Affluent city businessman John Peter Kamau Ruhangi has moved to court seeking compensation for malicious prosecution, wrongful arrest and detention. In a suit lodged at the milimani chief Magistrate’s court, commercial division on February 12, he wants Sh10 million cost incurred in defending a criminal case where he was charged with malicious damage to property and consequently acquitted on January 6, 2022. “Special damage for the cost incurred in defending criminal case No MCCR/409/2016 amounting to Sh10,000,000,” says part of the suit papers. Ruhangi says he was unlawfully arrested and detained owing to the insufficient details in the charge sheet…
Author: Pinnah Mokeira
The Judicial Service Commission Friday published the names of shortlisted candidates for the position of chief registrar of the judiciary. The JSC on October 23, 2023 announced a vacancy for the position of Chief Registrar of the judiciary following the retirement of Anne Amadi from the office after serving for 10 years. Out of the 43 candidates who applied for the position after advertisement of the position only seven candidates have been shortlisted. “Having reviewed the applications for completeness and conformity with the constitutional and statutory requirements set out in the advertisement Ref. V/No. 30/2023 of 23 October 2023, the…
A Milimani Anti-Corruption Court Friday dismissed an application by the prosecution seeking to withdraw the ongoing graft case against former Kenya Pipeline Managing Director Charles Tanui. In the application opposed by the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC), the Magistrate said that the power to withdraw cases is not absolute but must be exercised judiciously, with due regard to public interest. Some 25 out of 26 witnesses had already testified. An application by the office of the Office of Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) to have the Sh30 million graft case facing Tanui withdrawn was declined. Anti corruption Magistrate Victor…
A middle aged man was on Thursday charged with committing an indecent act with a child in Texas, USA. He appeared at the Milimani Chief Magistrate’s court, Nairobi. Anthony Kimamo Wachira Alias Dad is accused of committing the crime on diverse dates between the year 2021 and June 2022. He is charged that at an unknown place in Texas within the republic of USA, he intentionally and unlawfully touched the buttocks of a minor female M.M aged 7 using his hands. Wachira is also accused of intentionally and unlawfully touching the vagina and buttocks of a minor female I.K aged…
A Tanzanian national was on Thursday charged with occupying a property belonging to the former Pepsi executive William Alfred Mulwa Mutilangi who died in New York in October 2023. He appeared at the milimani chief Magistrate’s court, Nairobi. Bakari Kisalu Malanda was however released on bail after denying the charge. He is accused that at unknown date and place within the republic of Kenya, while not being an administrator to the estate of the deceased property, jointly with others not before court intermeddled with a house within Green park estate, Athi-river in Machakos county, by occupying it illegally, without Express…
A Makadara court Thursday freed two Nigerian men who were being held over the murder of university student Rita Waeni Muendo. Principal magistrate Agnes Mwangi released the two even as the results of the DNA test are yet to come out. The court had on January 31, allowed the police to hold William Ovie Opia and Johnbull Asbor for 21 days for purposes of collecting DNA samples to see if they match that of the deceased. The police had also requested more time to analyze the sim cards, laptops and phones of the suspect. When the matter came up in…
A director of a school in Diani, Kwale County is on the spot for allegedly using images of children to solicit money from investors to fund the opening of her own school. A petition filed under a certificate of urgency before a Kwale High Court on February 8, by Sara Were, the manager of a children’s home reveals how the director of Tabasamu school has been misrepresenting herself as a director of the shelter home for street children and orphans to solicit funds from the investors by using the children’s images as proof to obtain funds. The manager has also…
A Magistrates court Wednesday ordered fugitive Kevin Kang’ethe be remanded at Nairobi Remand and Allocation prison pending his extradition proceedings. Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina allowed the application by the prosecution saying it would be inappropriate to have him remanded at a police station even for his own safety. He said the submissions by the state that he escaped from lawful custody has not been disputed or challenged. Onyina noted that the court was not informed how he managed to escape, whether he did it on his own or was aided by other persons. “Based on the circumstances, any escape…
A Milimani Chief Magistrate’s court will Wednesday at 1500hrs rule whether it will remand a man wanted in the United States for murder at Industrial Area medium prison. This is after the prosecution asked chief magistrate Lucas Onyina to remand Kevin Kang’ethe following his escape from police custody last week and was re arrested Tuesday February 13 within Ngong area. Prosecutor Vincent Monda told the court that if the order to have Kang’ethe be detained at Industrial Area is granted he should only be allowed access to lawyers who are appearing for him and no other lawyer. Similarly the court…
Former television anchor Jacque Maribe could find herself in fresh trouble after the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions said it is appealing against a High Court decision to acquit her in the murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani. The DPP in its notice of appeal said they are dissatisfied with the decision of trial Judge Grace Nzioka that acquited Maribe in the murder case and they will appeal part of the judgment that set her free. The former Citizen TV news anchor was acquitted for the murder of Kimani while her boyfriend Joseph Irungu alias Jowie was convicted for…
Former Nairobi Chief finance officer Jimmy Kiamba successfully argued for the reduction of the cash he is supposed to forfeit to the State, which the High Court had found in 2018 to be unexplained wealth. Kiamba and his spouse Tracy Mbinya convinced the Court of Appeal that the High Court had included their Sh168.7 million rental and business earnings in the Sh282.6 million he was directed to forfeit to the State. “The appeal succeeds only to the extent that we hereby set aside the trial court’s order requiring the 1st appellant to pay to the Government the sum of Sh282,648,604…
A warrant of arrest was Friday issued against fugitive murder suspect Kevin Adam Kinyanjui Kang’ethe. Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina gave the orders on Friday after an application by the prosecution, who said Kang’ethe is a dangerous person and on the run. “In the view of the application that the respondent escaped jail, a warrant of arrest is issued as sought,” Onyina ordered. The court heard that Kang’ethe escaped lawful custody at Muthaiga Police Station on February 7, at around 4 pm. Four police officers who were on duty at the Muthaiga Police Station when Kang’ethe escaped from custody have…
Four police officers who were on duty at the Muthaiga Police Station when wanted murder suspect Kevin Kinyanjui Kang’ethe escaped from custody have been interdicted. The suspect was awaiting extradition on a Massachusetts warrant alleging he killed his girlfriend and left her body in a car at the Boston airport. On Wednesday, he escaped from custody as he met a lawyer. Witnesses said he was bare footed when he ran out of the station and took a matatu headed for Thika. Nairobi police boss Adamson Bungei said as part of disciplinary measures within the police force, two additional senior officers…
The High Court will on February 9 make judgement in a case where former TV news anchor Jackie Maribe and her ex-fiancé Joseph Jowie Irungu are charged with the murder of late businesswoman Monica Kimani. Trial Judge Grace Nzioka was to deliver the judgement last month January 26 but told parties that she could not do so due to reports Maribe was sick. The judgement was then scheduled for March 15, after Maribe through her lawyer Katwa Kigen sought the court’s indulgence after she became ill on January 26 when the judgement was to be read. After revision of dates…
A businessman risks a suit after alleged defamatory statements against Kakamega senator Boni Khalwale. Cleophas Shimanyula alias Toto was on February 7 given 48 hours to withdraw the remarks that links Khalwale to the death of his long serving servant and his wives to infidelity and give an unconditional apology. Subsequently, he is to accept liability and compensate for reputational damage a minimum Sh200 million failure to which legal action will be taken against him. “That you confirm in writing, within the next 48 hours that you shall immediately, but in any event not later than 48 hours from the…