Latest courts stories from across Kenya.
Kenyans seeking justice over historical land injustices have received new hope to pursue their claims after the High Court’s new ruling on the National Land Commission (NLC). The landmark ruling was issued in the case Okiya Omtatah Okoiti…
Sharon Otieno, 26 (at the time of death), was born and raised in a rural village in Homa Bay County. She was one of four children in a family where her parents worked as teachers while also engaging in small-scale farming. She attended…
A landmark ruling by the Environment and Land Court in Siaya has clarified that ancestral claims alone are not enough to reclaim registered land decades after it was legally transferred to another owner. In a judgment delivered on June 24,…
The Judge of the Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC), Lady Justice Jemimah Keli, has advised residents of Makueni with labour-related disputes to file their cases at the Chief Magistrates Court in Makueni. The Lady Justice…
Three students from Kisumu Boys High School who were arrested in connection with an alleged attempt to set fire to a school dormitory were on Monday released on a cash bail of Sh100,000 each by a Kisumu court. Kisumu Principal Magistrate…
The state has applied to keep detaining nine students from Utumishi Girls High School who are suspected of starting the dormitory fire that killed 16 of their schoolmates on the night of May 25 for 30 more days as investigations into the…
Nandi County Commissioner (CC) Wilberforce Kilonzo has called on residents to avoid solving sexual violence incidents through kangaroo courts, noting that such courts favor culprits, thus denying victims justice. Addressing residents…
Jackson Kihara Gachucha, son of the late former Nyeri Governor Nderitu Gachagua, has denied the robbery with violence charges against him, telling the court that he was maliciously prosecuted. Appearing before Justice Alexander Muteti on…
When families disagree about where a loved one should be buried, the dispute often ends up in court. Over the years, Kenyan courts have handled many such cases, especially when spouses and extended family members hold different views.…
The Court of Appeal of Kenya has overturned a 2022 High Court ruling that had recognized abortion as a fundamental right. In its decision delivered on Friday, April 24, the appellate court held that abortion is not a fundamental right…
Four individuals convicted of violent robberies linked to the 2015 killing of former Kabete MP George Muchai, his two bodyguards, and a driver have been sentenced to death. The four were sentenced to death on Thursday, April 9, following…
The Supreme Court has ruled that Parliament is duty‑bound to pass a law regulating local tribunals, and has warned courts against stepping into the legislative arena by supervising Parliament’s work. In a judgment delivered on 31 March,…
A Kenyan national extradited from Malaysia, John Muriuku Wamuigah, has been sentenced in the United States for his role in a multi-country business email compromise scheme that resulted in losses exceeding $12 million, equivalent to KSh…
The Court of Appeal in Nakuru has dismissed an appeal by Daniel Njihia Miano, a robbery convict who was nearing the end of a 14‑year prison term, and upheld a death sentence imposed by the High Court. In a ruling issued on March 25, 2026,…
The High Court of Kenya has delivered a ruling on the reassignment and/or recycling of the deactivated but previously registered mobile telephone numbers owing to an extended period of inactivity or non-use. This follows a petition arguing…
The Judiciary of Kenya has moved to clarify why a case filed by former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju and Dari Limited seeking to stop the auction of their property worth Ksh 4.5 billion was dismissed. Tuju was forcibly removed from his…
Former IBM East Africa General Manager and Capital Markets Authority (CMA) Chairman Nicholas Alexander Nesbit has been formally charged with conspiracy to defraud. Nesbit, a former chair of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), is…
