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The Standard
… PC Julius Kipkoech Cheruiyot, attached to Pangani Police Station and PC Kennedy Kipkemei Borboroi of South B Police Station appeared before Kibera High Court Judge Diana Kavedza on Thursday but did not take plea after the prosecution sought orders for them to undergo mental asses …
Court orders mental tests for police officers accused of killing lawyer Kyalo MbobuThe Standard
… Former Government Analyst John Mungai on Thursday told the Kibera High Court that forensic tests generated DNA profiles from pillows, a steering wheel, a metallic door, a white towel and other items collected from Cohen’s home and vehicles. …
DNA of five men found in Tob Cohen murder probeThe Standard
… The officers testified on Monday before Justice Diana Kavedza at the Kibera High Court, describing separate incidents handled at Parklands, Spring Valley and Gigiri police stations. …
Police reveal Cohen, Wairimu's repeated disputes before murderThe Standard
Kibera High Court yesterday denied bail to eight minors charged with murdering 16 students in the Utumishi Girls Academy dormitory fire. …
Court denies eight Utumishi girls bail over safety, witness fearsThe Standard
Kibera High Court yesterday denied bail to eight minors charged with murdering 16 students in the Utumishi Girls Academy dormitory fire. …
Why eight Utumishi Girls suspects have been denied bailCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 21 – The Kibera High Court has denied bail to eight Utumishi Girls Academy students facing murder charges over a dormitory fire that claimed the lives of 16 fellow students. …
Eight Utumishi Girls Students charged with murder denied bailThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeMore than a year after a patient was brutally killed inside a ward at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), murder suspect Kennedy Kalombote has pleaded not guilty before the Kibera High Court. …
Kalombote pleads not guilty to murder of KNH patientCapital News
… The Kibera High Court viewed the footage as the prosecution continued building its case against six people charged over Ojwang’s death while in police custody. …
Albert Ojwang murder trial adjourned to December after CCTV evidence tracks final hoursCapital News
… The testimony came from Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) Head of Forensics Joshua Mutua, who guided the Kibera High Court through a detailed reconstruction of events using recovered surveillance footage, photographs and forensic examination of the station’s CCTV in …
CCTV forensic analysis shows Albert Ojwang entered police station alive, left unresponsiveCitizen Digital
… The footage was presented before the Kibera High Court by Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) forensic investigator Joshua Mutua, who testified that the recovered CCTV recordings captured Ojwang arriving at the station at about 9.23pm on June 7, 2025. …
CCTV footage shows Albert Ojwang alive moments before being locked in police cellsKibera High Court has ordered two police officers accused of murdering lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu to undergo mental assessment before taking a plea. Five people in total, including the two officers and three civilians, are charged with murder in connection with Mbobu's death on September 9, 2025, along Magadi Road in Nairobi.
8 October 2026 · The Standard →
Kibera High Court has ordered two police officers accused of murdering lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu to undergo mental assessment before taking a plea. Five people in total, including the two officers and three civilians, are charged with murder in connection with Mbobu's death on September 9, 2025, along Magadi Road in Nairobi.
8 October 2026 · The Standard →
Forensic tests recovered DNA profiles of five unidentified men from items collected during investigations into Dutch billionaire Tob Cohen's death at his Kitisuru residence, a former Government Analyst told Kibera High Court. The DNA was found on pillows, a steering wheel, a metallic door, a white towel, and other items from Cohen's home and vehicles.
2 October 2026 · The Standard →
Two police officers told the High Court that slain Dutch businessman Tob Cohen and his wife Sarah Wairimu had repeated domestic disputes that brought them to police attention months before his death, with separate incidents handled at Parklands, Spring Valley and Gigiri police stations.
28 September 2026 · The Standard →
Kibera High Court denied bail to eight minors charged with murdering 16 students in a dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy. Justice Diana Kavedza ruled that releasing them would pose a risk of witness interference and harm to the children themselves.
22 September 2026 · The Standard →
Kibera High Court has denied bail to eight minors charged with murdering 16 students in a dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy. Justice Diana Kavedza found that releasing them would pose a real risk of witness interference and harm to the children themselves.
22 September 2026 · The Standard →
The Kibera High Court has denied bail to eight Utumishi Girls Academy students facing 16 counts of murder in connection with a dormitory fire in May 2026 that killed 16 students and injured 79 others at the school in Gilgil, Nakuru County.
21 September 2026 · Capital News →
The High Court has remanded eight Utumishi Girls Academy students charged with murder in connection with a deadly dormitory fire to Kamae Borstal Institution pending witness testimony, with the court ordering individual sleeping cubicles and psychosocial support for their safety and welfare.
21 September 2026 · The Standard →
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 →
The Kibera High Court has adjourned the murder trial of six people charged in Albert Ojwang's death in police custody until December 14, 2026, after prosecutors presented CCTV footage from Mbagathi Hospital showing police officers transporting Ojwang from Central Police Station on June 9, 2025, and later departing with his body.
22 July 2026 · Capital News →
Forensic analysis of CCTV footage from Central Police Station presented at a murder trial shows the deceased entered the station alive and responsive but was later removed while unresponsive, according to testimony from the Independent Policing Oversight Authority Head of Forensics.
21 July 2026 · Capital News →
CCTV footage presented in a Nairobi High Court hearing showed teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang arriving alive at Nairobi Central Police Station on June 7, 2025, and making phone calls before being escorted to holding cells where prosecutors allege he was fatally assaulted. An IPOA forensic investigator testified that the station's CCTV system power cable had been disconnected and hard drives formatted on June 8.
21 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A protected prosecution witness testified in the Albert Omondi Ojwang murder trial that CCTV footage showed Police Constable Peter Kimani serving as the cell sentry at Nairobi Central Police Station on the night of June 7 and 8, 2025; the witness explained that the cell sentry is the only officer authorized to grant or deny access to police cells.
21 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 excluded media from virtual proceedings in the Utumishi Girls School murder case, in which eight suspects facing charges over a May dormitory fire that killed 16 students are following proceedings remotely from police custody. Lawyers for the accused and prosecution argued over whether the suspects should undergo mental assessment before the case proceeds.
26 June 2026 · Capital News →
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 →
DCI detectives, accompanied by court officials, escorted murder suspect Sarah Wairimu to her Kitisuru residence in Nairobi following a court order allowing her to access personal belongings, bank records, and financial documents. The visit is part of ongoing investigations into the 2019 death of Dutch-Kenyan businessman Tob Cohen and is being conducted under court supervision.
22 June 2026 · The Standard →