Former Nairobi governor Gideon Mbuvi, popularly known as Mike Sonko, lodged a formal complaint with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over the officiating in Kenya’s 2025 CHAN quarter-final clash against Madagascar. In a complaint filed before the CAF Disciplinary Board, Sonko accused the match officials of bias and misconduct, claiming their decisions unfairly disadvantaged the Harambee Stars. The highly contested game, played on August 22, ended with Madagascar advancing after a penalty shoot-out. According to the complaint, Sonko alleged that referees wrongfully disallowed two goals scored by Kenya without subjecting the incidents to a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review…
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An Uber driver was Friday charged before a Nairobi court with personation and unlawful possession of a national identity card belonging to another person. Emilly Wanjiku Kimani appeared before Principal Magistrate Dolphina Alego on Friday, where she denied two counts linked to an incident at the National Bank of Kenya, Mountain Mall branch, on August 21. The prosecution told the court that Kimani, with intent to defraud, falsely identified herself as Naomi Mueni Kithuka to a bank sales executive, Wilkister Ziyeri. In a second charge, she was accused of unlawfully being in possession of a Kenya National Identity Card in…
A mother and her two sons were Friday charged before a Nairobi Court with multiple counts of forgery in connection with the alleged falsification of the last will and testament of a deceased man. Irene Wanjiru Ndiritu, together with her sons, Danson Ndiritu Gathirua and Alex Karuri Gathirua appeared before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Dolphina Alego. They were accused of forging and uttering documents relating to the estate of the late Dr. Cyrus Gathirua Ndiritu. According to the prosecution, the three, alongside others not before the court, allegedly forged the deceased’s last will and testament on various dates between May…
The Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT) nullified the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party’s decision to expel nominated Senator Gloria Magoma Orwoba, declaring the disciplinary process against her unlawful and unprocedural. Delivering judgment on August 20, a three-member bench chaired by Desma Nungo found that UDA’s Disciplinary Committee violated Orwoba’s constitutional right to a fair hearing when it purported to expel her on May 16 and 19. This is a new twist into the saga as a new senator has been sworn in to succeed Orwoba. Consolata Wakwabubi was sworn in after her nomination by the ruling UDA party. The tribunal…
The hearing of a case in which political activist Nuru Maloba Okanga has been charged with publishing false, defamatory, and threatening information on social media kicked off before a Nairobi court. According to the arresting officer, Okanga was arrested on June 11, 2024 in Tasia, Embakasi, after a video clip circulated online, including on TikTok, allegedly showing him addressing members of the public and making remarks suggesting that the then Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua should “use his experience as a former District Commissioner and shoot the President since he was disturbing him.” Police constable Milton Mwanzi, a police officer attached…
The High Court Wednesday suspended the operations of President William Ruto’s newly created Presidential Multi-Agency Team on War Against Corruption (MAT-WAC) following a petition filed by human rights activists. In the petition filed before the Constitutional and Human Rights Division at Milimani, the activists Dr. Magare-Gikenyi B., Eliud Karanja Matindi, Philemon Abuga Nyakundi and Dishon Keroti Mogire sued the Presidential Multi-Agency Team, the Attorney-General and ten other state agencies, arguing that the team is unconstitutional, illegal and a duplication of existing institutions. Justice Bahati Mwamuye granted interim conservatory orders staying the implementation of the presidential proclamation that established MAT-WAC. The…
The High Court blocked the payment of over Sh220 million to an Italian firm Gregori International, over a contract for the upgrade of stadia ahead of the cancelled 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN). The temporary orders were issued after the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) filed a suit on July 31 seeking to recover the funds. The EACC had sued former Principal Secretary for Sports Kirimi Peter Kaberia, former football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Nick Mwendwa, Harun Chebet Komen (Director of Administration), two other former senior ministry officials, and Gregori International. The disputed contract Tender No. MOSCA/CHAN/002/2017-2018 was valued at…
A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), filed a petition against the Inspector General of Police (IG), the National Police Service (NPS), and the Attorney General, challenging the unilateral control of the police payroll. The Sheria Mtaani na Shadrack Wambui, argued that the IG and NPS’s control of payroll functions undermines the National Police Service Commission’s (NPSC) constitutional mandate over human resource management. The petition was filed at the High Court by the NGO’s lawyer Danstan Omari. “The unilateral control of the payroll by the Inspector General undermines the Commission’s human resource mandate and creates a risk of alteration or deletion of payroll…
The High Court temporarily barred businessman Musa Hussein Lenyumpa from accessing Nominated Senator Hezena Lemaletian’s Samburu County residence or workplace following claims of threats, harassment, and defamation. The orders, issued by Senior Resident Magistrate Festus Terer, restrict Lenyumpa from assaulting, harassing, threatening, or interfering with Lemaletian’s safety and wellbeing. They also bar him from using her name, likeness, or image for any gain, publishing defamatory statements about her. Lemaletian through her Lawyer Danstan Omari, moved to court alleged that Lenyumpa had physically and verbally abused her and falsely claimed publicly that they were married. “The Applicant is living in fear…
The High Court declined to certify as urgent an application by The Nairobi Hospital seeking to halt insolvency proceedings filed against it by Opticom (K) Limited. Justice Peter Mulwa instead directed that the hospital’s application be served on Opticom, with the contractor required to file a response within 14 days. Mulwa further directed the matter to be mentioned on November 6, 2025. The Nairobi Hospital through their lawyer Moses Owuor had sought to stay insolvency proceedings launched by Opticom over a disputed debt of Sh32.2 million relating to the supply and installation of a security system. Owuor alleged that Opticom…
Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Kipkoech Lagat now wants the High Court to dismiss a petition linking him to the alleged abduction, torture, and death of Albert Omondi Ojwang. Through his lawyer, Cecil Miller, the DIG told the court that the claims made by the petitioners are “grave, defamatory and entirely unsupported by any credible evidence.” In submissions filed in response to the petition and application dated June 24, 2025, the DIG insisted he neither participated in, instructed nor covered up the killing of Ojwang. He said he was not present at the scene and his role was purely…
TikToker Shadrack Omondi Okindo alias Hon. Mosquito told a court his rights were grossly violated during his dramatic arrest by police in Mombasa. He made the revelations as he opposed an application by the police to detain him for 14 more days to allow further investigations into alleged terrorism-related offences. Through his lawyer, Embakasi East MP Babu Owino, he accused the police of subjecting him to inhumane and degrading treatment in violation of Article 29 of the Constitution, which guarantees every person the right to inherent dignity and to have that dignity respected and protected. Owino told the court that…
A Kahawa chief magistrate court will on August 12 rule whether it will grant the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) 14 days to detain Shadrack Omondi Okindo alias Hon. Mosquito pending investigations. The police are seeking to detain Okindo for 14 days over allegations of inciting a coup against the government, terrorism facilitation, and wearing unauthorized uniform. In a miscellaneous application filed before the court, the DCI is asking for custodial orders to continue holding Hon. Mosquito, at Gigiri Police Station to allow investigators time to complete ongoing investigations into what they describe as “grave and sensitive offences against national…
A magistrate at the Kahawa Law Courts allowed the defence team representing TikToker Shadrack Omondi Okindo, popularly known as Hon. Mosquito, to cross-examine the investigating officer in a case where the prosecution is seeking to detain him for 14 days pending further investigations. Senior Principal Magistrate Richard Koech issued the ruling following an application by Omondi through his lawyers. The defence, led by lawyers Andrew Muge and Babu Owino, sought to challenge specific parts of the affidavit filed in support of the miscellaneous application to detain Okindo. The affidavit was sworn by Police Constable Milton Rugare. “The respondent has given…
A petition was filed in the High Court seeking to block the enactment of the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2025, on grounds that it fundamentally alters the country’s governance structure and must be subjected to a referendum. In the petition filed by lawyer Paul Mwangi, the court is being asked to determine whether key provisions of the Bill touch on matters that fall under Article 255(1) of the Constitution, provisions which would constitutionally require public approval through a national referendum. The contested Bill, co-sponsored by MPs Otiende Amollo (Rarieda) and Samuel Chepkonga (Ainabkoi), proposes several changes to governance and…