The High Court Wednesday suspended the election process for the President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya (PSK) following an application filed challenging the process. Justice Lawrence Mugambi ordered a halt to the process after the current vice president of the organization Dr. Joseph Murithi Kathare moved to court alleging his candidacy was unjustly blocked. The suspension order stops the PSK from printing or distributing ballot papers, conducting the election, and swearing in any candidates for the President position, as initially declared in a notice issued by PSK on August 19, 2024. Mugambi further directed the PSK and the national…
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A Nairobi milimani court on Tuesday deferred plea taking of seven persons suspected of defrauding the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) of millions through false medical claims and impersonation. Chief Magistrate Susan Shitubi deferred the plea to November 18 after several suspects claimed travel difficulties and illness. The defense asked the court to postpone the plea taking of the seven accused persons Joseph Oduor Okoth, Otieno Kennedy Tindi, John Muli Mulandi, Mohammed Ali Bwana Mkuu, Sharon Muoko Nyakundi, Risper Morara kibati and Joy nursing and maternity Eastleigh until Monday. “We request deferment of the plea due to unavoidable circumstances. The…
A United Kingdom national has lodged allegations of medical negligence and unlicensed practice against a local clinic and practitioner before the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC). Charles Simmons claims Timmeh Ibrahim, a nurse and co-director of Musa Medical Centre situated in Kwale County has been masquerading as a registered nurse since 2020. In the case where Charles Simmons and Pawel Huk have been sued, they accuse the nurse of providing improper care and misrepresenting her qualifications. They want the court to defer the proceedings to pave way for KMPDC to complete their investigations. They argue that this tribunal…
The High Court Monday adjourned a case challenging a deal between Kenya and Indian firm Adani Group to November 27 Another one filed by Law Society of Kenya has been pushed to December 17. This is after the parties in the two cases were told that the judge hearing the matter is away. However, the orders that were issued stopping the execution remain in force until the matter is heard and determined. Addressing the media after the adjournment of the case Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka and Eugene Wamalwa-DAP Party Leader who are also lawyers in the case representing Aviation…
Lauren Rose Friedman, a complainant in a matter where businessman Hatim Mohammed Tahir has been accused of disclosing personal data to a third party has dismissed a letter demanding clarification on witness interference allegations made in court. When the matter came up for mention on Tuesday, Rose through her lawyer Danstan Omari dismissed the letter as legally baseless. Omari argued that Tahir needed to make a formal application to court to contest the witness interference allegations. “A mere letter to my law firm is purely to massage the ego of the accused person, it has no basis in law,” argued…
Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery Clinic Omnicare Medical also known as Body by Design has distanced itself from alleged botched cosmetics surgery that led to the death of businesswoman Lucy Wambui Kamau. The deceased is the wife of prominent city car dealer Francis Ng’ang’a of Valley Road Motors. The statement by the clinic comes after Kenya Medical Practitioner and Dentist Council directed the closure of its facility located in Lavington, Nairobi. The facility has maintained that it’s fully accredited contrary to allegations that it is not registered. According to their Lawyer Danstan Omari, the facility is well equipped with state of…
A Nairobi Chief Magistrate court detained two Sudanese nationals for 10 days pending investigation into robbery with violence allegations. Kuduj John and Deng Malua who were arrested on October 27, are allegedly to have violently assaulted Badhudin Osman Omar leaving him hospitalized at ABM Hospital in critical condition. While detaining the duo, Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina held that the Director of Criminal Investigations’ (DCI) application was merited and ordered them to be detained at Gigiri police station. The DCI through Lemmy Koome sought 15 days to detain the two to record witness statements from key witnesses, digital analysis of seized…
A Milimani Chief Magistrate court detained a businessman who allegedly defrauded a Canadian national over Sh712 million in a gold scam for 10 days pending investigations This is after the Director of Criminal Investigations through Charles Odhiambo asked Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina to allow them detain Salim Frejus Hector Joyau Ahassi pending investigations. Hector Ahassi was arrested on October 25, after Maxime Harouna Sawadogo, a Canadian national made a complaint claiming that he was lured into the scheme by Ahassi, whom he met in 2022 at a church in Canada. Sawadogo says Ahassi convinced him to invest in a lucrative…
Impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has moved to the Court of Appeal seeking orders staying the ruling delivered last week by a three judge bench. Gachagua in his appeal contends that the High Court’s decision that held that the Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu can assign judges is wrong, mistaken, erroneous and based on a grave misinterpretation of article 165(4) of the constitution and wrong analyse, of the letter and spirit of the Constitution. “The ruling dated October 211, is based on not only a misinterpretation of article 105(4) of the constitution but also a violation of article 25, 27,…
The High Court Tuesday ordered the former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to file an application challenging the empanelment of the three judge bench constituted to hear three applications challenging the implementation of the senate’s resolution upholding the impeachment and appointing of a replacement. Justices Eric Ogolla, Anthony Murima and lady Justice Frida Mugambi ordered Gachagua to file the application with one hour pending the hearing set for 2 pm Tuesday. When the matter came up for hearing on Tuesday, Gachagua challenged the validity of the bench empaneled to hear matters involving the executive, questioning the constitutionality of the process. Through…
The High Court has temporarily suspended the implementation of the Senate’s resolution upholding the impeachment against the former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Justice Chacha Mwita also stopped any appointments of a replacement. Mwita further certified the case as raising substantial questions of law and public interest. Consequently, he directed the file to be placed before the Chief Justice Martha Koome to appoint a bench of an uneven number of judges to hear the matter. Gachagua obtained the order to stop planned swearing in of his predecessor. This triggered another crisis with some government officials mulling appealing the order. “That, in…
The Environment and Land court Tuesday temporarily stopped the renting or leasing out of a property based in Eastleigh area within Nairobi City County. Lady Justice Anne Omollo however did not halt the ongoing construction, allowing it to proceed, pending the company’s filing of their replying affidavit. This is after Eastleigh residents moved to court seeking orders restraining Alatop Limited from leasing, subletting or granting access to the general public due to the continued unsafe and unlawful construction activities. “Orders of interim injunction are issued stopping the defendant from renting out/leasing the suit premises to any person until the application…
The High Court is set to deliver a ruling on Tuesday October 15 at 2:30 PM on whether to suspend the impeachment trial of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in the Senate. This decision will come a day before the Senate is scheduled to begin the hearing of the impeachment motion. Justice Chacha Mwita set the ruling date after listening to detailed arguments from Gachagua’s legal team, the National Assembly, and the Senate during a four-and-a-half-hour session on Monday. The ruling could either halt or allow the impeachment process to proceed. But the senate speaker Amason Kingi argued the impeachment motion…
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) now wants the court to throw out a case in which the Inspector General of police Douglas Kanja has been sued over the assault of a first year Multimedia University student by five police officers. The assault happened during the September 17, protests. In the petition, Frederick Bikeri alleged that the anti- riot police responded with excessive force during the peaceful protest over water shortage and faulty electrical sockets in the institution’s hostels leading to the brutal assault of a first year student Trevor Mathenge Mureithi. In a response filed in court, IPOA argues…
Political activist Morara Kebaso is now a free man after a Milimani court quashed cybercrime charges against him, terming them defective. Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina declared Friday that while the charge itself was valid, the specifics did not capture the requisite elements of offence as defined in the law. “The objection raised by the defense is merited. The charge before this court is defective. The accused is accordingly discharged,” Onyina ruled. The ruling was delivered in Morara’s absentia after his lawyer, Pareno Solonka, revealed that he had been viciously attacked by hired goons at the Bomas of Kenya. Morara…
A Milimani court Friday postponed its ruling on the legality of an offensive conduct charge against former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu. This is after his lawyer, Eugene Wamalwa, claimed that Waititu had gone missing during a violent gathering in Githurai connected to the public participation of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua impeachment. “We last spoke to him at noon, and we don’t know if he has been abducted or is in hiding,” Wamalwa told the court. The prosecution through Duncan Ondimu opposed the application and subsequently sought a warrant of arrest against Waititu The court however adjourned the ruling to Monday,…