Also known as: Justice Roselyne Aburili · Justice Aburili
High Court Judge who has presided over constitutional petitions on fuel pricing, public debt, and criminal prosecutions.
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Gov't ordered to address complaints by Kenyans working for international organisationsThe Standard
… Justices Francis Gikonyo, Roselyne Aburili and Tabitha Ouya found that the government had concluded a share purchase agreement with Vodafone Group at Sh34 per share, and a related dividend rights agreement, on December 3, 2025, before the underlying policy and parliamentary appro …
Safaricom deal: State has shot itself in the foot againThe Standard
… While ordering the shares to be restored to State ownership, a three-judge bench comprising Justices Francis Gikonyo, Roselyne Aburili and Tabitha Ouya found that the transaction of the government’s 15 per cent divestiture of its Safaricom PLC shares was undertaken in violation o …
Null and void: Court declares sale of Safaricom illegal, unconstitutionalCitizen Digital
… The application will be heard inter partes on October 26, 2026, before Justice Aburili. …
Court suspends nomination process for members of Engineers BoardThe Standard
… In her judgment, Justice Roselyne Aburili said that she had no powers to entertain the case filed by a death row convict, James Mwinga Gathuri, as his sentence was reviewed downwards to 40 years after the Supreme Court found that the mandatory death sentence was unconstitutional. …
Court dismiss a bid to abolish sentences beyond 67 yearsThe Standard
… In a judgment delivered by Justice Roselyne Aburili of Milimani High Court found that Devani, the founder and former chairman of Triton Petroleum Company Limited, had failed to demonstrate that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) abused his constitutional mandate or violate …
Tycoon Devani not off the hook yetCapital News
… Justice Roselyne Aburili held that while Article 104 of the Constitution guarantees voters the right to recall their MPs, the petition before it was premature because Parliament is already considering amendments to the Elections Act to cure a legal vacuum created after key recall …
Court says MP recall cannot proceed until Parliament enacts enabling lawCapital News
… Justice Roselyne Aburili ordered that Petition, filed by the LSK against the Attorney General and several State agencies, will serve as the lead matter after the court established that it raises substantially similar issues to Petition lodged by Awino. …
High Court Consolidates Petitions Challenging Kenya Fuel PricesThe Standard
… Appearing before a three-judge bench of Justices Francis Gikonyo, Roselyne Aburili and Tabitha Ouya, lawyers led by Senior Counsel Kalonzo Musyoka and advocate Soyinka Lempaa argued that the planned disposal of more than six billion government-held Safaricom shares violated the C …
Activists urge High Court to declare Safaricom share sale unconstitutionalThe Standard
… The bench comprising Justices Francis Gikonyo, Moses Ado and Roselyne Aburili rejected arguments by the AG that the dispute should first be handled through a forensic audit being conducted by the Auditor-General and parliamentary oversight mechanisms."For the foregoing reasons, w …
Court rejects AG's bid to dismiss Kenya's sh 7 trillion 'Odious debt' caseThe High Court has ordered the government to establish a system for handling complaints from citizens working for international and regional organisations within nine months, after finding that officials failed to respond to a complaint by a former African Union representative.
18 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The High Court has ordered the government to establish a system for handling complaints from citizens working for international and regional organisations within nine months, after finding that officials failed to respond to a complaint by a former African Union representative.
18 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The High Court declared the government's sale of a 15 per cent stake in Safaricom to Vodafone Group at Sh34 per share null and void, finding the share purchase agreement was concluded on December 3, 2025, before policy and parliamentary approval processes were complete, and the Sh204.3 billion in proceeds was not tied to specific, costed projects.
18 September 2026 · The Standard →
A three-judge bench declared the government's 15 per cent divestiture of Safaricom shares null and void, finding it violated the Constitution and laws on public finance, procurement, capital markets and competition. The court ordered the shares restored to State ownership and faulted the transaction, undertaken with Vodafone Group at Sh34 per share on December 3, 2025, for proceeding before policy and parliamentary approval were complete.
15 September 2026 · The Standard →
The High Court has temporarily suspended the nomination process for members of the Engineers Board of Kenya after petitioner Francis Awino challenged its legality. Justice Gregory Mutai issued conservatory orders stopping the Institution of Engineers of Kenya and the Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary from proceeding with nominations pending an inter partes hearing.
2 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The High Court has rejected a petition by death row convict James Mwinga Gathuri to cap all jail sentences at 67 years, Kenya's normal life expectancy. Justice Roselyne Aburili ruled that Gathuri, whose sentence was already reduced from death to 40 years by the Supreme Court, cannot seek further redress on the same matter and cannot benefit from a review twice.
12 August 2026 · The Standard →
Business tycoon Yagnesh Devani, founder of Triton Petroleum Company Limited, has lost a High Court bid to terminate four criminal cases linked to a Sh7.6 billion scandal. Justice Roselyne Aburili ruled that Devani failed to show the Director of Public Prosecutions abused his constitutional mandate or violated his rights by pursuing the prosecutions.
14 July 2026 · The Standard →
The High Court declined to compel the IEBC to process MP recall petitions, ruling that while Article 104 of the Constitution guarantees voters the right to recall MPs, Parliament must first enact legislation to operationalise the process. The court held that the petition was premature because Parliament is already considering amendments to the Elections Act following the 2017 invalidation of key recall provisions.
7 July 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya's High Court has consolidated two constitutional petitions challenging the legality and transparency of the country's fuel pricing framework, with the Law Society of Kenya's petition designated as the lead case. The petitioners allege inadequate transparency and accountability in fuel price determination and management of the Petroleum Development Levy Fund, while EPRA has defended the existing pricing system as lawful and regular in its disclosures.
2 July 2026 · Capital News →
Activist Tony Gachoka and other petitioners urged a three-judge bench of the High Court to declare the government's planned sale of its 15 per cent Safaricom stake to Vodacom Group unconstitutional, arguing it would hand majority control to foreign entities. The petitioners' lawyers argued the divestiture of more than six billion government-held shares violated the Constitution and the Privatisation Act on grounds including unconstitutional revenue-raising, absent public participation, and undervalued share pricing.
30 June 2026 · The Standard →
A three-judge High Court bench rejected Attorney General Dorcas Oduor's bid to dismiss Senator Okiya Omtatah's petition challenging the legality of Kenya's Sh7 trillion public debts. The court ruled the petition, which alleges odious debts of Sh6.95 trillion accumulated between 2014/2015 and 2023/2024, shall proceed to hearing on its merits.
26 June 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's High Court has removed the International Monetary Fund from a petition challenging the legality of Kenya's Sh7 trillion public debt, ruling that the IMF is protected by international treaties and Kenyan law from legal proceedings in Kenyan courts.
25 June 2026 · The Standard →
Businessman Tony Gachoka and nine others have written to the President of the Court of Appeal questioning an unusual alteration and fast-tracking of a State application seeking to overturn conservatory orders that blocked the government from selling Safaricom shares. The petitioners' lawyers say the hearing date was suddenly moved from June 29, 2026 to June 24, 2026.
17 June 2026 · The Standard →
High Court Judge Roselyne Aburili has recused herself from a petition challenging the eligibility of suspended Nairobi Finance CEC Charles Kerich to hold public office following a three-month contempt of court sentence over a Sh106.7 million debt, after the petitioner raised concerns about her impartiality.
10 June 2026 · The Standard →
The High Court has ordered the government and other respondents to file responses within 14 days to a petition challenging the process used to review fuel prices. Petitioner Francis Awino argues the case concerns the legality and constitutionality of the pricing process, not merely the cost of fuel, and seeks to halt EPRA's fuel price implementation for May 15 to June 14, 2026.
4 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Justice Roselyne Aburili has ordered Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, Energy and Petroleum CS Opiyo Wandayi, EPRA, and the Attorney General to file responses within 14 days in a petition by Nairobi resident Francis Awino challenging the constitutionality and legality of the fuel pricing process. Awino is seeking orders to stop the government from hiking petroleum prices beyond those announced by EPRA on May 15, 2026, arguing the case concerns the legality of the pricing process rather than the price itself.
4 June 2026 · The Standard →
Justice Roselyne Aburili declined to certify as urgent a petition by Francis Awino challenging fuel price increases announced by EPRA for the May 15 to June 14, 2026 cycle, directing him to serve all respondents before inter partes directions on June 2. The increases triggered a nationwide transport strike on May 18; EPRA later reduced diesel prices by Sh10.06 per litre on May 19, but matatu operators rejected the adjustment as insufficient and suspended the strike for one week to allow for government-level negotiations.
21 May 2026 · The Standard →
A three-judge High Court bench has adjourned proceedings in a constitutional petition challenging the legality of Kenya's Sh7 trillion public debt, setting June 25, 2026, as the date to rule on whether the court has jurisdiction to hear the matter.
29 April 2026 · The Standard →