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Makadara Law Courts

Makadara Law Courts — Nairobi-based court handling criminal cases including fraud, robbery, murder, and assault charges.

2026-05-052026-10-08

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  1. September 2026
  2. Citizen Digital

    40 suspects freed after invasion of late tycoon Kirima's Tumaini Estate By Willy Lusige September 29, 2026 05:42 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize The Makadara Law Courts has released on cas …

    40 suspects freed after invasion of late tycoon Kirima's Tumaini Estate
  3. Citizen Digital

    40 suspects freed after invasion of late tycoon Kirima's Tumaini Estate By Willy Lusige September 29, 2026 05:42 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize The Makadara Law Courts has released on cas …

    40 suspects freed after invasion of late tycoon Kirima's Tumaini Estate
  4. Citizen Digital

    … He appeared before Makadara Law Courts Senior Resident Magistrate Stephany Bett, pleading not guilty to charges of conspiracy to defraud, obtaining money by false pretence and possession of proceeds of crime. …

    DPP charges Nairobi businessman linked to Ksh.15 million fraud case
  5. Capital News

    … Walter Wekhanya Keya appeared before Makadara Law Courts Senior Resident Magistrate Stephany Bett and denied three charges of conspiracy to defraud, obtaining money by false pretences and possession of proceeds of crime. …

    DPP charges Nairobi businessman over alleged Sh15.1mn fraud
  6. Capital News

    … On Tuesday, Kevin Odiwuor Otieno, alias “Engineer Kevin”, was charged at Makadara Law Courts with ethnic contempt, hate speech and offensive conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace. …

    LSK calls for review of foreign trader directive, warns against nationality-based attacks
  7. Capital News

    … Kevin Odiwuor Otieno, alias “Engineer Kevin”, appeared before Senior Resident Magistrate Stephany Bett at the Makadara Law Courts on Wednesday, a day after his arrest by Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers from Buruburu. …

    Man charged over alleged anti-Burundian remarks, freed on Sh300,000 bond
  8. Capital News

    … Bildad Wambua was arraigned at the Makadara Law Courts on Wednesday, September 2, where he faced multiple counts of obtaining money by false pretences contrary to Section 313 of the Penal Code and money laundering. …

    Man Charged Over Alleged Sh28mn Housing Fraud Targeting 22 Victims
  9. August 2026
  10. Citizen Digital

    … He is being held at Muthaiga Police Station and is expected to be arraigned at the Makadara Law Courts on Monday. …

    Phone trail leads to suspect's arrest in former RMS intern's death
  11. Citizen Digital

    … PHOTO|COURTESY Audio By Vocalize A 17-year-old murder suspect was arraigned at the Makadara Law Courts on Wednesday following a forensic breakthrough that led detectives to a mobile phone belonging to a man who was killed nearly eight months ago. …

    17-year-old suspect in Roysambu murder case arrested after victim's phone traced to Meru
  12. Citizen Digital

    … Audio By Vocalize A senior Nairobi police officer has been arraigned at the Makadara Law Courts following his arrest in connection with a dramatic kidnapping, robbery, and million-shilling extortion ring targeting online business vendors in the city. …

    Nairobi OCS arraigned after being linked to dramatic kidnapping, robbery syndicate
Society

40 suspects freed on bail after Tumaini Estate invasion

The News

Makadara Law Courts released 40 suspects arrested following an invasion of the late Kirima's Tumaini Estate in Embakasi by armed goons who destroyed property worth millions of shillings. The judge found insufficient grounds to deny bail, releasing them on Ksh.30,000 bond or Ksh.15,000 cash bail, despite opposition from the late tycoon's widow who cited security concerns.

29 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Tuesday 29 September

  1. 40 suspects freed on bail after Tumaini Estate invasion

    Makadara Law Courts released 40 suspects arrested following an invasion of the late Kirima's Tumaini Estate in Embakasi by armed goons who destroyed property worth millions of shillings. The judge found insufficient grounds to deny bail, releasing them on Ksh.30,000 bond or Ksh.15,000 cash bail, despite opposition from the late tycoon's widow who cited security concerns.

    29 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. Judge releases 40 suspects on bail after estate invasion

    A Makadara Law Courts judge released 40 suspects arrested following an armed invasion of late tycoon Kirima's Tumaini Estate in Embakasi, where property worth millions of shillings was destroyed. The judge set bail at Ksh.30,000 bond with one surety or Ksh.15,000 cash bail, finding insufficient grounds to deny bail despite the widow's objections about safety concerns.

    29 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 10 September

  1. Nairobi businessman charged in Ksh15.1 million fraud case

    Walter Wekhanya Keya has been charged with conspiracy to defraud, obtaining money by false pretence, and possession of proceeds of crime in connection with an alleged Ksh15.1 million fraud involving victim Constant Wanyonyi. He pleaded not guilty and was released on a Ksh10 million bond with surety or Ksh5 million cash bail.

    10 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. Nairobi businessman charged with Sh15.1 million fraud

    Walter Wekhanya Keya was charged with conspiracy to defraud, obtaining money by false pretences, and possession of proceeds of crime after allegedly obtaining Sh15.1 million from a man under the guise of investing it in a business venture between May and October 2023. He pleaded not guilty and was granted a Sh10 million bond with a similar surety.

    10 September 2026 · Capital News →

Wednesday 9 September

  1. LSK urges government to review foreign trader directive

    The Law Society of Kenya has called on the government to review its directive affecting foreign nationals engaged in small-scale trade, warning that enforcement must comply with the Constitution and Kenya's obligations under the East African Community Treaty. The statement follows President Ruto's September 2 directive targeting foreigners in certain small-scale trade, with the government offering undocumented foreigners 90 days to regularise their status.

    9 September 2026 · Capital News →

  2. Man charged with hate speech against Burundian nationals

    A 32-year-old Kenyan man accused of making inflammatory remarks targeting Burundian nationals has been charged with hate speech and related offences after a video of him speaking at a September 6 gathering circulated online. He was released on a Sh300,000 bond pending a case mention on October 28.

    9 September 2026 · Capital News →

Thursday 3 September

  1. Director charged with defrauding 22 people of Sh28 million in housing scheme

    Bildad Wambua, a director of Gladdens Homes Limited, has been charged with obtaining money by false pretences after allegedly defrauding 22 people of KSh28 million through a purported housing development scheme in Nairobi between 2024 and 2026. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations says Wambua misrepresented properties under the Urban Housing Renewable Development LPP project to induce buyers to make payments.

    3 September 2026 · Capital News →

Saturday 29 August

  1. Phone trail leads to arrest in digital marketer's death case

    Eight months after 25-year-old digital marketing manager Derrick Omanga Tom's body was found near Roysambu roundabout, a 26-year-old man was arrested in connection with the sale of Omanga's phone six days after he went missing in December 2025. Detectives made the arrest after months of digital tracking and surveillance, with a third suspect arrested earlier in Meru County helping lead investigators to the suspect.

    29 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Wednesday 19 August

  1. 17-year-old arrested in eight-month-old Roysambu murder case

    A 17-year-old suspect, Brian Mwendia Kinyua, was arrested in Meru after detectives traced a mobile phone belonging to Derick Tom Omanga, who was found dead near the Roysambu flyover on December 24, 2025. Kinyua has been detained for 21 days at Kasarani Police Station while investigations continue.

    19 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Monday 3 August

  1. Nairobi police deputy officer arraigned for kidnapping and robbery

    Inspector Kelvin Mwangi Muraguri, Deputy OCS at Drive In Police Post, has been arraigned at Makadara Law Courts alongside Stephen Okello Obewa on charges of robbery with violence. They are accused of targeting online business vendors in a kidnapping, robbery, and extortion ring operating in Nairobi.

    3 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Tuesday 14 July

  1. Viwandani MCA charged with robbery with violence in Donholm

    Viwandani Ward MCA Aaron Kang'ara Wangari and two other suspects were arraigned before Makadara Law Courts on charges of robbery with violence following an alleged attack on three victims in Donholm last month. All three pleaded not guilty and were granted a bond of Sh1 million or alternative cash bail of Sh500,000 each.

    14 July 2026 · Capital News →

  2. Nairobi MCA charged with robbery with violence in Donholm

    A sitting Viwandani Ward MCA and two other suspects were charged before Makadara Law Courts over an alleged violent robbery of three victims in Donholm on June 26. All three pleaded not guilty and were released on bond of Ksh.1 million or cash bail of Ksh.500,000 pending trial.

    14 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 9 July

  1. Four charged with attempting to steal Kenya Power transformer

    Four men have been charged before Makadara Law Courts with attempting to vandalize and steal a Kenya Power transformer valued at Ksh.1.195 million. The men appeared before Senior Principal Magistrate Gilbert Shikwe and denied all charges.

    9 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. Court releases bodyguard on bond pending shooting inquiry

    Makadara Law Courts has released Police Constable Rashid Charo, a bodyguard attached to Youth and Sports Principal Secretary Fikirini Jacobs, on a personal bond of Sh20,000 pending further inquiry into a fatal shooting.

    9 July 2026 · The Standard →

  3. PS Fikirini's bodyguard released on bond pending inquiry

    Makadara Law Courts has granted Police Constable Rashid Charo, a bodyguard to Youth and Sports Principal Secretary Fikirini Jacobs, a personal bond of Sh20,000 pending further inquiry into a fatal shooting.

    9 July 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 8 July

  1. PS Jacobs' bodyguard released on bond in fatal shooting case

    PC Rashid Charo, bodyguard to Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports Principal Secretary Fikirini Jacobs, was released on a personal bond of Ksh.20,000 pending investigation into the fatal shooting of Cecil Otieno Anyango in Kariokor on June 30. The case was mentioned at Makadara Law Courts and adjourned to August 10.

    8 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Saturday 23 May

  1. Autopsy shows burns killed gospel singer Rachael Wandeto

    Pathologists determined that gospel artist Rachael Wandeto died from severe burns covering approximately 85 percent of her body surface area, with complications from the injuries proving fatal. Wandeto was attacked on May 16 in Mwiki, Kasarani, and samples have been collected for further forensic analysis including assessment of whether sexual assault occurred.

    23 May 2026 · The Standard →

Friday 22 May

  1. Autopsy confirms gospel singer Rachel Wandeto died from burns

    An autopsy has confirmed that gospel musician Rachel Wandeto died from severe burn injuries sustained in an attack in Mwiki, Kasarani Sub-County; she had burns covering about 85 per cent of her body. A suspect, taxi driver Josiah Njeru Njiri, has been granted 10 days of continued detention by homicide detectives investigating the case.

    22 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. Suspect in musician's death arraigned at Makadara Law Courts

    A suspect described as the last person to contact musician Rachael Wandeto, who died after being doused with a flammable substance, was arraigned before Makadara Law Courts in Nairobi.

    22 May 2026 · The Standard →

Thursday 21 May

  1. Taxi driver held 10 days over gospel singer Rachel Wandeto murder

    Police have been granted 10 days to detain taxi driver Josiah Njeru Njiri in connection with the murder of gospel musician Rachel Wandeto. Njiri, arrested in Ruai, was the last person in communication with Wandeto, who was attacked and set on fire in Mwiki, Kasarani Sub-County; detectives say he holds crucial information about the killing.

    21 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. High Court rules Sexual Offences Act cannot criminalise consensual teen relationships

    Kenya's High Court declared that sections of the Sexual Offences Act cannot be applied to criminalise consensual, non-coercive sexual relationships between adolescents who are close in age, ruling that such enforcement violates constitutional rights including equality, dignity, privacy and the rights of children. The court found that criminal sanctions should not apply where there is no evidence of exploitation, coercion, abuse or power imbalance between adolescents of close age proximity.

    21 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Friday 8 May

  1. Woman arrested at JKIA in Ksh.50.9 million fraud case

    Salma Osman Gureye was arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and arraigned at Makadara Law Courts on charges of Conspiracy to Defraud and Providing False Information to a Public Officer in connection with a fraudulent scheme amounting to Ksh.50.9 million. The DCI says the case was uncovered through its #FichuaKwaDCI public tip initiative, and one accomplice was also arrested while two other suspects remain at large.

    8 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Tuesday 5 May

  1. Roysambu MCA charged over Northern Bypass barricade protest

    Roysambu MCA Sospeter Githahu Mumbi, former Mathare North MCA Jared Okoth Okode, and businessman John Muchiri Nyambura were charged with causing obstruction after allegedly mobilising demonstrators to barricade the Northern Bypass in Marurui on May 3, 2026, in protest against home demolitions on disputed land.

    5 May 2026 · The Standard →

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