The High Court in Nairobi dismissed businessman Ejidio Kinyanjui’s bid to stop Nation Media Group and its journalists from publishing articles connecting him to the failed housing company, Banda Homes Limited. Kinyanjui, the Managing Director of Willstone Homes Limited, filed the suit following two articles published in the Daily Nation on August 7, 2024 and June 4, 2025, which allegedly linked to fraudulent real estate projects. In his application, he argued that the publications were defamatory, malicious, and had caused him irreparable reputational damage, financial losses, and family distress. He sought an interlocutory injunction to prevent the defendants from republishing…
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The Environment and Land Court on Monday issued orders stopping ongoing evictions and demolitions in Makongeni Estate pending hearing and determination. The court has also ordered the immediate restoration of water and electricity to thousands of affected residents. Justice Charles Mbogo also certified the application filed by six petitioners as urgent. The judge directed that the respondents among them the Kenya Railways Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme restore essential services to the estate and cease any further evictions or demolitions until the matter is heard and determined. In the directions issued , the court ordered the petitioners to serve the respondents…
A Chief Magistrate’s Court at Milimani granted the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) seven days to detain seven university students arrested in connection with the death of 23-year-old Daystar University student, Lorna Kathambi Karani, who allegedly fell from the 12th floor of Harmony Plaza in Ngara, Nairobi. Chief Magistrate Dolphina Alego issued the order after the DCI, through corporal Johnes Nyangige, filed a miscellaneous application seeking more time to complete investigations into what they describe as a suspected murder. According to Nyangige, the deceased had been partying with a group of university students on the night of November 23, at…
Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah moved to court seeking far-reaching reforms to Kenya’s presidential results management system, arguing that the current framework is unconstitutional and has repeatedly plunged the country into political instability. In a certificate of urgency filed on November 18, Omtatah wants the petition be heard immediately and certified as raising substantial constitutional questions, saying the matter must be resolved well ahead of the 2027 General Election. He sued the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the Attorney-General, the National Assembly, the Senate, and the IEBC Chairperson while Katiba Institute is named as an interested party. Omtatah asked the…
The High Court suspended a planned public participation forums scheduled by the Interior Ministry and the Private Security Regulatory Authority (PSRA) for the Draft Private Security Regulations, 2025. Lady Justice Roselyne Ekirapa Aburili on November 20 certified as urgent an application filed on November 19, 2025 by security academy challenging the short notice issued in the MyGov publication on November 18, 2025. The notice had called for nationwide public participation beginning on November 21 and November 24 in eight selected counties. The judge said that the applicant had raised arguable issues, including claims that the two-day notice was too short…
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…
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.…