The High Court has declined to issue orders stopping the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) and Nairobi County from enforcing directives that require matatu Saccos to immediately halt pick-ups and drop-offs at petrol stations within Nairobi’s Central Business District. Instead, Justice Chacha Mwita directed all parties to hold talks to find an amicable resolution on the immediate question of operations at petrol stations, while the case continues to be heard. The court also issued detailed directions in the petition filed by 13 matatu Saccos, including Kinatwa SACCO, KAM SACCO, Makos SACCO, Muna SACCO, Kamuna SACCO, Inter-County Travellers SACCO, GTS…
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The Employment and Labour Relations Court has ordered an employer to pay Sh569,717.48 to his former domestic worker for underpayment, lack of house allowance, denial of annual leave and failure to remit the National Social Security Fund fee. This is after finding that she was unfairly dismissed. In a judgment delivered by Justice Jacob Gakeri, the court upheld the trial court’s finding that Rahim Ibrahim Ramzan unfairly terminated the employment of his house servant, Gladys Misango, who had worked for his household since 2018. The court heard that Misango earned Sh4,000 per month for five years, an amount far below…
The High Court declined to grant interim conservatory orders sought to bar Cabinet Secretaries from participating in political activities. Instead, the court has directed parties to return to court on Thursday, November 20, for a further mention. Justice Bahati Mwamuye ruled after the Law Society of Kenya Vice President Mwaura Kabata and Embakasi East MP Babu Owino asked the court to urgently intervene ahead of the November 27 by-elections. Through lawyer Abna Mango, the petitioners had asked the court to issue temporary injunctions stopping the Cabinet Secretaries from furthering the political interests of any party or candidate, and to suspend…
The High Court issued directions in a petition filed by 13 matatu Saccos challenging directives that require them to immediately stop picking up and dropping off passengers at petrol stations within Nairobi’s Central Business District. Justice Chacha Mwita on Monday directed that all pleadings be served on every party before the matter is mentioned on November 19. The orders were issued after the petitioners,among them Kinatwa SACCO, KAM SACCO, Makos SACCO, Muna SACCO, Kamuna SACCO, Inter-County Travellers SACCO, GTS Supreme SACCO, NNUS Shuttle, Transline Classic and others appeared before the court seeking urgent intervention. The Saccos have sued the Energy…
A Nairobi court certified as urgent a defamation case filed by Lugari MP Nabii Daraja Nabwera against Kakamega-based blogger Peter Amunga, accused of publishing false and defamatory statements against the legislator. In a ruling delivered on November 13, Senior Resident Magistrate Rawlings Liluma Musiega directed that the application, be served on the respondent immediately and scheduled the inter parties hearing for November 20. “The application is hereby certified as urgent. The application shall be served on the respondent immediately. Inter parties hearing shall be on November 20, 2025,” reads the order in part. In a separate ruling issued on November…
A police investigation officer Nicholas Olesena explained to a Nairobi magistrate’s court how a lorry carrying assorted copper materials valued at Sh2.9 million was intercepted outside a go-down in Industrial Area, leading to charges against businesswoman Sheilah Chao Mwaikwasi. Olesena, attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) at the Ministry of Energy, told senior principal Magistrate Ondieki that on January 30, 2024, he and colleagues found a truck parked at the entrance of Shilamwa Enterprises Limited. Upon inspection, the staff were unable to provide documents proving ownership of the materials, which included copper cables, bars, and lugs. The truck,…
President William Ruto’s 18-member task force on compensation for victims of police brutality and protest-related injuries has defended its establishment, saying it was lawfully created and anchored on the principles of justice and humanity. In submissions filed before the High Court, the team chaired by Professor Makau Mutua told the court that the President acted within his constitutional powers to form a panel that would help deliver long-delayed relief to families affected by past demonstrations. The taskforce argued that for years, victims of state violence have had to rely on slow and costly court processes, locking out many deserving Kenyans…
A Nairobi court has ordered a Kakamega-based blogger Simon Asievela, to issue an unequivocal public apology to Lugari MP Nabii Daraja Nabwera for allegedly publishing false and defamatory statements linking the legislator to the disappearance of a school principal. The order was issued by Milimani Commercial Court Senior Principal Magistrate Lucy Njora, who also certified the case as urgent and directed that the respondent be served with court papers. “The matter is certified as urgent. Respondent to be served. Prayer three is granted,” said Njora. The order against Asievela is part of three separate defamation suits filed by MP Nabwera…
A Nairobi Chief Magistrate’s Court released two employees of Equity Bank Kenya Limited, who are accused of stealing Sh4 million from their employer, on bail. Elijah Ndungu Gachanja, a Relationship Officer Operations, and Kevin Omato Manwa, a Relationship Supervisor Customer Service, appeared before Principal Magistrate Rose Ndubi facing charges of conspiracy to commit a felony and stealing by a servant. According to the charge sheet, the accused allegedly conspired to steal the funds on or before November 3 and are further accused of stealing Sh4 million from Equity Bank’s Westlands Branch on November 3, 2025. The money was reportedly in…
A Nairobi chief magistrate’s court released a 75-year-old woman accused of conspiring to defraud businesswoman Agnes Kagure Kariuki of land valued at Sh200 million. Ruth Wambui Kimani was freed on a bond of Sh1 million or an alternative cash bail of Sh100,000 after Principal Magistrate Rose Ndubi ruled that her application for lenient terms was merited. Wambui faces two counts conspiracy to defraud and making a false document contrary to the Penal Code. According to the charge sheet, on unknown dates within Kenya, she jointly with another person not before court, conspired to defraud Kagure of land parcel L.R No.…
The High Court in Nairobi temporarily halted the planned national recruitment of police constables following a petition challenging the legality of the process initiated by the Inspector-General of Police. Justice Bahati Mwamuye issued a conservatory order suspending the recruitment exercise advertised on November 4 by the Inspector-General, pending the hearing and determination of a petition filed by Eliud Karanja Matindi. Matindi has sued the Inspector-General of the National Police Service, the National Police Service Commission (NPSC), and the Attorney-General, naming the National Police Service and Katiba Institute as interested parties. In his petition, Matindi argues that the Inspector-General has no…
The High Court in Kerugoya allowed an application by Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Faith Odhiambo to be struck out as a party in three consolidated constitutional petitions challenging the formation of the Compensation Panel for Victims of Police Brutality. Justice Edward Muriithi ruled that there was no legal basis to retain Odhiambo in her private capacity after she resigned from the panel on October 6 and her appointment revoked by Gazette Notice No. 7904 issued on November 4. The petitions, consolidated as HCCHRPET/E010/2025, E011/2025, and E014/2025, were filed by Levi Munyeri, the GEMA Watho Association, and Eunice Nganga…
The High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition challenging the constitutionality of the mandatory death sentence. Justice Lawrence Mugambi also declined to hear a fresh sentencing request by the petitioner. Justice Mugambi ruled that the petition lacked merit and that the High Court had no jurisdiction to revisit a matter that had already been determined by a court of superior jurisdiction. The petition, filed on October 31, 2024, was supported by affidavits dated November 19, 2024, and sought to have the petitioner’s case reheard so that his mitigating circumstances could be considered. The petitioner Byron Robert, argued that the mandatory…
The High Court on Thursday gave the Attorney General, the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Urban Development, the Principal Secretary in the State Department for Housing and Urban Development, and the Affordable Housing Board 14 days to file their responses in a petition challenging the allocation of affordable housing units to teachers and police officers. Justice Lawrence Mugambi issued the orders after the parties agreed to drop a pending application and proceed with the hearing of the main petition. The judge also directed that all interested parties, the National Police Service (NPS), the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), the Kenya National…
The High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition challenging the alleged fraudulent subdivision and acquisition of a parcel of land in Nairobi, ruling that the matter falls under the jurisdiction of the Environment and Land Court (ELC). Justice Lawrence Mugambi said the court lacked the authority to hear and determine the dispute since the issues raised revolved around ownership, subdivision, and use of land, which are matters exclusively handled by the ELC under Article 162(2)(b) of the Constitution. The case stemmed from a petition originally filed on May 24, 2024, and later amended on July 31, 2024, in which the…