A Nairobi chief magistrate’s court has summoned two Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers to appear on October 1, 2025 over claims that spyware was secretly installed on devices belonging to four suspects behind the BBC documentary Blood Parliament. Trial magistrate Eric Otieno Wambo issued the summons after the officers failed to show up in court on Monday. Lawyer Ian Mutiso, acting for the suspects, urged the court to compel the officers to personally respond to the accusations. “Your honour, we request summons for the two officers handling the matter so that they can address our application,” Mutiso said. The…
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Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi Ndung’u was Monday charged before a Nairobi court with four counts linked to an alleged scheme to fraudulently acquire land worth Sh10 million. Koimburi was accused of conspiring with others not before court, on or before March 26, 2020, to defraud Julius Gitonga Githinji of his 1.31-hectare parcel of land in Ruiru. The property is valued at Sh10 million. In the second count, the legislator is alleged to have forged a sale agreement, purporting it to be a genuine document signed by Gitonga. He was further charged with obtaining registration of the land by…
A Nairobi court on Thursday heard how a former director of Oki Trading Kenya Limited allegedly stole over Sh356 million from the company before resigning to start his own firm. Testifying before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Dolphina Alego, Oki Trading director Deepak Rajoria detailed how his predecessor, Honey Khatwani, misappropriated company funds between 2020 and 2024. Rajoria, who joined the company in January, 2025 after serving at its Dubai-based parent firm, told the court that soon after taking over as director, he discovered missing funds and key company documents. He told the court that he only learned of the financial…
Civil rights group Sheria Mtaani na Shadrack Wambui petitioned the High Court to stop the planned recruitment of 10,000 police officers, until a petition challenging the management of the National Police Service payroll is heard and determined. Through lawyer Danstan Omari, the group argued that the recruitment exercise cannot proceed because new officers must be added to a payroll system whose management is contested. According to the court documents, despite directions issued on August 13 requiring the Inspector General of police (IG) and the National Police Service (NPS) to file their responses to the petition within seven days, no such…
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) moved to court accusing state institutions of failing to uphold leadership and integrity standards for politicians. In a petition filed before the High Court, LSK who have sued the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the Registrar of Political Parties (RPP), the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC), and the Attorney General argue that for the past 15 years since the promulgation of the 2010 Constitution, the six institutions have failed to create and enforce proper codes of conduct to vet and regulate…
A Kiambu court will on September 9, 2025 rule on whether DCI officer Erick Gitonga Nyaga will be detained for 21 days as sought by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) over the killing of two boda boda riders. Deputy Registrar Jackline Karani on Monday directed that Nyaga remain in custody at Kiambu Police Station until the ruling is delivered at 3 p.m. Nyaga was presented in court after he allegedly shot dead 38-year-old Kennedy Ojuma and 39-year-old Stephen Mwenda along the Thika–Garissa Highway on Sunday, September 7, 2025. According to IPOA, the incident followed an accident involving Nyaga’s black…
The hearing of a case in which, a university student accused of publishing a fake social media post to imply President William Ruto was dead, continued on Monday before a Nairobi court. Chief Inspector Bosco Kisau, attached to the Serious Crimes Unit at the DCI headquarters, told the court that he was dispatched to Eldoret on November 15, 2024, after receiving instructions from his superiors to pursue the student David Oaga Mokaya. The move followed a complaint lodged about an online post said to target the Head of State. He testified in court that he was leading a team of…
The High Court Wednesday directed the Kenya Fencing Federation (KFF), the Sports Registrar, and the Principal Secretary for sports Shadrack Mwangi to respond within 14 days to a petition filed by Olympic fencer Alexandra Malika Ndolo. Justice Chacha Mwita issued the directions on September 2 in a matter where Ndolo accuses the fencing body of financial mismanagement, lack of transparency, and denying her access to information. The matter will be mentioned on November 25 for further directions. Ndolo, who made history as the first Kenyan to qualify for fencing at the Olympic Games and is currently ranked 16th globally, claims…
A Nairobi court Friday allowed the Director of Criminal Investigations to detain two men accused of dealing in rhino horns for 10 days to allow completion of investigations into what authorities describe as a transnational ivory smuggling syndicate. JKIA Law Court’s principal magistrate Njeri Thuku allowed the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) application to hold Faiswal Mohamed Ali and Mohammed Hassan Kontoma, who were arrested in Mombasa on August 26 with two rhino horns weighing 2.2 kilograms and valued at about Sh10 million. The suspects were apprehended following a multi-agency surveillance operation in Mama Ngina area, Mvita Sub-County. The DCI…
The High Court has directed parties in a petition challenging President William Ruto’s Presidential Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Demonstrations and Public Protests to file and exchange their pleadings within strict timelines. Justice Chacha Mwita, in orders issued on August 28, directed that the petitioners serve their pleadings immediately. Respondents and interested parties will then have seven days to file responses to both the application and the main petition. The petitioners will thereafter have seven days to file a supplementary affidavit, if necessary, along with written submissions not exceeding ten pages. Respondents and interested parties will also…
A Nyamira-based journalist has moved to court seeking his release from civil jail, arguing that he was condemned unheard after being jailed for six months for contempt of court. Through his lawyer Danstan Omari, Daniel Nyakundi alias Evans Nyakundi told the High Court in Nyamira that he was never aware of a suit filed against him by Dr. Asenath Maobe, nor the injunctive orders issued on April 7, 2025 which he is accused of disobeying. Nyakundi of People Daily is currently serving a six-month jail term imposed by the court on July 28. He contends that he was neither served…
The High Court temporarily barred the government from constructing a permanent church or any building linked to a religious faith within the grounds of State House, Nairobi, or in any other State House or State Lodge across the country. Justice Chacha Mwita issued the conservatory order on August 26, after finding that a petition filed by civil society groups raises “fundamental constitutional and legal questions touching on State and religion” that require urgent judicial consideration. The petitioners, led by the National Integrity Alliance which includes the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), Transparency International Kenya, Inuka Ni Sisi!, and Transparency International…
A group of human rights activists moved to court seeking to stop the implementation of President William Ruto’s newly created Presidential Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Demonstrations and Public Protests, terming it unconstitutional and a waste of public resources. In a certificate of urgency filed by Dr. Magare-Gikenyi B., together with Eliud Karanja Matindi, Philemon Abuga Nyakundi and Dishon Keroti Mogire, the petitioners argue that the Head of State acted outside his constitutional powers in establishing the panel through a presidential proclamation dated August 6, and Gazette Notice No.12002 issued on August 25. According to the petition,…
A Nairobi court Wednesday ordered the detention of a woman accused of conspiring to steal 11 containers of bitumen worth more than Sh19 million belonging to China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC). Senior principal Magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo on Wednesday directed that Joy Naomi Jelimo be held at Capitol Hill Police Station for one day to allow the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to complete investigations. The DCI Operations Support Unit, through Corporal Leonard Siele, told the court that Jelimo was arrested in Eldoret over the alleged theft of a consignment shipped from Dubai by Richmond Mercantile Ltd and delivered through…
Three university students were Monday charged in a Nairobi court with conspiring to defraud Sidian Bank of more than Sh7.8 million through a complex scheme of siphoning funds from customer accounts. The suspects Nelson Christiano Nangole, John Oboni Odidi, and Phostine Hesbon Ochieng were arraigned before Senior Principal Magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo on charges of stealing, handling stolen property, and laundering proceeds of crime. According to the prosecution, the offences were committed on January 11, 2025, at unknown locations within Kenya. The trio are alleged to have colluded with others still at large to illegally transfer Sh7,882,845 from several Sidian Bank…