Latest courts stories from across Kenya.
A Nairobi lawyer on Friday appeared before the Kibera Law Courts to face 10 criminal counts, including forgery, uttering false documents, resisting arrest and assaulting police officers.
A son of former powerful Minister Simeon Nyachae who is also the Development Bank of Kenya (DBK) Chairman Michael Moragia Nyachae was Friday charged with theft of Sh1.2 million. The businessman was accused of allegedly stealing the money…
The Community Groups Registration Act has suffered a major setback after the High Court found that Parliament failed to properly involve the public before passing the law.
A man was arraigned before Senior Resident Magistrate Stephany Bett at the Makadara Law Courts over alleged inflammatory remarks targeting Burundian nationals living and working in Kenya. Kevin Odiwuor Otieno, also known as “Engineer…
Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) Senior Assistant Director of Forensics Joshua Mutua has produced a certificate of digital evidence in the inquest into the death of Rex Kanyike Masai. When the matter came up for hearing on…
Chief Justice Martha Koome has established four new Magistrates’ Courts in different parts of the country in a move aimed at expanding access to justice. The new courts are located in Kegonga, Emuhaya, Maara and Tarakwa. In a Gazette…
A director with Gladdens Homes Limited, was arraigned before the Makadara Law Courts where he was formally charged with multiple counts of obtaining money by false pretences contrary to Section 313 of the Penal Code and money laundering.…
The High Court has temporarily suspended the enforcement of a decision barring Nicco Movers Limited from operating, granting the transport company interim relief pending further orders. Justice Janet Mulwa on Wednesday certified the…
A man convicted of defiling a two-year-old child in Kiemboni Village, Yatta Sub-County, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. The accused was convicted by Hon. Githaiga of the Kithimani Magistrate’s Court on September 1, 2026, after the…
A Nairobi court has temporarily stopped the burial of Rosemary Chemutai Koech Kimwatu, the late Head of Data Protection at KCB Bank Group, after her estranged husband challenged plans by her family to take charge of her funeral. Senior…
A Mombasa court has acquitted a clinical officer who had been charged with raping a female dialysis patient after the complainant died before the trial began, leaving the prosecution without the key witness needed to establish the alleged…
The High Court has imposed new conditions on Kenya Power before it can disconnect electricity to essential installations operated by county governments. In a ruling delivered by Justice Jairus Ngaah, the court ruled that Kenya Power must…
Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has vowed to move to the High Court after losing a Sh385 million tax dispute with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). This will escalate his long-running legal battle with the taxman. Sonko is expected to…
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Monday informed the court of his decision to charge three suspects with the murder of Dr. Victoria Nthunya Mutiso. Dr Mutiso was a psychiatrist and former Director of the African Institute of…
The Supreme Court has temporarily stopped the recovery of Sh1.5 billion paid as compensation for land hosting Ruaraka High School and Drive-In Primary School, granting Huelands Limited and Afrison Export Import Limited a reprieve. The apex…
Two suspects arrested in connection with the theft of a Range Rover from a disputed 21-acre parcel of land in Mlolongo, which has been linked to the murder of Dr Victoria Mutiso, have been released on bond. The suspects include a daughter…
The family of slain Rongo University student Sharon Otieno asked the High Court to consider compensation. The family said her murder and the eight-year court battle have left them emotionally traumatised and financially depleted. In a…
Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado asked the High Court to consider a lenient sentence, including a non-custodial term, following his conviction for the murder of Sharon Otieno. In a pre-sentence social inquiry report tabled before the…
Nairobi lawyer Harrison Kinyanjui has demanded Sh50 million in damages from businessman Michael Makarina who allegedly linked him to a Sh25.4 million bribery scheme involving former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Through his lawyers,…
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…
