Courts

A Safaricom PLC manager on Monday testified that call data records linked a mobile number registered to Isaiah Murangiri to activity within Nairobi’s Central Business District, contradicting Murangiri’s earlier statement that he had stopped using the line a year earlier. Murangiri is a witness in the inquest into the shooting …

The case involving MP George Koimburi and four others resumes today for mention to review the status of investigations and disclosure by the prosecution. At the last court session on August 5, it was revealed that mobile phones and other electronic devices seized from the suspects had been sent to …

The High Court has issued temporary orders barring Kikuyu musician Samuel Muchoki, popularly known as Samidoh, from contacting or interfering with a woman who has accused him of rape. Justice Lawrence Mugambi granted the woman, identified in court records only as M.R.W., protection from harassment and intimidation as the case …

The Tononoka Children’s Court on Wednesday heard disturbing testimonies from five witnesses in the trial of controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie and 34 others linked to the Shakahola massacre. The accused face charges of child torture, cruelty and denial of education. Presiding magistrate Nelly Chepchirchir listened to accounts from police officers, …

Isiolo County Assembly Speaker Mohamed Roba has been released on bail after spending two nights in police custody following his arrest in Nairobi. On Thursday, the Mavoko Law Courts granted Roba a cash bail of Sh100,000 or an alternative bond of Sh200,000 with a surety of the same amount. Senior …

The High Court has temporarily stopped President William Ruto’s government from constructing a permanent church within the State House grounds in Nairobi or at any State Lodge across the country. In a ruling on Tuesday, Justice E.C. Mwita issued a conservatory order barring the project until November 18, 2025, when …

The inquest into the death of interior designer Jeff Mwathi, born Geoffrey Mwathi Ngugi, resumes today at the Nairobi magistrates’ court. Mwathi died on February 22, 2023, after reportedly falling from the 10th floor of Redwood Apartments in Roysambu, Nairobi. Initial reports suggested suicide following a night out with Mugithi …

Mugithi musician and police officer Samuel Muchoki, better known as Samidoh, has taken the stand to testify in the ongoing inquest into the death of interior designer Jeff Mwathi. The proceedings come months after Mwathi’s death, which stirred national debate and widespread calls for justice. More details to follow…

Wambui Nyutu has been granted temporary protection by the High Court, allowing her to remain in her role as Vice Chairperson of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) while legal proceedings challenging efforts to remove her continue. On August 6, 2025, Justice Bahati Mwamuye issued interim conservatory orders preventing …

The Milimani Law Courts will rule on September 2, 2025, whether to approve the withdrawal of a criminal case against two police officers accused of unlawfully detaining a UK national. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has requested the termination of the case, citing the complainant’s consent …