Courts

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …