Latest courts stories from across Kenya.
The High Court in Nairobi has certified as urgent a constitutional petition challenging the proposed Sh2.2 trillion (USD 16 billion) Dangote East Africa Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals project in Lamu County. Justice David Mburu,…
Bosire and Langat are being investigated over several alleged offences, including theft, forgery, personation, computer fraud, unauthorised access to personal data and fraudulent use of electronic information.
A Milimani court has heard that Brian Reeves allegedly posed as a Canadian Embassy consular and received more than Sh51 million from a travel company after promising to facilitate Canadian visa applications for its clients. The court was…
A Lamu court has allowed police to detain three men for seven days as investigators probe their alleged role in helping 55 people from Lamu East Sub-County cross into Somalia to join the Al-Shabaab terror group. Lamu Principal Magistrate…
The High Court has quashed notices issued by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to seven Supreme Court judges over complaints seeking their removal, ruling that the commission failed to undertake the required preliminary assessment…
The High Court in Kiambu declined to certify as urgent a constitutional petition challenging the continued occupation of the Director-General’s office at the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA). Justice Francis Nyungu Kyambia, in a ruling…
The Court of Appeal has cut more than Sh704 million from an award against the government in a nearly three-decade-old dispute over the supply of anti-malaria chemicals and equipment to the Ministry of Health. The appellate court upheld a…
The Court of Appeal has upheld a six-year investigation by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) into businessman and former public official Joseph Ambuso Omondi, ruling that the prolonged probe did not violate his…
A Milimani Anti-Corruption Court has released two former public officers accused of using forged academic certificates to secure employment in government institutions. Kenneth Mwiti Kiogora, a former Second Clerk Assistant at the Kiambu…
The court directed the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) to first establish the status of pending appeals and proceedings before the Superior Courts challenging the fresh charging of the former officers.
The woman who allegedly shot up Rihanna's luxury Los Angeles home is mentally competent to stand trial, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Dangote Group Chairman and Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has scoffed at the recent court ruling that threatens to stop the planned Ksh.2 trillion oil refinery in Lamu, saying that such legal hurdles are "normal in Africa."
Lady Justice Rhoda Rutto, sitting at the Milimani High Court, upheld a preliminary objection by KUSCCO and found that the petition filed by Rupsa Regulated NWDT Sacco Society Limited was improperly brought under the Insolvency Act.
Infinity Industrial Park Limited has asked the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to investigate the conduct of Bank of Baroda (Kenya) Limited in its dealings with the industrial park following a High Court ruling that nullified the bank’s move…
A former employee of the late businessman Tob Cohen and his wife, Sarah Wairimu, who is facing murder charges, has testified in court, shedding light on the strained relationship between the couple before the businessman was found dead.
The plaintiffs have further raised constitutional and environmental issues, citing alleged violations of the right to property, fair administrative action and access to information. They also contend that environmental requirements…
Jane Wangechi Kabiu alias Jane Kabiu Gitau, Eric Mwaura Karugu and Benjamin Githara Karugu, the company secretary and two sons of former Attorney-General James Boro Karugu, are facing criminal charges over the alleged fraudulent transfer…
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote faces a fresh setback ahead of the opening of a Ksh.2 trillion oil refinery project in Lamu.
The High Court has pardoned Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja after finding that police had failed to comply with a court order barring the barricading of roads during demonstrations.
The Milimani Commercial Court has dismissed a Ksh.6.8 million claim by businessman Omar Salim Baslum against Tunasco Insaat Anonim Sirketi Co. Limited over alleged supply of fuel, hydraulic oil and other petroleum products.
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Mutuati, Meru County, have arrested a 51-year-old man suspected of masterminding a scheme involving the forgery of court documents. The suspect, identified as Henry Kinyua…
A United Kingdom Court has extended its order blocking former British soldier Christian Craighead from publishing in Britain a book about his role in the 2019 DusitD2 terror attack in Nairobi.
The Supreme Court has lifted recusal orders that had barred four of its judges from handling a Ksh.4.5 billion dispute involving former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju, his family, Dari Limited and the EADB.
LSK has renewed its call for advocates to boycott selected courts and judicial officers, saying several commitments agreed with the JSC to address concerns over judicial accountability remain outstanding.
