Also known as: Justice Lawrence Mugambi · Justice Mugambi · Judge Lawrence Mugambi
Judge who has issued High Court rulings on constitutional matters including quashing government directives and ordering ministries to redo public participation processes.
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Capital News
… Justice Lawrence Mugambi ruled that the legislative process did not satisfy the constitutional requirement for meaningful and adequate public participation. …
High Court declares Community Groups Registration Act unconstitutional over public participationThe Standard
… Justice Lawrence Mugambi said that he would not proceed with the case filed by Katiba Institute until the issue of whether the Constitutional Court had the powers to entertain it is resolved. …
High Court suspends Ruto's PS hiring gender parity caseCitizen Digital
… Justice Lawrence Mugambi ruled in favour of a petition challenging the law, finding that the process used to enact the Act did not meet the constitutional requirement for meaningful and adequate public participation. …
High Court declares Community Groups Registration Act unconstitutionalCitizen Digital
… High Court Judge Lawrence Mugambi declared the October 2024 advisory unconstitutional, null and void, ruling that the Attorney General had assumed a mandate specifically vested in the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). …
High Court quashes AG advisory on Digital Super Highway tenderThe Standard
… Justice Lawrence Mugambi said that although lack of public participation did not render the sports academy unconstitutional, the process through which the ministry arrived at the constituencies as the starting point was faulty. …
Ministry ordered to conduct public participation on sports academiesCapital News
… In a judgment delivered on Thursday, Justice Lawrence Mugambi ruled that Executive Order No. …
High Court Nullifies Ruto’s Public Debt Audit Task Force as UnconstitutionalCitizen Digital
… In a judgment delivered by Justice Lawrence Mugambi on Thursday, the court found that Executive Order No. …
High Court declares Ruto's Public Debt Audit taskforce unconstitutionalThe Standard
… Progress has been made in Kenya through expanded mental health awareness, community-based services, county mental health councils and the decriminalisation of attempted suicide following a High Court ruling by Justice Lawrence Mugambi. …
Mental health conditions that are trivialised and misunderstoodThe 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 speakerThe Standard
… Justice Lawrence Mugambi ruled that four petitioners had not attached an electronic evidence certificate to authenticate data collected from UDA, Jubilee and Farmers parties. …
Parties escape penalty for illegal recruitment of membersThe High Court has declared the Community Groups Registration Act unconstitutional, finding that Parliament failed to adequately involve the public in the legislative process. The court suspended the declaration and gave Parliament six months to remedy the constitutional violation through meaningful public participation.
3 hours ago · Capital News →
The High Court has declared the Community Groups Registration Act unconstitutional, finding that Parliament failed to adequately involve the public in the legislative process. The court suspended the declaration and gave Parliament six months to remedy the constitutional violation through meaningful public participation.
3 hours ago · Capital News →
The High Court has suspended hearing of a case filed by Katiba Institute challenging President William Ruto's appointment of Principal Secretaries over failure to meet gender parity, pending resolution of whether the Constitutional Court has powers to entertain it.
8 hours ago · The Standard →
Kenya's High Court ruled that Parliament failed to conduct adequate public participation before enacting the Community Groups Registration Act, declaring it unconstitutional. Parliament has six months to remedy the constitutional defect, during which the Act remains in effect.
19 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
The High Court has quashed an October 2024 advisory by the Attorney General that cleared a multi-billion-shilling Digital Super Highway tender to Nightgale (EA) Limited, ruling the advisory unconstitutional and citing conflict of interest concerns. Judge Lawrence Mugambi determined the Attorney General had overstepped its mandate by assuming powers vested in the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.
4 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The High Court found that the Ministry of Sports established 30 academies without sufficient public participation in determining locations and selection criteria, calling the process faulty and susceptible to arbitrariness. Justice Lawrence Mugambi ordered the ministry to regularise the process through public participation or face court intervention.
26 August 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's High Court has declared President Ruto's Executive Order establishing a Presidential Task Force to conduct a forensic audit of public debt unconstitutional, ruling that it encroached on the mandate of an independent constitutional office and was created without required public participation.
23 July 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya's High Court has declared President Ruto's Presidential Task Force on the Forensic Audit of Public Debt unconstitutional, finding that Executive Order No. 4 of 2024 unlawfully duplicated the constitutional mandate of an independent office and exceeded the President's authority.
23 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
OCD involves intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors that cause distress and anxiety, not simply an appreciation for order. Psychologist Hellen Staula explains that people with OCD feel compelled to repeat actions due to fear that something bad will happen if they don't, and interrupting these rituals can trigger intense anxiety or conflict.
18 July 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 →
The High Court declined to hold political parties accountable for illegally registering persons as members, ruling that petitioners had not attached an electronic evidence certificate to authenticate the data. Four petitioners had sued UDA, Jubilee and Farmers parties after finding themselves affiliated with the parties in June 2021 without having registered or given consent.
7 May 2026 · The Standard →
Gloria Orwoba, a former nominated Senator, was arrested yesterday after attempting to access Parliament's precincts while her vehicle blocked the main entrance. She was freed on bail hours later; she had sought to enter the Senate chamber armed with court documents stating a ruling had found her suspension illegal and directed her reinstatement.
29 April 2026 · The Standard →