The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) said it will appeal a High Court judgment which halted disciplinary proceedings before the commission. In a statement issued on December 24, the JSC said it had taken note of the judgment, which relates to the discharge of its constitutional mandate under Articles 168, 171 and 172 of the Constitution. The Commission said, as an independent constitutional body established under Article 171, it is expressly mandated to safeguard and advance judicial independence and accountability. It argues that Article 168 of the Constitution vests it with the responsibility to receive, consider and, where constitutional thresholds are…
Author: Pinnah Mokeira
The Senior Counsel Bar (SCB) joined the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) in faulting a recent High Court judgement that halted disciplinary proceedings before the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), arguing that the decision risks weakening constitutional accountability within the Judiciary. In a press statement dated December 24, 2025, SCB Chairperson Senior Counsel Philip Murgor said the body had taken note of the judgement delivered on December 18, 2025, in HCCHRPET/E110/2025 – Kennedy Echesa Walubengu v State Law Office & Another, and fully agrees with the position already taken by the LSK. “The SCB records its full agreement with, and adoption…
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) criticised a High Court judgement that halted disciplinary proceedings against a judge. They alleged that the decision risks paralysing constitutional accountability mechanisms within the Judiciary. In a statement by its President, Faith Odhiambo, the Society expressed profound disagreement with the judgement delivered on December 18, 2025, by a three-judge bench comprising Justices Aburili, Chigiti and Muteti in HCCHRPET/E110/2025, Kennedy Echesa Walubengu v State Law Office & Another. The case arose from a complaint lodged before the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) against Lady Justice Dorah Chepkwony by an advocate representing an accused person appearing before…
The High Court ordered the forfeiture of assets valued at Sh76.2 million after finding that they constitute unexplained wealth linked to former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Ndung’u Waititu. In a judgment delivered by Justice Nixon Sifuna, the court partly allowed a civil forfeiture suit filed by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) under Section 55 of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act (ACECA). The suit, filed on May 27, 2022, sought the forfeiture of assets worth approximately Sh1.94 billion, alleged to have been acquired through corrupt conduct. The respondents included Waititu, his wife Susan Wangari Ndung’u, and three associated companies including…
Embu Senator Alexander Munyi Mundigi has strongly declined accusations by the Democratic Party of Kenya (DPK) that he breached party loyalty by campaigning for a rival candidate and supporting activities linked to the Kenya Kwanza coalition. The Democratic Party, in a warning letter dated November 18, 2025, accused the senator of actively campaigning for a candidate who is not the party’s nominated aspirant for the Mbeere North parliamentary seat. The party further alleged that Mundigi continued to publicly associate with Kenya Kwanza despite what it says was the party’s withdrawal from the coalition. DPK warned that the alleged actions amounted…
Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) moved to Court challenging garnishee orders that froze all its bank accounts over Sh10 billion claim. The company argued that the action threatens to cripple national electricity transmission and disrupt essential services across the country. Through its lawyers DBM Mosota and Mr Emmanuel Mumia, the Company argued that the case raises core questions about the limits of garnishee jurisdiction, particularly where execution is directed at a State corporation entrusted with national infrastructure. According to the legal team, freezing seventeen accounts in one sweep goes beyond lawful enforcement and offends established principles that execution should…
A Milimani Chief Magistrate’s Court released three siblings of former Attorney General James B Karugu accused of conspiracy to defraud on bail. The accused are siblings of former Attorney General James Karugu. They include Jane Wangechi Kabiu alias Jane Kabiu Gitau, Eric Mwaura Karugu, and Benjamin Githara Karugu. They were granted a bond of Sh1.5 million each with an alternative cash bail of Sh700,000. Chief Magistrate Dolphina Alego further ordered that their passports be deposited in court. The three are facing several charges linked to an alleged scheme dating back to 2012. According to the prosecution, the accused jointly conspired…
A Kahawa West law court released 26 suspects arrested over an alleged syndicate involved in the unlawful issuance of government documents. This was after Magistrate Gideon Kiage declined a request by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to continue detaining the 26 pending investigations. In a ruling delivered on Thursday, Magistrate Kiage said the DCI had not provided sufficient justification to keep the suspects in custody beyond the six days they had already spent since their arrest on December 5, 2025. The magistrate held that Kenya’s constitutional framework guarantees the presumption of innocence and the right to bail, replacing earlier…
The High Court suspended the implementation of the Health Cooperation Framework signed between Kenya and the United States, pending the determination of a petition filed by the Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK). The interim orders were issued on December 10 by Justice Bahati Mwamuye after COFEK filed an urgent application seeking to stop the government from operationalizing the agreement, which was executed on December 4, 2025. In its petition, COFEK argued that the deal allows for the transfer and sharing of medical, epidemiological and other sensitive personal health data, allegedly putting Kenyans’ privacy rights at risk. Justice Mwamuye, in granting…
A Milimani Chief Magistrate’s court released a man accused of posing as a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) Brigadier was on charged with obtaining money by false pretenses on bail. Joshua Mutui Maingi, also known as “Brigadier Muimi,” is alleged to have defrauded Brenda Otieno of Sh610,000 on October 21, in the Kilimani area, Nairobi. According to the charge sheet, Maingi, jointly with others not before the court, falsely claimed he could secure KDF recruitment slots for the complainant’s relatives, claims the prosecution says he knew were untrue. The prosecution told the court that although the accused is facing another similar…
Media personality and digital strategist Willis Raburu, through his company Steizon Limited, moved to court seeking to compel East African Breweries PLC (EABL) and Game Changer Marketing Limited to pay him Sh10 million allegedly owed for services rendered during the December 2024 Furaha City Festival. In an urgent application filed under a certificate of urgency, Steizon Limited, through its lawyer Danstan Omari asked the court to suspend or revoke EABL’s operating license until the alleged contractual debt is fully settled. Omari claimed that Steizon was contracted by Game Changer Marketing, acting as an agent of EABL, to provide digital promotion,…
A man accused of posing as a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) Brigadier and swindling unsuspecting parents seeking military admission for their children was on Tuesday rearrested moments after attending a court mention in Nairobi. Joshua Muthwii Maingi, who had previously been released on bond, had just stepped out of Milimani Law Courts when plain cloth officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) intercepted and arrested him again. Maingi is facing multiple charges, including impersonation, obtaining Sh1.2 million by false pretenses, and possession of public stores. According to the charge sheet, the accused allegedly presented himself as a KDF Brigadier…
A Kahawa West magistrate’s court will on December 11, rule whether it will grant the director of criminal investigations (DCI) additional days to detain 26 individuals suspected of issuing irregular national identification documents pending investigations. The suspects among them civil servants from the National Registration Bureau (NRB), the Directorate of Immigration Services, chiefs and freelance brokers were arrested between December 5 and 6 in a multi-agency intelligence-led sting operation by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU). They include, Judy Kemunto Ondari, Registrar of Persons office, Embakasi, Moses Mugoya Margaret, Clerk at the Registrar…
A man accused of defrauding jobseekers of more than Sh2.5 million by promising them positions in the National Police Service has been released on bail by a Nairobi court. James Chesimani Masengeli, also known as Timothy Khatete Barasa, appeared before Chief Magistrate Dolphina Alego on Monday to answer to a charge of obtaining money by false pretences. The court heard that on diverse dates between 18 and 23 November 2025, Masengeli allegedly obtained Sh2,588,000 from several individuals by claiming he was able to secure seven employment slots in the National Police Service, claims the prosecution says were false. According to…
Two petitioners moved to the Employment and Labour Relations Court, accusing Kenyatta University Vice Chancellor Professor Paul Kuria Wainaina of mismanaging the institution during the final months of his tenure. The petitioners, Elizabeth Chesang and Rosemary Wanjiru Gichuhi alleged that Professor Wainaina, whose term ends on January 26, 2026, has overstepped his authority by making key appointments, revoking existing staff positions, and interfering with the University Council’s operations. They claimed these actions violate the Universities Act, the Kenyatta University Charter, and the Mwongozo Code of Governance for State Corporations, which governs ethical conduct and succession planning in public institutions. The…