A Kibera Chief magistrate’s court deferred the plea taking of a woman accused of maliciously damaging property worth Sh325,000 after her lawyer told the court that she was unwell. Mary Waithira Gikonyo was expected to take plea on Tuesday in a case where she is charged with willfully destroying a main gate, breaking doors to a house, and damaging window panes and CCTV cameras at a residence in Hardy, Lang’ata Sub-county. Her lawyer, however, asked the court to postpone the proceedings, saying the accused had fallen ill while in police custody and needed time to seek medical attention. “Your honour,…
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A Kibera court on Tuesday allowed police to detain Kithuka Kimunyi Musyimi for 14 days to enable further investigations into the killing of a General Service Unit (GSU) officer who was guarding State House Gate D in Nairobi. Principal Magistrate Christine Njagi granted the custodial orders after the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Kilimani filed an application seeking more time to conclude the murder investigations. According to Inspector Bashir Boya, the investigating officer, the suspect was arrested on October 13 along Dennis Pritt Road near State House Gate D, shortly after the incident. The court heard that the suspect, who…
The High Court in Nairobi has certified as urgent a case filed by a man seeking to compel Westlands General and Specialist Hospital and Chiromo Funeral Home to release the bodies of his late wife and stillborn child allegedly being detained over an unpaid medical bill. Justice Prof. (Dr.) Nixon Sifuna directed that the application filed by Geoffrey Imende Otieno be served immediately, with responses to be filed within two days. The matter will be heard orally on October 22, 2025. In the urgent application filed through lawyer Stephen Ligunya, Otieno claims that the hospital has refused to release the…
Radio personality Nancy Omweri has threatened to sue blogger Edgar Obare for defamation, accusing him of publishing false and malicious allegations linking her romantically to a former Cabinet Secretary. In a demand letter dated October 13, Omweri, through her lawyer Danstan Omari accuses Obare of giving a platform to his followers on his Instagram page BNN Basic and Telegram channel to post damaging and unfounded claims about her personal life. The letter cites a post shared on October 6, 2025 that allegedly suggested she had a child with the former Cabinet Secretary. According to the letter, the publications which included…
The High Court in Kericho declined to grant interim orders stopping Litein Boys High School from demanding a levy of Sh49,699 from each student to repair damages caused during last month’s unrest. Instead, Justice Joseph Sergon on Monday certified the petition filed by civil rights group Sheria Mtaani na Shadrack Wambui as urgent. The court ordered that the petition be served upon the respondents immediately, who are required to file and serve their responses within three days. The matter will be mentioned on October 23, 2025 for purposes of fixing a judgment date. “The petition dated 8th October 2025 is…
The family of a Kenyan police officer who went missing while on deployment in Haiti has received formal confirmation from the State that he died in the line of duty. The National Police Service (NPS) had on September 25, 2025 informed the family of Police Constable Benedict Kabiru Kuria’s death, following intelligence reports from the Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti. This was after a day in court, where the family had submitted a petition seeking the state’s clarity on the death of Kabiru. In the court session, the Attorney General’s office said it was not informed of Kabiru’s…
A Nairobi court Wednesday ordered members of the Ongubo family to jointly organize the burial of their late mother, Milka Moraa Ongubo, following a dispute over her funeral arrangements. Senior Resident Magistrate Festus Terer of the Milimani Commercial Courts ruled that all of the deceased’s children have equal rights to participate in her burial and associated arrangements. The ruling came after Julia Kemunto Ongubo, Joyce Kerubo Ongubo, and another sibling sued their brother Justus Morara Ongubo and his wife Judy Kemuma Ongubo, seeking orders to stop the burial of their mother without their involvement. The plaintiffs claimed that their brother,…
Civil rights group Sheria Mtaani na Shadrack Wambui moved to the High Court in Kericho, challenging a decision by Litein Boys High School to demand Sh49,699 per student as payment for damages following last month’s student unrest. The organization, through lawyer Danstan Omari, accused the school’s Board of Management and Chief Principal of violating learners’ constitutional rights by imposing what it calls an unlawful and oppressive levy that has barred several students from resuming studies. In the petition filed under a certificate of urgency, the group said the school’s management imposed the levy without consultation, transparency, or approval from the…
The High Court in Nairobi extended orders stopping the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) from arresting or prosecuting Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi over alleged corruption. Justice Chacha Mwita on Wednesday October 8, 2025 directed that the case be mentioned on December 10, 20 when further directions will be issued. The interim orders will remain in force until then. During the mention, lawyer Stephen Ligunya, representing Governor Wamatangi, told the court that he had filed and served the petitioner’s submissions and further affidavits dated September 30 Prosecution counsel Henry Achochi, appearing for the DPP,…
A Milimani Chief Magistrate’s Court will on Tuesday deliver its ruling in a burial dispute involving the children of the late Milka Moraa Ongubo, a retired nurse and former Chief Inspector of Police, who died on September 21, 2025 in Nakuru. The case, filed by Julia Kemunto Ongubo, Joyce Kerubo Ongubo, and Jackson Momanyi Ongubo, arose after the siblings accused their brother Justus Morara Ongubo and sister Judy Kemuma Ongubo of excluding them from their mother’s funeral plans. Through their lawyer Danstan Omari, the plaintiffs sought orders to stop the burial and allow them to participate fully in the funeral…
The Court of Appeal ruled that Section 7 of the Matrimonial Property Act, 2013 is constitutional. Section 7 provides that matrimonial property should be divided according to each spouse’s contribution. The court ruled that Section 7 does not violate Article 45(3) of the Constitution, which provides that parties to a marriage are entitled to equal rights at the time of marriage, during marriage, and upon its dissolution. “The equality envisaged under Article 45(3) does not mean that each spouse automatically walks away with 50 percent of the matrimonial property,” the court held. “It means that both parties are entitled to…
The High Court in Nairobi has summoned Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja to appear before it and explain why police officers have failed to enforce a court order protecting property belonging to the estate of the late Charles Karuga Koinange. Justice Erick Kennedy Ogolla, sitting in the Family Division, issued the summons in Succession Cause No. 998 of 2006. In his ruling, the judge held that the court had on November 6, 2024, issued an order safeguarding the property L.R. No. 134/8, located in Kiambu District and registered in the name of CKK Estates (1973) Limited. The order directed…
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an attempt by the Ministry of Defence and the Attorney General to stop the payment of Sh1 million awarded to a former Kenya Army soldier who was unlawfully dismissed from the military nearly two decades ago. A three-judge bench comprising Justices Wanjiru Karanja, Kathurima M’Inoti, and Lydia Achode ruled that the government had failed to demonstrate that its intended appeal would be rendered nugatory if the stay order it sought was not granted. The Defence Cabinet Secretary, who also chairs the Defence Council, and the Attorney General had moved to the appellate court seeking…
The Court of Appeal upheld a High Court decision finding APA Insurance Limited liable for a fire that razed down the factory of Britind Industries Limited, but reduced the compensation from Sh82.3 million to Sh58.6 million. A three-judge bench comprising Justices Wanjiru Karanja, Fatuma Sichale Tuiyott, and Pauline Nyamweya delivered the ruling in Nairobi, partially allowing APA’s appeal against the 2023 High Court judgment. Britind, a Nairobi-based manufacturer of wooden pallets, toilet tissue, serviettes, and other paper-based products, had insured its factory and assets with APA against fire and business-related risks. The policy was effective from November 12,2015 to November…
A court dismissed a bid by the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) to seize Sh572 million from former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko’s bank accounts. The ruling is a reprieve for Sonko in all ways. The court ruled that the funds were not proven to be proceeds of crime. Justice Prof. Nixon Sifuna, sitting at the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Division, criticised ARA for what he described as “selective, rash and unprofessional investigations” that failed to establish any credible link between the funds and corruption or money laundering. The agency had targeted ten accounts belonging to Sonko at Equity Bank, Diamond Trust…