Also known as: Judge Diana Kavedza · High Court Judge Diana Kavedza
High Court judge presiding over murder trials including cases involving Albert Ojwang, Utumishi students, and Tom Cohen.
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Citizen Digital
… The 8 accused persons pleaded not guilty before High Court judge Diana Kavedza.
462 students were arrested over school unrest in second term – PS OloltuaaCapital News
… Kennedy Kalombotole denied the murder charge when he appeared before High Court Judge Diana Kavedza in Nairobi on Thursday. …
KNH Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty After Court Declares Him Fit to Stand TrialCitizen Digital
… Kalombotole pleaded not guilty to the murder charge when he appeared before Justice Diana Kavedza at the High Court in Nairobi on Thursday. …
KNH murder suspect Kalombotole charged after months of mental state stalemateThe Standard
… Kalombote appeared before Justice Diana Kavedza on Tuesday, where he denied one charge of murdering Gilbert Kinyua MuthoniThe court charge stated that on February 6, 2025, at Level 7B Ward of Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi County, Kalombote murdered Gilbert Kinyua Muthoni. …
Kalombote pleads not guilty to murder of KNH patientCitizen Digital
… Presiding Judge Diana Kavedza also commented on the footage. "For the record, in my notes, what you will see is that the officers are moving very slowly. …
Police delayed taking Albert Ojwang to hospital by 24 minutes, court hearsCitizen Digital
… Justice Diana Kavedza on Wednesday ordered the removal of unidentified participants from the online court session. …
Court tightens rules for virtual attendance of Ojwang murder trialThe Standard
… The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga yesterday, witnesses painted to the High Court Judge Diana Kavedza the happenings of June 7 and 8, last year when Odhiambo was detained at Central following an alleged complaint by the Deputy Inspector General of Police Eli …
How CCTV footage in Albert Ojwang murder was tampered withCapital News
… The prosecution team, led by Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Jalso Makori, together with Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Wangui Gichuhi and Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Duncan Ondimu, presented the witnesses before Justice Diana Kavedza at the …
Protected witness tells court OCS ordered CCTV footage formatted after Albert Ojwang’s deathThe Standard
… Prosecutors led by Gikui Gichuhi, Duncan Ondimu and Jalson Makori in their opening statements further told the presiding Judge Diana Kavedza that Ojwang never hit his head as was alleged.“Medical evidence will establish that Albert Ojwang died from blunt force head injuries, neck …
Revealed: Albert Ojwang was tortured and strangled to deathCapital News
… KAV told Justice Diana Kavedza that the individual later directed him to follow a white motor vehicle from a sports facility in Buruburu before the team moved through Jogoo Road and into Nairobi’s central business district. …
Witness Was Paid Sh50,000 to Trail Ong’ondo Were Before Murder, Court ToldThe Basic Education Principal Secretary told Parliament that 462 learners were arrested in connection with unrest at various schools in the second term of 2026, following collaboration with the National Police Service and Directorate of Criminal Investigations. Offences included arson, threats, possession of illicit materials, vandalism, and incitement.
4 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Basic Education Principal Secretary told Parliament that 462 learners were arrested in connection with unrest at various schools in the second term of 2026, following collaboration with the National Police Service and Directorate of Criminal Investigations. Offences included arson, threats, possession of illicit materials, vandalism, and incitement.
4 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kennedy Kalombotole has pleaded not guilty to murdering Gilbert Kinyua Muthoni at Kenyatta National Hospital in February 2025, after the High Court ruled he is mentally fit to stand trial based on a panel of psychiatrists' assessment.
28 July 2026 · Capital News →
Kennedy Kalombotole, accused of murdering a patient at Kenyatta National Hospital, has been charged after psychiatrists from Mathare National Teaching and Referral Hospital determined he was mentally fit to stand trial. He pleaded not guilty to the murder charge of Gilbert Kinyua Muthoni, which allegedly occurred on or about February 6 and 7, 2025, at Ward 7B of the hospital.
28 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kennedy Kalombote has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Gilbert Kinyua Muthoni at Kenyatta National Hospital, after being found mentally fit to stand trial by three psychiatrists. The prosecution has indicated it will oppose his bail.
28 July 2026 · The Standard →
An IPOA forensic expert told the court that police delayed taking the late Albert Ojwang to Mbagathi Hospital by 24 minutes on June 8, 2025, after departing Central Police Station where he had allegedly been assaulted, with CCTV footage showing the vehicle arrived at the hospital at 1:35 a.m., where Ojwang was pronounced dead on arrival.
22 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Justice Diana Kavedza ordered the removal of unidentified participants from virtual proceedings in the murder trial over the death of teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang, citing concerns about court security and the need to protect witnesses and preserve the integrity of proceedings.
22 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Teacher Albert Odhiambo Ojwang was beaten with a blunt object, strangled and assaulted to death inside a cell at Central Police Station, not in an accident as alleged, according to evidence presented to the High Court. The Director of Public Prosecutions presented witness accounts to Judge Diana Kavedza regarding events on June 7 and 8 last year when Ojwang was detained at Central Police Station.
21 July 2026 · The Standard →
A protected witness told the High Court that he was instructed to format the CCTV recording system at Nairobi's Central Police Station, erasing surveillance footage around the time detainee Albert Ojwang died in custody. Six police officers and civilians, including former OCS Samson Kiprotich Talaam, are on trial for murder in connection with Ojwang's death.
20 July 2026 · Capital News →
The Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga told a Kibra court that evidence indicates teacher Albert Ojwang was beaten with a blunt object and strangled to death in a planned killing, contradicting initial claims he hit his head accidentally. Evidence shows CCTV footage at Nairobi's Central Police Station and data from the Independent Police Oversight Authority were deleted and formatted to hide evidence.
20 July 2026 · The Standard →
A protected prosecution witness testifying in the murder trial of former Kasipul MP Charles Ong'ondo Were told the High Court that he was paid Sh50,000 to trail the lawmaker's vehicle on the day he was killed. The motorcycle rider, testifying under pseudonym and the Witness Protection Programme, said he was recruited for the assignment and directed to follow white vehicles through Nairobi before hearing gunshots moments after his passenger alighted.
14 July 2026 · Capital News →
The High Court has postponed a decision on releasing eight minors accused of murder in connection with a dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy that killed 16 students, pending a comprehensive pre-bail report due by September 22. Justice Diana Kavedza ordered probation officers to gather views from victims' families, school administration, investigators, and the accused minors before the court rules on bail.
1 July 2026 · Capital News →
Eight minors from Utumishi Girls Academy have been charged with murder over the death of a fellow student linked to a school fire that killed 16. The minors pleaded not guilty before Justice Diana Kavedza, who ordered their identities be protected and that they be referred to as "subject minors" throughout the trial.
1 July 2026 · Capital News →
A court has directed that eight students from Utumishi Girls Academy facing charges linked to a deadly school fire be referred to as "subject minors" instead of suspects during legal proceedings, with Justice Diana Kavedza emphasizing the protection of children's rights and identities in criminal proceedings.
1 July 2026 · Capital News →
Eight minors from Utumishi Girls Academy have been formally charged with murder over the death of a fellow student and have pleaded not guilty. The High Court directed that their identities remain protected throughout the proceedings, and the court issued strict guidelines barring any publication that could reveal the minors' identities.
1 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Eight students from Utumishi Girls High School are expected to appear before the High Court for a mention hearing on murder charges related to the deaths of 16 fellow students. The court will receive a psychiatric assessment report to determine whether the eight girls are mentally fit to stand trial.
1 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The High Court has imposed strict reporting restrictions on the trial of eight Utumishi Girls Academy students accused in a dormitory fire that killed 16 fellow students, barring publication of information that could identify the child suspects, their parents, guardians, siblings and immediate family members.
1 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Kibera High Court has declined to immediately release eight Utumishi Girls Academy students charged with murder in connection with a school dormitory fire that killed 16 fellow students, with the judge ordering a comprehensive social inquiry report before ruling on bail.
1 July 2026 · The Standard →
A Nairobi court has directed that eight minors charged in connection with the deadly fire at Utumishi Girls Academy undergo mental assessment before a child psychiatrist at Mathare Mental Hospital ahead of the murder case hearing. The court also appointed pro bono advocates for the minors and ordered their continued remand at Kabete Children's Home pending further directions.
26 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Kibera High Court has ordered eight students accused of murdering 16 fellow learners in the Utumishi Girls Academy dormitory fire to undergo mental health assessments to determine if they are fit to stand trial. The minors were remanded at the Nairobi Children's Remand Home pending a court mention on July 1.
26 June 2026 · The Standard →
Justice Diana Kavedza has allowed Sarah Wairimu, wife of slain businessman Tom Cohen, a police-supervised visit to their Kitisiru home where her husband's body was discovered in a septic tank. The court also granted her access to banking services to manage her financial affairs as the trial proceeds.
23 June 2026 · The Standard →
Beatrice Wangari, at the centre of investigations into Dr Job Obwaka's death, has been freed on a Sh100,000 personal bond after the High Court found her continued detention unjustified. The postmortem found Obwaka died of cardiac arrest from pre-existing cardiac conditions, and Wangari must report daily to the investigating officer until the probe concludes.
13 May 2026 · The Standard →