Courts

The High Court in Mombasa has overturned a Sh5 million compensation previously granted to a former assistant officer at the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). Naaman Ndege, who had been seconded to Imperial Bank Limited while it was under receivership, had removed a television set, a colour printer and a …

A driver and conductor attached to a Super Metro bus have been charged in connection with the death of a 25-year-old man in Kitengela. Reports indicate that the bus crew allegedly forced Joseph Mureithi out of the moving vehicle along the Kitengela–Namanga Highway on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Shortly after …

Two men found guilty of vandalising electricity infrastructure and stealing power equipment have each been sentenced to 11 years behind bars, in what authorities describe as a major win in the fight to protect critical public utilities. Amos Swahili and Ernest Kemboi were convicted of damaging Kenya Power and Lighting …

Directline Assurance Company’s ongoing shareholding and directorship row took centre stage in court on Thursday, as Justice Francis Gikonyo called for the matter to be resolved without further delay. S. K. Macharia, chairperson of Royal Credit Limited and founder of Directline, appeared in court over contempt proceedings and detailed the …

Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has applied for a review of his bail terms, asking the court to lower the amount to Sh20 million or allow him to provide alternative security such as land or motor vehicles. Through his legal team, Waititu informed the court that he has been unable …

The High Court has declared Section 95(1)(b) of the Penal Code unconstitutional, effectively scrapping the offence of creating a disturbance likely to breach the peace. In a significant ruling, Justice Bahati Mwamuye found the provision to be overly broad, vague, and inconsistent with constitutional protections, ordering police and other enforcement …

A senior police officer has told the High Court that two witnesses claimed they heard the Kianjokoma brothers utter the words “tujiokoe” while being transported in a moving police vehicle. Chief Inspector Peter Terer gave the testimony on Thursday during the murder trial of six police officers charged over the …

The High Court has suspended the planned annual general meeting of the Kenya Hospital Association (KHA), the body that owns Nairobi Hospital, following a petition filed by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah. In a ruling delivered on Thursday, the court issued a conservatory order blocking the AGM amid an ongoing legal …

More than 1,000 waste pickers working at the Dandora dumpsite will each receive Sh25,000 after the High Court found that their constitutional rights had been violated. In a judgment delivered on February 5 by Justice Anne Omollo at the Kisii High Court, the court ruled in favour of the waste …

Mumias East MP Peter Salasya has been freed from a hate speech case after the Milimani Magistrate’s Court confirmed he had complied with all court-set conditions. Magistrate Paul Mutai ruled that Salasya had sufficiently engaged in peace-building activities, reaching more than 1,000 people through physical forums and ongoing campaigns on …