A Milimani Chief Magistrate’s court on July 3, released four men who allegedly assembled unlawfully and threw stones at anti-riot police officers along Waiyaki way while taking part in the anti-finance bill 2024 demonstrations. The Director of Criminal Investigations through a miscellaneous application sought seven days to detain Henry Oringa, Mike Okoth, Augustin Shikuku and Joram Ndung’u pending investigations into unlawful assembly, obstructing Waiyaki way and throwing stones at anti-riot police officers on July 2. While releasing them trial magistrate Wandia Nyamu held that the investigation officer was on a fishing expedition. Nyamu also ruled that the “police should only…
Author: Pinnah Mokeira
Banks and financial institutions are required to seek approval of Treasury Cabinet Secretary before increasing interest rates on loans and facilities advanced to customers, the apex court has ruled. This is in accordance with section 44 of the Banking Act. The seven judge bench presided by Chief Justice Martha Koome also held that section 52 of the Banking Act does not conflict with section 44 and does not prevent banks and customers from negotiating and agreeing on interest rates for loan facilities. Even if a mutually agreed contract allows the bank to change the interest rates, they say, the bank’s…
An activist has sued the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over the remarks he made about the National intelligence service (NIS) Director General Noordin Haji. In the application filed under judicial review, Fredrick Bikeri alleges that the remarks made by Gachagua are personal attacks against Haji for his role as the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) in his arrest in 2021. He now wants the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) be compelled to investigate, summon and recommend charges against Gachagua for the inciting utterances made against Haji on June 25. “A declaration that the failure by the 1 Respondent to…
The High Court in Malindi has issued temporary orders preventing security agencies from using water cannons and tear gas against individuals protesting the Finance Bill, 2024. Justice Mugure Thande on Friday ruled that police are also prohibited from using live ammunition, rubber bullets, crude weapons, or any form of violence against protesters until a case filed by Saitabao Ole Kanchory is determined. The judge also issued an order prohibiting the Inspector General of Police and the CS Interior from committing any extrajudicial killings, arrests, abductions, intimidation, torture, or cruel and degrading treatment of people protesting against the Finance Bill. “I…
A Milimani chief magistrate’s court Wednesday dismissed an application by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) seeking to detain 56 anti-Finance Bill protesters pending investigations. The DCI through a miscellaneous application moved to court seeking to detain the protestors for 14 days pending investigations into the fire at Governor Johnson Sakaja’s office and part of the parliamentary building. While dismissing the application trial Magistrate Gilbert Shikwe noted that the police had not tendered sufficient evidence to warrant the detention of the suspects. In the court documents filed by corporal George Karanja, he said he is investigating robbery, arson and vandalism…
A middle aged man was on Wednesday charged with sending threatening messages to National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah via WhatsApp. He appeared before Milimani Chief Magistrate Rose Ngumbi. Stephen Mwangi Kamau was accused of sending Ichung’wah the threatening messages on June 20, without lawful excuse using is account user name brand Trevor. He is also charged with three counts of cyber harassment. Mwangi however denied the charges. Trial court released him on a cash bail of Sh100,000 or a bond of Sh300,000. The matter will be mentioned on July 2, for mention for pre bail report. Meanwhile, another man…
The Director of Press Service at the Office of Prime Cabinet Secretary Swaleh Salim and five others were Wednesday released on Sh400,000 each in suspected extorting of foreigners. Milimani Principal Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi granted the six cash bail and directed them to report to the Investigating officer once a week. The magistrate also directed the suspects to deposit their traveling documents and warned them from interfering with witnesses in the case. “There are no compelling reasons and the investigations can be done when they are out adding that the application by the prosecution lacks merit,” he ruled. He argued…
The Director of Press Service at the Office of Prime Cabinet Secretary Swaleh Salim and five others were Monday detained until Tuesday June 25 when the court will rule on their detention. Milimani principal magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi said time was not on his side make a ruling as it is past 5pm considering the submissions by both the defence and the prosecution. Ekhubi will rule whether he will order the detention of the six pending investigations in the alleged extortion case facing them. Through their lawyers led by Danstan Omari, they requested for bail pending investigations stating that the…
Director of criminal investigations on Monday asked a Milimani court to allow them to detain Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi’s press secretary Salim Swaleh and five others in extortion case for 14 days pending investigations. Inspector Nicholas Njoroge through a miscellaneous application said the six were arrested on June 23, at Mudavadi’s office on suspicion of having committed various offences. They are suspected of committing several offences namely conspiracy to commit a felony, attempt to obtain money by false pretence, personating a person employed in the public service and abuse of office. The six include, Otieno Japolo Michael, Terry Kemunto,…
US-based singer, Brittany Jones, has filed a lawsuit against Kenya-based singer and entrepreneur Tanasha Donna Oketch and her agent Geoffrey Muema Mutunga, seeking over Sh619,000 compensation. In a suit filed at the Small Claim Courts in Nairobi, Jones accuses the singer and her agent of being in breach of their music collaboration agreement and swindling her hard-earned money. According to Jones, Tanasha Donna allegedly failed to fulfill her obligations by not provide a verse for the song they were to collaborate on, show up for the video shoot, help in marketing of the song despite Jones holding up her end…
Three residents of Umoja, Nairobi have sued the National Environment and Nationally Authority (NEMA) and Nairobi county boss, Johnson Sakaja over an ungazetted waste disposal along Umoja 1 and Umoja 2 road. In the petition lodged at the Environment and Land Court, Victor Obuli, Nyongesa Namude and Odhiambo Akude want the court to stop the dumping of garbage at Umoja dumpsite and along the electric power lines within Umoja area. They argued the county government has breached their fundamental right to a healthy and clean environment by failing to collect the waste and dumping it at the Dandora dumpsite. The…
A Milimani chief magistrate’s court on June 7, released a suspect who allegedly obtained goods worth over Sh355 million by purporting to be an employee of United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) The Director of Criminal Investigations through a miscellaneous application petitioned the court to grant them 14 days to detain Kelvin Koech Kemboi pending conclusion of investigations. Corporal Stephen Kiogora told Principal Magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo that he is investigating a case of obtaining goods by false pretenses which was reported at Kamukunji Police station on June 2, 2024. Kiogora said he was apprehensive that the suspect is likely to…
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has launched a process to reclaim a five-acre piece of land in Karen, Nairobi meant for sewer treatment that was alleged grabbed by private developers. The commission is investigating transfer of the property to Davjon Group Limited which alleges that it executed a lease in October 2, 2013 with Nairobi County for a term of 99 years from January 1, 1969. EACC say the City Council of Nairobi was not in existence when the instruments of transfer were allegedly executed between the council and Davjon Group Ltd as county governments had come into operation…
A Milimani chief magistrate court will on June 10, rule whether to grant the police 14 days to detain six people among them four police officers and two civilians suspected stealing from an accountant Sh2.2 million in Utawala, Nairobi. The Director of Criminal Investigations through a miscellaneous application said they are apprehensive that the suspects mostly the police officers will interfere with witnesses if released on bail. Inspector Domnick Omondi wants Milimani Principal Magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo to detain the six pending conclusion of investigations. Among the four police officers, three are attached at Kasarani police station while one is attached…
A Magistrates court Friday acquitted Kapseret Member of Parliament Oscar Sudi in a case he had been charged with forging academic certificates. Magistrate Felix Kombo said the state failed to establish a strong case against Sudi to warrant him be placed on his defence. Kombo said failure to produce and prove the documents means the charge cannot stand. He also faulted the investigating agencies over the manner in which they obtained part of the evidence. Part of the evidence that formed part of the case was said to have been obtained in a hotel which the magistrate said raised issued…