A Milimani Chief Magistrate’s Court released five suspects accused of conspiracy and preparation to commit a felony in an alleged plot targeting the home of a senior Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officer in Kitengela on bail. The five Charles Kipo Matata, David Ng’aa Mwangangi, Alex Mumo Kisilu, Richard Mwania Muasya, and Stella Nzuki Mweni appeared before Trial Magistrate Teresa Nyangena, where they denied all the charges. The court heard that the accused are facing two counts conspiracy to commit a felony and preparation to commit a felony. According to the charge sheet, the five are alleged to have conspired between…
Author: Pinnah Mokeira
The High Court in Nairobi intervened in a family dispute over the estate of a deceased woman, directing the Inspector General of Police to respond within three days to an application seeking to compel the arrest of two men accused of fraudulently taking over part of the estate. The application was filed by Eric Matakwa Okeno, the administrator of the estate of his late sister, Rosemary Anne Akinyi Okeno. He sought the court intervention over what he described as police inaction despite a directive from the Director of Public Prosecutions ordering that criminal charges be brought against two individuals linked…
George Ndikas, a close friend of the late Rex Masai, on Monday gave a moving account before a Nairobi court of the final moments they shared during the June 20, 2024 anti-Finance Bill protests. He told the court that Masai told him he had been shot as they fled police action in the central business district (CBD). Ndikas, who described himself as Masai’s longtime friend and housemate, told principal magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo that the two had gone to the CBD to join the demonstrations, but later found themselves running for safety as police lobbed teargas and gunshots rang out. “When…
The founder of Leonardo Technologies & Services Limited (LTS Ltd) has moved to court challenging his removal as chairman and managing director, arguing that the company’s actions violated his constitutional rights and were procedurally unfair. Iovino Domenico, an Italian national, filed a petition at the High Court on February 23, seeking to quash the resolutions that ousted him from the board. He also asked the court to declare that his removal was unlawful, unreasonable, and in breach of his right to fair administrative action under Article 47 of the Constitution. According to the petition, Domenico served as founding director of…
The High Court in Eldoret declared the committal of a man to civil jail over a Sh788,961 debt unconstitutional and unlawful. In a judgment delivered on March 19, Justice Reuben Nyakundi ordered the immediate release of Barnaba Ngeno, who had been detained at Eldoret GK Prison after the Small Claims Court in Eldoret committed him to civil jail for 30 days. The court found that the process leading to Ngeno’s imprisonment was procedurally defective and violated his constitutional rights. “The proceeding which were instituted to move and arrest and subsequently commit him to Civil Jail for 30 days were illegal,…
A Milimani Chief Magistrate’s Court granted the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) 10 days to detain six suspects for 14 days pending investigations into an alleged plot to rob the home of a senior Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officer. The six Charles Kiho Matata, David Ng’aa Mwangangi, Samuel Agango Doyo, Alex Mumo Kisilu, Richard Mwania and Stella Nzuki Mweni were presented before senior principal magistrate Paul Mutahi on Thursday after being arrested in Kitengela in connection with what investigators describe as a planned robbery with violence targeting the residence of Major General George Okumu. In a miscellaneous application, detectives asked…
Mtetezi, a grassroots economic justice movement, held its first public participation forum in Riruta/Satellite Ward, bringing together young residents to debate Nairobi’s future governance and the reforms they believe are needed to fix the city’s deepening urban challenges. The meeting marked the beginning of a citizen engagement process by the movement, which says it wants governance reforms to be informed by the lived experiences of ordinary Nairobians rather than political rhetoric. During the forum, participants painted a bleak picture of life in the capital, citing flooding that repeatedly disrupts homes and businesses, unsafe construction practices, frequent building collapses, crippling traffic…
The High Court in Kisumu has ordered the Inspector General of Police and the National Police Service to pay Sh38.5 million in compensation to 28 victims of police brutality who were killed, injured, or maimed during anti-government protests in 2023. In a ruling delivered on Wednesday, Justice Alfred Mabeya found that police officers used excessive and unlawful force against civilians who were not participating in the “Azimio maandamano” protests against the high cost of living, which took place between March and July 2023 in Kisumu, Migori, and Ahero. The judgment details harrowing accounts of young Kenyans shot dead while running…
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) seeking to suspend a High Court decision that threw out its case against former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, holding that there was nothing capable of being stayed after the suit had already been dismissed. In a ruling delivered virtually on Wednesday, a three-judge bench comprising Justices Kathurima M’inoti, Chacha Mwita, and Byram Ongaya found that the agency’s request for a stay of execution was legally untenable because the High Court had issued what the judges described as a negative decree. “Be that as it may, it…
Political analyst Harman Bond Manyora was released on a personal bond of Sh2 million after he was charged before a Nairobi court with obtaining Sh516,000 from a businesswoman in a purported Nairobi Hospital tender deal. Manyora was arraigned before Principal Magistrate Paul Mutai on Wednesday March 25 where he denied the charge. According to the charge sheet, between August 15, 2024 and October 30, 2024, in Nairobi County, Manyora is accused of using fraudulent tricks to obtain Sh516,000 from Josphine Luceno Kavulani. The prosecution alleged that the money was paid as consideration to facilitate the award of a tender Number…
The Political Parties Disputes Tribunal directed that the complaint challenging the purported elevation of East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) MP Winnie Odinga to the position of “Nairobi’s number-one party delegate” be served upon the respondents, with the matter set for further directions on March 25. In directions issued on Tuesday, Presiding Member Gad Gathu Kiragu ordered that the Complaint and Notice of Motion application dated March 23, be served upon the respondents, who are at liberty to file their responses. The tribunal has listed the matter for directions on March 25, at 2:30 pm. The matter was filed by Evans…
Former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju moved to the High Court seeking to block his arrest and detention. In an urgent application filed in Nairobi, Tuju accused the Inspector General of Police, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions of attempting to arbitrarily arrest and detain him without formal charges. According to the court documents, Tuju is currently admitted at Karen Hospital, where he remains under police guard despite not being arraigned in court. Through an affidavit sworn by co-applicant Louiza Korros, the former minister claims he voluntarily presented himself at Karen Police Station…
A petition was filed at the High Court in Kerugoya seeking to quash the recent re-election of Francis Atwoli as Secretary-General of COTU-K, alleging procedural irregularities and violations of constitutional principles. The case, lodged by the Centre for Public Policy and Research, challenges the validity of the March 14, 2026, polls held at the Tom Mboya Labour College in Kisumu. The petitioner sued the Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection, the Registrar of Trade Unions, COTU-K, and the Attorney General, with several trade unions and officials listed as interested parties. According to court documents, the NGO argued that the…
A Nairobi court allowed the withdrawal of criminal charges against three directors of Kenya Hospital Association Limited, the entity that operates Nairobi Hospital. Principal Magistrate Peter Mutai ruled in favour of the prosecution’s application to withdraw the charges under Section 87(a) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC). The three Barcley Mogere Onyambu, Magdalene Koki Muthoka, and John Nyiro Mwero had been charged under the Companies Act for allegedly failing to lodge the company’s financial statements for multiple years, including 2022, 2023, and 2024, with the Registrar of Companies. State counsel Nora Otieno told the court that the Office of the…
The High Court Thursday ruled that a person’s registered mobile phone number forms part of their “digital identity” and is entitled to constitutional protection. In a judgment delivered virtually on Thursday, Justice Lawrence Mugambi held that the routine deactivation and reassignment of mobile phone numbers after 90 days of inactivity, without regard to the reason for non-use, poses a real threat to the right to privacy under Article 31 of the Constitution. The case was brought by two prisoners, including Erastus Ngura Odhiambo, who argued that inmates involuntarily lose access to their registered phone numbers while serving prison sentences because…