The Supreme Court is set to deliver a significant ruling today in the impeachment case of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, who was removed from office in October 2024. A four-judge bench will decide whether the High Court panel that heard and dismissed several challenges to the impeachment was lawfully …
Read More »Court Orders Streamlining in High-Stakes Directline Dispute
The court has urged parties involved in the long-running ownership dispute over Directline Assurance Company, a leading insurer for Public Service Vehicles, to consolidate and streamline their multiple pending applications. The aim is to allow the case to focus on the main issues of directorship and shareholding. Click here to …
Read More »High Court Sets hearing Dates in Albert Ojwang Murder Trial
The High Court in Kibera has announced fixed hearing dates for the murder trial of teacher Albert Ojwang, aiming to conclude proceedings before April. Justice Diana Kavedza on Tuesday scheduled hearings for March 17, 23, 24, 30, and 31, citing the case’s public interest and the need for a swift …
Read More »Court Rules Verbal, WhatsApp, and SMS Agreements Are Legally Binding
The High Court in Siaya has set a new precedent, ruling that commitments made verbally, via WhatsApp, or through SMS can be legally binding, even without a written or signed contract. Justice David Kemei delivered the ruling on Monday, January 19, in the case of Fredrick Ochiel v Kennedy Okoth, …
Read More »Court Orders MP Salasya to Apologise Over Hate Speech Claims
A Nairobi court has directed Mumias East MP Peter Salasya to issue a public apology and participate in a national peace and cohesion campaign as part of a settlement in his ongoing hate speech case. The ruling was delivered on Monday, January 19, 2026, with the court noting that key …
Read More »Babu Owino Represents 73 Informal Sector Workers at Milimani Court
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino on Friday appeared at the Milimani Law Courts where he represented a total of 73 individuals drawn from Kenya’s informal transport and trading sectors. Those represented included matatu drivers, bodaboda riders, online drivers, and hawkers—groups Owino described as often unheard despite forming the backbone of …
Read More »Kajiado: Court Hands Life Sentence to Man for Defiling 11-Year-Old Boy
A Kajiado court has sentenced a middle-aged man to life imprisonment after convicting him of sexually abusing an 11-year-old boy in 2022, a decision praised by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) as a strong step toward protecting children. The court found that the accused lured the boy from his …
Read More »High Court Petition Seeks End to Loud Matatu Music
A Nairobi lawyer has filed a petition in the High Court seeking to stop public service vehicles from playing loud music, arguing that the practice infringes on several constitutional rights. In the petition, Lawyer Samwel Barongo Nyamari criticized the Matatu Owners Association, the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), the …
Read More »Court Halts GDC’s Menengai Operations Pending Environmental Case
The Environment and Land Court in Nakuru has issued an interim injunction suspending Phase II geothermal drilling at Menengai Crater following a public interest lawsuit filed by Baboon Project Kenya against the Geothermal Development Company (GDC). The non-profit organization petitioned the court to suspend or revoke licenses issued to GDC …
Read More »Former Governor Loses Sh76M in Unexplained Wealth
In a landmark ruling delivered Friday, the High Court has ordered the forfeiture of assets valued at over Sh131 million linked to former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu, declaring them the proceeds of “unexplained wealth.” Justice Nixon Sifuna, presiding over the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Division, ruled that the Ethics and …
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