Courts

Three parents have petitioned the High Court seeking orders compelling Kitui School to readmit their sons, whom they claim were barred from attending classes after allegedly taking part in student unrest. In an urgent application filed before the High Court in Kitui, Josiah Musyoka, Leonard Kyalo, and a third petitioner …

A High Court advocate has moved to court seeking orders that would bar matatus from blasting loud, unsolicited music while ferrying passengers. Advocate Samuel Barongo Nyamari said he filed the petition in the public interest, arguing that the practice violates commuters’ constitutional right to dignity. He described the issue as …

A man charged with murdering a patient at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has denied the allegation before the High Court in Nairobi, after being found mentally fit to take a plea. Kennedy Kalombotole appeared before Justice Diana Kavedza on Thursday, following the submission of a mental assessment report clearing him …

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino appeared alongside Siaya Governor James Orengo at the Kisumu Law Courts to defend eight supporters connected to the Linda Mwananchi movement following the July 12 clashes near an Anglican Church of Kenya service in Kisumu. The two politicians said they were representing individuals affiliated with …

Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago has been acquitted in the criminal case related to the controversial Sh1.1 billion Finland and Canada education programme. The decision was delivered by Nakuru Senior Principal Magistrate Peter Ndege, who cleared Mandago and two former Uasin Gishu County officials of all charges connected to the …

Criminal defence lawyer Cliff Ombeta has challenged the conviction of former Migori Governor Okoth Obado in the murder of Sharon Otieno, arguing that the prosecution failed to produce evidence directly connecting his client to the crime. His remarks come a day after the High Court found Obado, alongside Michael Oyamo …

The High Court is expected to deliver its judgment today, Thursday, in the murder case of former Rongo University student Sharon Otieno, bringing one of Kenya’s most closely followed criminal trials closer to its conclusion. The ruling in Republic v Okoth Obado & 2 Others (Criminal Case No. 46 of …

The Milimani High Court has scheduled February 11, 2027, as the date for delivering judgment in a case involving Mugithi musician Samuel Muchoki Ndirangu, popularly known as Samidoh, who is accused of sexual assault by a Kenyan-American woman. The petitioner has sued the Inspector General of Police (IG), the Directorate …

A Nairobi court has issued a warrant of arrest against Nairobi City County official John Gombe Osike after he failed to appear in court in a case linked to the collapse of a building in South C. Osike is among several individuals facing charges over the incident. He is accused …

Google has secured a legal victory after a U.S. federal judge dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing the company of allowing its artificial intelligence platform, Gemini, to monitor users’ communications without their knowledge or consent. In a ruling issued on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Noel Wise in San Jose found …