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High Court in Mombasa

High Court in Mombasa — judicial body handling civil and criminal cases including employment disputes, murder convictions, and environmental petitions in coastal Kenya.

2026-05-242026-10-09

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  1. May 2026
  2. 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

Thursday 24 September

  1. High Court declines to liquidate beach hotel after director dispute

    The High Court in Mombasa has declined to liquidate a firm operating a high-end beach hotel in Diani, Kwale County, following the breakdown of a romantic relationship between its two directors.

    24 September 2026 · The Standard →

Monday 24 August

  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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