A Milimani court on Monday freed 16 touts who had been arrested for causing commotion and harassing passengers. They appeared before Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina and pleaded guilty to calling and pulling pedestrians which resulted in obstruction of free passage of pedestrians. While discharging them Onyina considered their youthful ages and nature of the offence. “….The fact that they have been in custody since they were arrested, that’s enough punishment for the offence. They are discharged under section 35(1) of the Penal Code,” ruled the magistrate They include; Kelvin Kisilu, Fabish Ongoro,Collins Simiyu, Peter Mwaura, Samuel Hoongh, Martin Lawangi, Morris…
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A Nairobi court on Wednesday dismissed an application by controversial televangelist and founder of Ekeza Sacco David Kariuku Ngari alias Gakuyo to have his bail terms reviewed. Gakuyo has been in remand for more than a week now after he was granted bail which he apparently cannot afford. While dismissing the application Principal Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi said the court should ensure bond and bail terms given are not far greater than what is necessary to ensure the accused person attends court “I am of the view that the bond/bail terms set on February 26, 2024 are reasonable and commensurable…
Controversial musician Christopher Mosioma alias Embarambamba accused the Kenya Film Classification Board of discrimination following their demands. In a letter dated March 6, he wants the board to reconsider their insensible demands. The board had on March 5, ordered Embarambamba to delete all his music videos uploaded on his YouTube channel and other social media platforms within the remaining two days of their earlier demand notice dated February 28, over alleged indecent act. He was also ordered to pay Sh6.4 million outstanding filming and licensing fee. Embarambamba through his lawyer Danstan Omari said that the board singled him out despite…
John Matara the prime suspect in the murder of socialite Starlet Wahu Mwangi was on Wednesday charged with rape and violence with robbery. He appeared before a Ruiru Chief Magistrate Charles Mwaniki. He is accused of committing the crimes on May 16, 2023. Matara is accused of stealing money, two mobile phones, National identity card, international passport and ATM card all totaling to Sh82,300 while armed with a kitchen knife. On the subsequent counts he’s accused of raping and sexually assaulting a woman. He however denied the charges. Matara through his lawyer Ayora asked the court to release him on…
The Environment and Land Court directed a matter where 30 officials of Chokaa Upper Chamber Development Welfare Group have sued late Gerishon Kirima’s second wife and daughter to be mentioned before the presiding judge on March 5, 2024. The matter had come up for directions on February 27, before Justice Judy Omange. The applicants who are in possession and occupy the suit property located in Mihang’o, Nairobi County, had on February 24, moved to court seeking orders restraining the Kirimas from forcefully evicting their members from the property. In the petition, the unity self-help group, Hurlinghum squatters development, Njiru Mihang’o…
A Mombasa court on February 27, certified as urgent a matrimonial case of over Sh100 million following a suit filed over property. Joyce Mueni George the estranged wife of Sverre Ingrav Asmervik had moved to court on February 27, following a divorce case filed before the Mombasa magistrate court on February 26. She said she is afraid of losing property she and the man developed jointly during the substance of their marriage which are all registered in the name of the husband and their company Ingvar Investment Limited. Justice Gregory Mutai gave Asmervik three days to respond to the suit…
The High Court in Nairobi has overturned the acquittal of former Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa in the Sh39 billion fake arms case. In a judgment delivered by High Court Judge Kanyi Kimondo on February 29, it was found that the trial magistrate erred in acquitting Echesa based on a lack of testimony from certain witnesses. Kimondo ruled that the prosecution had presented a strong case against Echesa and that the trial court should have found him with a case to answer, hence putting him on his defense rather than acquitting him. Read: Magistrate who Acquitted Echesa in Fake Arms Deal…
Lawyer Faith Mony Odhiambo clinched the Law Society of Kenya presidency in hotly contested polls. Odhiambo, who floored four other candidates, succeeds Eric Theuri who served as President for two years from March 2022. She garnered a total of 3113 votes against Peter Wanyama’s 2165 while Carolyne Kamende came third with 888. Fourth placed Bernard Ng’etich managed 833 votes, while Njoki Mboce got 511 votes. Odhiambo led in all the six polling stations at the Milimani Law Courts, and regions like in Nyeri, Homa bay, Nanyuki, Kisii, Machakos, Kisumu and Nakuru. The election which was held on February 29, attracted…
A distilling company wants the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KeBS) compelled to lift it’s suspension of the manufacturer and sale of their three products. The alcoholic products include Diamond Ice and Flying Horse. In a petition lodged before the High Court Judicial Review division on Wednesday, Patiala distillers want the court to restrain anyone under the agency’s instructions from engaging in any manner of disruption or obstructions of the manufacture of the said products in guise of the suspension. “….restraining the respondents by themselves, their agents or anyone else under its instructions from engaging in any manner of disruption or…
The owner of the deadly Embakasi gas plant which claimed seven lives and left over 300 injured was Wednesday released on bail. Principal Magistrate Dolphina Alego on Wednesday released David Kimathi on a cash bail of Sh500,000 or an alternative bond of Sh2 million. This is after Kimathi vehemently opposed the investigation officer’s application seeking 14 more days to detain him. “Are they asking for more days to keep him so that they can open more space for them to investigate?” defense lawyer Kirathe Wandungi posed. The investigating officer, Isaac Kariuki told the court that Kimathi had not been cooperative…
Members of the Law Society of Kenya will on February 29, 2024, decide who will steer their society for the next two years in a hotly contested poll. The Presidency of LSK has attracted five advocates who include Carolyne Kamende, Faith Odhiambo, Harriet Mboce, Kipkoech Bernard Ngetich, and Peter Wanyama. All contestants have sold their manifesto to the electorate and February 27, marked the last day for campaigns. Now, with bated breaths, they await to know their fate once the advocates vote for one of them to be the President of the LSK. At the steps of the Milimani Courts,…
A distiller behind products worth Sh6 million that were destroyed on February 26 by Nyeri residents denied claims that they are illicit brews. Patiala Distillers Limited read malice in the move by the locals led by a section of their leaders. The residents led by area lawmaker Eric Wamumbi and Nyeri senator Wahome Matinga raided the Deputy County Commissioners’s office and destroyed 34,000 bottles of beer worth Sh4 million confiscated by police in Karatina town on February 21. The manufacturers through their lawyer Danstan Omari on Tuesday wrote to the Independence Policing Oversight Authority urging them to speedily launch a…
US fugitive Kevin Kang’ethe has dropped his lawyers and decided to represent himself in court. He said his intentions to formally end his attorney – client relationship were “based on a bunch of reasons” that he disclosed. He alleged that he was never accorded the liberty to appoint his own lawyers and that those who were representing him in the previous appearances were provided by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). He claimed that upon discussing his matter with him, they would relay the same to the officers at the DCI. “The attorneys I have are appointed by the DCI.…
A bail hearing for a man charged with killing socialite Starlet Wahu Mwangi will be on March 18, the High Court ruled on Monday. This is after the suspect John Matara through his lawyer Ayora Magati on February 9, asked the court to release him on favourable bail and bond terms pending hearing and determination of the case. Matara pleaded with Justice Kanyi Kimondo to consider the court’s unpredictable diary, workload and magnitude of the charge pressed against him to free him as it was likely to take a long time to conclude the matter. “The applicant/accused person has a…
Supreme Court judges led by Chief Justice Martha Koome now want their names struck out from a petition filed by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) challenging the decision barring Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi from appearing before the apex court. The judges said, in response filed to the case, that they enjoy immunity as granted to them by the Constitution and the Judicature Act and, therefore, cannot be sued in relation to decisions made while discharging their judicial duties. The Supreme Court judges further said the High Court has no powers to determine the case as it seeks to challenge…