko challenges AG advisory on impeached leaders' ballot eligibility

    Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has contested Attorney General Dorcas Oduor's advisory to the Supreme Court, arguing that impeached leaders should not be barred from contesting elections until they have exhausted all available legal remedies. Sonko maintains that the Constitution protects impeached leaders from disqualification while an appeal or review against the impeachment decision remains pending.

    19 August 2026 · Citizen Digital

Thursday 6 August

  1. Nurses reject governors' call to end strike over pay agreements

    Kenya's nurses have rejected the Council of Governors' appeal to end their strike, insisting they will continue protesting unresolved Collective Bargaining Agreements, delayed promotions, and staffing shortages until formal return-to-work agreements are signed.

    6 August 2026 · Citizen Digital

Wednesday 5 August

  1. Government launches committee to revive Kwale sugar miller

    The government has announced a plan to revive Kwale International Sugar Company (KISCOL), forming a stakeholder committee led by the Kenya Sugar Board to address legal, operational, and other challenges including land disputes, cane shortages, vandalism, delayed farmers' payments and insecurity.

    5 August 2026 · The Standard

Monday 27 July

  1. High Court convicts three men in 2018 businessman murder case

    The High Court in Mombasa has convicted Eddlied Mandi Jilani, Charo Karisa, and Makonde Ruwa of murdering businessman Isaac Kassim Jiraw by strangling him with a belt and pouring acid on his body in March 2018; the killing arose from a fraudulent scheme in which the first accused obtained over Sh1.9 million from Jiraw after promising to secure him a chief officer position in Kilifi county government.

    27 July 2026 · The Standard

Friday 24 July

  1. Sonko challenges Supreme Court advisory opinion on impeached officers

    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.

    24 July 2026 · Capital News

Monday 6 July

  1. High Court rejects petitioner's bid to withdraw TSC recruitment challenge

    Justice Ocharo Kebira in Mombasa rejected Thomas Oyugi's application to withdraw a petition challenging the employment of the Teachers Service Commission Chief Executive Officer, terming it forum shopping and an abuse of court process. The judge noted the petition was in its final stages awaiting judgment and that Oyugi's cited personal circumstances were irrelevant at that stage.

    6 July 2026 · The Standard

Friday 19 June

  1. High Court allows KPA's restricted tendering for port machinery

    Mombasa High Court dismissed a petition challenging Kenya Ports Authority's restricted tendering process for 14 reachstackers, 15 forklifts and 48 terminal tractors worth sh.1.444,358,056, ruling the petitioners filed too late and should have acted when the tender was advertised.

    19 June 2026 · The Standard

Friday 12 June

  1. High Court orders KRA to pay Sh3m in unfair dismissal case

    The High Court in Mombasa has ordered the Kenya Revenue Authority to pay Sh3 million to manager Collins Bosire, whom Justice Kibera Ocharo found was unfairly terminated for auctioning a Volkswagen Passat in 2007 without a Kenya Bureau of Standards certificate.

    12 June 2026 · The Standard

Sunday 24 May

  1. Supreme Court clears environmental pollution case against Base Titanium

    Kenya's Supreme Court has ordered an environmental pollution case against Base Titanium to proceed before the High Court in Mombasa, striking down the company's appeal challenging the court's jurisdiction. The case, filed by Michael Kiswili on behalf of residents of Mavumo B village in Msambweni, Kwale County, alleges that Base Titanium's mining activities caused environmental degradation and water pollution.

    24 May 2026 · The Standard

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