Also known as: Judge Jairus Ngaah
High Court judge presiding over cases involving commercial disputes, constitutional matters, and administrative law in Kenyan courts.
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… Justice Jairus Ngaah stopped NTSA's intention to impound all the unregistered motor vehicles over a failure to engage the importers and dealers when they formulated the registration laws. …
NTSA barred from impounding unregistered cars as dealers get 60-day reprieveThe Standard
… Through her lawyer Aston Muchela, the woman accuses KRA of discriminating against her detaining the vehicle contrary to the provision of the constitution which gives waivers to persons with disability.In her case before Judge Jairus Ngaah, the woman wants the court to quash the d …
Woman with disability fights KRA's 'discrimination' on vehicle importCapital News
… Justice Jairus Ngaah ruled in February 2020 that Mugure had allegedly sent his sister to persuade one of the co-accused to withdraw a statement given to investigators, reinforcing concerns over witness interference. …
Former KDF Major Peter Mugure sentenced to life over 2019 murders of wife and two childrenCapital News
… Parliament, together with National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, has filed a Notice of Appeal, signalling its intention to contest key aspects of the June 30, 2026 judgment delivered by a three-judge bench comprising Justices Eric Ogola, Stephen Githinji and Jairus Ngaah. …
National Assembly Appeals High Court Ruling Declaring Ruto’s Cabinet Unconstitutional Over Gender RuleCapital News
… Justice Jairus Ngaah has certified the matter as urgent and directed that all respondents and interested parties be served with the application. …
High Court Asked to Halt Adverse Possession Claims in Landmark Constitutional ChallengeThe Standard
… Justice Jairus Ngaah’s dissent in the Cabinet appointments case is one such opinion. …
Justice Ngaah reminds us of enduring power of dissentThe 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 protestsThe Standard
… Justice Jairus Ngaah also directed that the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) Mtwapa, DCI officer Mtwapa, Leonard Kurgat, and Police Constable Mailu pay the said money to Wilson Sadaka for violating his rights under articles 28, 29, 40, 47, and 49(1)(a) of the Constitution. …
Senior officers to pay man Sh500,000 for malicious arrest, abuse of powerThe Standard
… While finding that their declaration remained unless overturned by the Court of Appeal, High Court Judges Jairus Ngaah, Lawrence Mugambi and John Chigiti ruled that there was no evidence to show the speaker violated any of their orders. …
Case declines to kick out Wetang'ula as speakerKhalid Arvind Kanji Patel has accused his uncle, late business magnate Hasmukh Kanji Patel, of defrauding his late father, Arvind Kanji Premji Patel, of shares worth billions of shillings in five companies including Mombasa Cement, alleging forged signatures on transfer deeds and related documents.
3 November 2026 · The Standard →
Khalid Arvind Kanji Patel has accused his uncle, late business magnate Hasmukh Kanji Patel, of defrauding his late father, Arvind Kanji Premji Patel, of shares worth billions of shillings in five companies including Mombasa Cement, alleging forged signatures on transfer deeds and related documents.
3 November 2026 · The Standard →
Justice Jairus Ngaah declined to stop the prosecution of lawyer Leonard Shimaka, who is accused of obtaining Sh12.5 million from Nepal's honorary consul Dr Jimmy Askar through false pretences. Shimaka had argued the dispute was contractual and should be resolved through civil proceedings or arbitration, but the judge ruled that whether he made false representations was a matter for the trial court.
29 October 2026 · The Standard →
Lawyer Leonard Shimaka filed a case before Justice Jairus Ngaah against the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Director of Criminal Investigations over a multi-million-shilling dispute, with questions about whether the matter involves civil debt or fraud.
27 October 2026 · The Standard →
Justice Jairus Ngaah ordered the arrest of Mombasa's County Executive Committee Member for Finance over failure to pay a Sh151 million court award to Kooba Kenya Limited, plus interest of Sh3,397,240.65, following the executive's non-compliance with various court orders.
15 October 2026 · The Standard →
Justice Jairus Ngaah nullified the Mombasa County Solid Waste Management (Amendment) Act, 2023, ruling it was inconsistent and enacted without public participation, halting the county's collection of billions of shillings from ships docking at the Port of Mombasa.
10 October 2026 · The Standard →
A Mombasa court has ordered the former Changamwe Officer Commanding Station to pay Sh19.2 million in compensation to a businessman whose Mercedes-Benz truck was detained in 2021 based on a false theft complaint and subsequently vandalised. The award comprises Sh500,000 in general damages for mental anguish and Sh13.99 million in special damages, plus costs and interest.
7 October 2026 · The Standard →
Human rights activists have petitioned the courts, alleging that Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi lacks constitutional authority to waive import duty on 490,000 metric tonnes of rice worth Sh21 billion through gazette notices, arguing that tax waiver powers are reserved to legislators under Article 210(1) of the Constitution.
4 September 2026 · The Standard →
Justice Jairus Ngaah ordered Pandya Memorial Hospital in Mombasa County to pay Sh6,034,620 to a 42-month-old girl whose right hand was amputated due to negligence, after the hospital's nurses failed to monitor the child's arm for seven hours during a night shift.
19 August 2026 · The Standard →
Justice Jairus Ngaah rejected Paul Makenzi's application for transfer from Shimo La Tewa Prison, ruling he had not met the threshold for conservatory orders and dismissing his claims of isolation and torture. The judge said granting the transfer would disrupt legitimate security arrangements and proximity to courts where Makenzi is being tried.
17 August 2026 · The Standard →
A court order has halted the National Transport Safety Authority's immediate impounding of unregistered vehicles, instead granting car importers and dealers a 60-day grace period to register all motor vehicles in their showrooms and yards. Justice Jairus Ngaah ruled that NTSA had failed to adequately engage the industry before issuing its original registration deadline of December 16, 2024.
6 August 2026 · The Standard →
A judge has barred the National Transport and Safety Authority from impounding unregistered vehicles and granted car dealers and importers 60 days to register their vehicles in showrooms and yards, ruling that NTSA failed to engage stakeholders when formulating the registration requirement.
2 August 2026 · The Standard →
A woman with disability is pursuing court action against the Kenya Revenue Authority's decision to detain a motor vehicle she purchased at Mombasa Port over import duty, arguing that KRA discriminated against her by denying a constitutional waiver granted to persons with disabilities. She is seeking a court order to quash KRA's decision, compel issuance of an exemption certificate, and declare that disability protections cannot be legally restricted to physical or visual disabilities only.
17 July 2026 · The Standard →
Former Kenya Defence Forces Major Peter Mugure has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2019 murders of his estranged wife Joyce Syombua and their two young children. High Court Judge Martin Muya described the killings as "barbaric" and said the gravity and calculated nature of the crime warranted life imprisonment.
14 July 2026 · Capital News →
The National Assembly and Speaker Moses Wetang'ula have filed a Notice of Appeal to contest a High Court ruling that declared President Ruto's Cabinet unconstitutional for violating the two-thirds gender principle. Parliament is challenging the court's finding that the Cabinet contravenes Article 27(8) of the Constitution and disputing the interpretation that the gender requirement is immediately enforceable in appointive offices.
10 July 2026 · Capital News →
A High Court petition filed by Abdulrasul Swaleh Mohsin seeks to halt the application of adverse possession, arguing that the legal principle allowing individuals to acquire land ownership through prolonged occupation contradicts the Constitution's guarantee of property rights. The petitioner requests the court suspend ongoing adverse possession proceedings and prohibit the Ministry of Lands and Land Registry from processing related property transfers while the constitutional issues are determined.
8 July 2026 · Capital News →
An opinion piece argues that Justice Jairus Ngaah's dissent in the Cabinet appointments case demonstrates the enduring value of judicial dissent, which preserves alternative constitutional visions and exemplifies a judge's primary loyalty to the Constitution over consensus.
3 July 2026 · The Standard →
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 →
The High Court in Mombasa ordered the Inspector General, DCI, Attorney General, and four officers to pay Sh500,000 to Wilson Sadaka for arresting and detaining him maliciously over a resolved land dispute in Kilifi County without approval from the Director of Public Prosecution, violating his constitutional rights.
6 June 2026 · The Standard →
The High Court in Nairobi declined to find that National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula violated the law and should be removed for declaring Kenya Kwanza as the majority party, despite the court finding that Azimio was the majority. The judges ruled there was no evidence the speaker violated any of their orders.
30 May 2026 · The Standard →