Also known as: Lawyer Mutoro · COFEK Secretary General Stephen Mutoro
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Citizen Digital
… Stephen Mutoro, Secretary-General of the Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK), publicly challenged the qualification, alleging that the MP's undergraduate credentials could not be verified and calling on the Commission for University Education (CUE) and the Directorate of Crimin …
Didmus Barasa graduates with PhD in Public Administration amid mixed reactionsThe Standard
… On July 30, 2026, the government issued a special gazette notice, indicating tourists needed to have inbound travel insurance.The Stephen Mutoro-led lobby argued that the intended scheme is anchored on the Social Health Act. …
Court halts insurance cover requirement for tourists coming to KenyaThe Standard
… The continuing circulation of the impugned products exposes the public to health, safety and economic prejudice and undermines confidence in Kenya's consumer protection and standards regime,” the Stephen Mutoro-led lobby claimed.Cofek’s lawyer Haron Mulongo urged the court to int …
Case lifts lid on fake rice being sold as Kenyan pishoriCitizen Digital
… The petition is supported by an affidavit sworn by COFEK Secretary General Stephen Mutoro, who argues that unless the court intervenes immediately, the respondents are likely to continue approving, negotiating and entering into contractual arrangements that could create irreversi …
COFEK moves to court to challenge Ksh.8 per kilometre toll on new roadsThe Standard
… COFEK Secretary General Stephen Mutoro noted the schools have produced no demonstrable evidence of accreditation under the amended law governing university programmes since 2017. …
Kenya to host dental congress amid accreditation scrutinyThe Standard
… hat CUE must accredit and approve the programmes before they are offered to students.“The 2nd and 3rd respondents continue to offer and/or facilitate admissions into the impugned programmes without demonstrable accreditation and approval by the 1st respondent,” the Stephen Mutoro …
CUE ordered to audit dental surgery courses in Moi, Nairobi universitiesCitizen Digital
… The petition, filed by the Consumer Federation of Kenya (COFEK) through its Secretary General Stephen Mutoro, seeks conservatory orders restraining the respondents from taking any further steps capable of creating contractual, financial, proprietary or public obligations arising …
Petition filed to stop alleged Ksh.375B JKIA expansion projectCitizen Digital
… In the petition filed through its Secretary General Stephen Mutoro, COFEK is seeking conservatory orders to stop the enactment and enforcement of the contested provisions pending the hearing and determination of the case. …
COFEK moves to court to block Finance Bill 2026 provisions, cites constitutional breachesCitizen Digital
… Through an application filed by Secretary General Stephen Mutoro, the petitioner wants the court to restrain the NSSF from imposing penalties, sanctions, surcharges or any other enforcement measures against employers and contributors over alleged non-compliance with contribution …
COFEK petitions High Court to halt NSSF penalties on employers, workersThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeCOFEK secretary general, Stephen Mutoro. [File, Standard] A lobby group has moved to the High Court seeking orders to suspend the implementation of six contentious clauses contained in the Finance Bill, 2026, arguing that the proposed measures violate constitutio …
COFEK moves to block six Finance Bill 2026 clauses over tax, privacy concernsDidmus Barasa, the second-term MP for Kimilili, has graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration from Murang'a University of Technology. His doctoral thesis examined county governments' branding strategies and service delivery satisfaction among small and medium enterprises in Bungoma County.
28 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Didmus Barasa, the second-term MP for Kimilili, has graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration from Murang'a University of Technology. His doctoral thesis examined county governments' branding strategies and service delivery satisfaction among small and medium enterprises in Bungoma County.
28 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The High Court has blocked the government from requiring insurance cover from tourists visiting Kenya, ruling that the Ministry of Health's directive contradicted the Ministry of Interior's authority over foreign nationals' entry and that no proper mechanism exists to handle the requirement.
24 August 2026 · The Standard →
Consumer Federation of Kenya has sued the Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry, KEBS, and the Attorney General for failing to prevent adulteration and mislabeling of rice sold as authentic Kenya pishori. Manufacturers report that traders are blending domestic pishori with imported rice and selling it under Kenyan brands, damaging the local rice industry.
18 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Consumers Federation of Kenya has filed a constitutional petition in the High Court challenging the government's proposed tolling of the Nairobi–Nakuru–Mau Summit (A8) Highway, naming KeNHA, the Cabinet Secretaries for Roads and National Treasury, the PPP Directorate, and the Attorney General as respondents.
27 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya will host the World Dental Federation Regional Dental Congress in Mombasa from October 21 to 23, while the country's two public dental schools—University of Nairobi and Moi University—undergo scrutiny over whether their Bachelor of Dental Surgery programmes meet accreditation requirements. The Education Cabinet Secretary directed the Commission for University Education to audit both programmes within 14 days following a legal challenge from the Consumers Federation of Kenya, which argues the programmes lack formal re-accreditation since 2017.
5 July 2026 · The Standard →
Education Cabinet Secretary Migos Ogamba has directed the Commission for University Education to audit dental training programmes at Moi University and the University of Nairobi, following calls by stakeholders for scrutiny. The audit follows a lawsuit by Consumers Federation of Kenya claiming the institutions admitted students without proper accreditation.
30 June 2026 · The Standard →
Consumer Federation of Kenya has filed a petition at Milimani High Court seeking to halt the proposed Ksh.375 billion design, development and modernization of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport pending the hearing of a constitutional case challenging the project.
18 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Consumer Federation of Kenya filed a petition at Milimani Law Courts seeking to suspend implementation of proposed Finance Bill 2026 provisions, arguing they are unconstitutional and threaten consumer, taxpayer, and business rights.
16 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Consumers Federation of Kenya has petitioned the High Court to halt enforcement of enhanced NSSF contributions, arguing a recent public notice is unconstitutional and conflicts with a May 29, 2026 Court of Appeal ruling. COFEK contends that without intervention, employers and employees face continuing financial liability and undermined public confidence in social security administration.
16 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Consumers Federation of Kenya has filed a petition in the High Court challenging six provisions of the Finance Bill 2026, arguing they violate constitutional safeguards on taxation, privacy, public participation and consumer rights. The lobby group is seeking a conservatory order to suspend implementation of the disputed clauses, including provisions on withholding tax for scrap metal, expanded taxable payments definitions, VAT exemption removals, and a virtual asset reporting framework.
16 June 2026 · The Standard →