Also known as: Judge Alexander Muteti · High Court Judge Alexander Muteti · Judge Muteti · High Court Judge Muteti · Alexander Muasya Muteti · Justice Alexander Muasya Muteti
High Court judge presiding over cases including habeas corpus applications, murder trials, and sentence reviews in Kenyan courts.
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Four charged over murder of Victoria Mutiso in KilimaniThe Standard
… However, Justice Kimondo insisted that they should appear before Justice Alexander Muteti after the court resumes.“You know the court is on recess. …
14 more detention days for Dr Mutiso murder suspects, court orders mental assessmentThe Standard
… Subscribe to our newsletterHowever, Justice Alexander Muasya Muteti dismissed the appeal on July 29, 2026, under Section 352(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code.The judge held that “the decision of the learned Honourable Magistrate to acquit the respondent was properly grounded in …
Businessman Yongo sues State over wrongful prosecution, seeks Sh26 million damagesCitizen Digital
… Justice Alexander Muasya Muteti, sitting at the Milimani High Court on August 18, dismissed the revision application and upheld an earlier decision by the trial court that had rejected the prosecution’s attempt to withdraw the charges. …
High Court orders criminal case against businessman Kotecha, Midland Hauliers to proceedCitizen Digital
… Justice Alexander Muteti determined this while dismissing a challenge by former Nairobi Provincial Commissioner Davis Nathan Chelogoi, who had questioned Senior Principal Magistrate Dolphina Alego’s continued handling of his criminal case after she was transferred to the ELRC. …
Magistrate transferred to Employment court can handle pending criminal case; Court rulesThe Standard
… Milimani High Court Judge Alexander Muteti dismissed Chelogoi’s application seeking to disqualify Chief Magistrate Dolphina Alego from concluding his case following her transfer to the Employment and Labour Relations Court. …
Ex-PC loses bid to stop magistrate from hearing Sh1.3bn land fraud caseThe Standard
… Fighting back tears, Ramadhan pleaded with Justice Alexander Muteti to help the family find his brother dead or alive, saying they have endured weeks of anguish without any information about his whereabouts. …
How missing Kiamaiko trader Zizo was abducted by armed men in police uniformThe Standard
… In her testimony in the ongoing habeas corpus proceedings, Rose Adhiambo Api, Oloo’s second wife, told Justice Alexander Muteti that her husband was picked from a barber shop in Umoja by three men who identified themselves as police officers, handcuffed him and forced him into a …
My husband was abducted from a barber shop, wife tells courtCitizen Digital
… ourt in Nairobi on Monday continued hearing a habeas corpus application over the alleged disappearance of three Kenyans, with Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Director Mohamed Amin appearing before Justice Alexander Muteti …
IG Kanja, DCI Amin honour court summons over disappearance of 3 KenyansThe Standard
… rief ruling delivered on Monday, the magistrate marked the miscellaneous application filed by the DCI and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) as closed and ordered that Ngache be released forthwith.The ruling comes days after High Court Judge Alexander Muteti …
Court frees woman arrested over X posts tracking Ruto's flightsFour suspects—Angela Mulwa, Rose Mbithe Mulwa, Chris Mulwa, and Elijah Kibelion Kimoi—appeared before the Milimani Law Courts and were charged with the July 29 murder of Dr Victoria Thunya Mutiso in Kilimani, Nairobi. The court directed that the suspects undergo mental assessment before appearing before another judge to answer the charge.
27 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Four suspects—Angela Mulwa, Rose Mbithe Mulwa, Chris Mulwa, and Elijah Kibelion Kimoi—appeared before the Milimani Law Courts and were charged with the July 29 murder of Dr Victoria Thunya Mutiso in Kilimani, Nairobi. The court directed that the suspects undergo mental assessment before appearing before another judge to answer the charge.
27 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The High Court has directed that Rose Mbithe, her two children Chris and Angela Mulwa, and Police Constable Elijah Kibelion Kimoi undergo mental tests to determine fitness to answer murder charges in the death of Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso on July 29, 2026. The four suspects face plea-taking on September 23, 2026, after a 14-day detention extension.
27 August 2026 · The Standard →
Bryan Yongo Otumba and Wayaga Construction have filed a petition seeking Sh26.95 million in compensation for wrongful prosecution and nearly eight years of detention of his Range Rover, accusing the State, Mwananchi Credit Limited, and its director of malicious prosecution and unlawful detention following a dispute over a Sh4 million loan.
22 August 2026 · The Standard →
The High Court in Nairobi dismissed an application to halt and withdraw criminal proceedings against businessman Jayesh Kumar Kotecha Prabhudas and Midland Hauliers Limited, ruling the case should proceed. The accused face charges including conspiracy to defraud, fraudulent disposition of mortgaged goods, and offences relating to company management.
20 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The High Court affirmed that a magistrate transferred to the Employment and Labour Relations Court can continue to handle criminal cases already before her. Justice Alexander Muteti dismissed a challenge by former Nairobi Provincial Commissioner Davis Nathan Chelogoi, who questioned Senior Principal Magistrate Dolphina Alego's continued handling of his criminal case after her transfer to the ELRC.
19 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Milimani High Court judge dismissed a bid by former Nairobi Provincial Commissioner Davis Nathan Chelogoi to disqualify the magistrate hearing a Sh1.3 billion Lower Kabete land fraud case, ruling that the magistrate retained criminal jurisdiction after being transferred to the Employment and Labour Relations Court.
18 August 2026 · The Standard →
Abdiaziz Duba Molu, alias Zizo, a Kiamaiko resident, is missing after allegedly being abducted by armed men believed to be security officers. His brother Ramadhan has appealed to Milimani High Court Justice Alexander Muteti for help locating him, saying the family has endured weeks without information about his whereabouts.
22 July 2026 · The Standard →
The wife of Michael Oloo told court that her husband was allegedly abducted from a barber shop in Umoja, Nairobi on June 19, 2026 by three men identifying themselves as police officers. Oloo and two other men have been missing for weeks; the court has summoned the Inspector General of police and the DCI boss to reveal their whereabouts.
21 July 2026 · The Standard →
The High Court in Nairobi heard a habeas corpus application over the alleged disappearance of three Kenyans—Macmilan Kiarie, Michael Oloo, and Evans Otieno. Inspector General Douglas Kanja and DCI Director Mohamed Amin appeared in person after the court rejected the State's request for junior officers or affidavits to represent them, insisting they personally account for alleged failure to comply with earlier habeas corpus orders.
20 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Nairobi court has freed Mombasa resident Halima Ngache, who was arrested over allegations of operating an X account that tracked and published President William Ruto's flight movements. Senior Principal Magistrate Teresia Nyangena rejected a second bid by the DCI and ODPP for more time to complete investigations.
6 July 2026 · The Standard →
Justice Alexander Muteti directed the release of Halima Ngache, arrested on June 30 by the DCI's Serious Crimes Unit over allegations she operated an X account publishing information about President Ruto's flight movements. The case will be mentioned on Monday for a ruling.
3 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Justice Alexander Muteti has adjourned the defence hearing in the murder trial of socialite Starlet Wahu to July 17, warning suspect John Matara that no further delays will be tolerated when the matter resumes.
20 June 2026 · The Standard →
The High Court has dismissed Jackson Kihara Gachucha's application to review his 20-year sentence for robbery with violence, ruling that the issues had already been determined by the Court of Appeal. Kihara, who is serving his sentence at Manyani Maximum Prison, had claimed he was framed and argued the sentence was excessive, but the court found his request lacked merit.
17 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Justice Alexander Muteti at the Milimani High Court ruled that John Matara, the prime suspect in the murder of socialite Starlet Wahu at a South B rental property, has a case to answer following closure of the prosecution's case.
23 May 2026 · The Standard →
Senior government officials, including State House operatives and security officers, made covert visits to Manyani Maximum Security Prison during the Rigathi Gachagua impeachment process in October 2024 and struck a deal with Jackson Kihara, the jailed son of late Nyeri Governor Nderitu Gachagua.
22 May 2026 · The Standard →
Jackson Kihara Gachucha, serving a 20-year prison sentence, told the High Court he was "maliciously prosecuted" and "framed," claiming key documents from his father's estate could prove his innocence. Justice Alexander Muteti ordered Manyani Maximum Prison officials to escort him to retrieve the documents.
21 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Jackson Kihara, serving a 20-year sentence for robbery with violence, has accused his uncle, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, of allegedly framing him in the case to seize a multi-million-shilling family estate. Kihara made the allegations before a High Court judge while seeking a review of his sentence.
21 May 2026 · The Standard →