Courts

The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has been dealt a blow after the Milimani High Court temporarily blocked the rollout of revised park entry charges until November 25, 2025, when the matter will be mentioned. In his ruling, Justice J. Chigiti granted three prayers in an application filed on September 30 …

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko has secured a major victory after the High Court lifted orders freezing Ksh.574 million in his bank accounts. Justice Nixon Sifuna dismissed a suit by the Asset Recovery Agency (ARA) which had sought to have the money declared proceeds of crime and surrendered to …

Nelson Ibrahim Kidero, alias Nelson Muriithi, stunned the Milimani Law Courts after telling Principal Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi that he was hungry and wanted milk and bread before being sent back to prison. Kidero, who previously claimed President William Ruto was his father and that he had unlawfully accessed Bunge …

The High Court has declined to grant bail to former Nairobi Central Police Station OCS Samson Kiprotich Talaam and five other senior officers charged with the killing of a blogger inside the station. In her ruling, Justice Diana Kadveza ordered that the accused remain in custody until key witnesses, particularly …

Kenyans hoping for lower fuel prices have been dealt a blow after the High Court dismissed a petition challenging the government’s pricing framework. The case, filed in December 2023 by Kituo cha Sheria, sought to compel the State to stabilise and cut fuel costs, which at the time stood at …

A 36-year-old man has been handed a life sentence after the Kibera Law Courts found him guilty of defiling his 13-year-old daughter. Principal Magistrate Zainab Abdul also imposed an additional five-year term for cruelty, after evidence showed the man repeatedly assaulted the child with a knife and pinched her ears …

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, …