The High Court in Kericho temporarily suspended a directive by Litein Boys High School requiring each student to pay Sh49,699 as compensation for damages following a recent student strike. Justice Joseph Sergon, sitting in Kericho, ruled that the students will instead pay Sh25,000 in instalments pending the hearing and determination of a petition filed by parents through the organisation Sheria Mtaani na Shadrack Wambui. According to the orders issued on Tuesday, students are required to pay Sh10,000 by October 21, Sh5,000 by October 28, and the remaining Sh10,000 by November 3, 2025. The judge further directed the school’s management to…
Author: Pinnah Mokeira
Human rights activist Reuben Kigame Lichete and the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) filed a constitutional petition challenging the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2024. They argued that its unconstitutional and a direct assault on fundamental freedoms, including the right to privacy, freedom of expression, and media independence. In the petition filed against the Attorney General and the Speaker of the National Assembly, the petitioners argue that the new law, which was signed by President William Ruto on October 15, 2025, introduces vague and overbroad provisions that undermine the Data Protection Act, 2019, and violate several provisions of the…
The Principal of Litein Boys High School, Richard Sang, told the High Court that the Sh10,000 proposed by parents as an interim payment is not enough to cover the extensive damage caused during a recent student strike. Sang, told Justice Joseph Sergon, the destruction affected chemicals, laboratory apparatus, dormitories, classrooms, and food supplies, making it impossible for the school to operate with minimal resources. “The Sh10,000 is not enough because the damage was so big. The minimum we can work with is Sh25,000 to allow us to restore basic facilities and prepare for exams starting tomorrow,” Sang told the court.…
The Employment and Labour Relations Court issued orders temporarily stopping the Kiambu County Government from dismissing specialist doctors who are members of the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU). Lady Justice Hellen Wasilwa also restrained the county from recruiting new specialist doctors pending the hearing and determination of a petition filed by Dr. Gathoni Njeri Muriithi. Through her Lawyer Henry Kurauka, Dr. Gathoni told the court that the county’s move to sack doctors and recruit new ones was unfair, unjust, and in violation of labour laws and the Constitution. In her ruling, Justice Wasilwa certified the application as…
The High Court in Nairobi Thursday declined to stop the planned burial of the late former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga. Justice Chacha Mwita, sitting at the Milimani Law Courts, ruled that the petitioner, Michael Onyango Otieno, had not demonstrated that the ongoing burial plans were contrary to the deceased’s wishes to warrant the court’s immediate intervention. In his ruling, Justice Mwita directed that the pleadings be served upon all the respondents and set the matter for directions on October 23, 2025. Raila will be buried on October 19, 2025 at his Bondo home. “I am not satisfied on the…
The High Court has directed parties in a case where a man accused of human trafficking is seeking Sh10 million in compensation from a police officer to proceed with the main petition after earlier orders for physical service were allegedly defied. When the matter came up for mention before Justice Bahati Mwamuye on Tuesday, the court directed that the Notice of Motion application dated September 29 be withdrawn with no orders as to costs, and that the matter proceed to hearing of the main petition. Justice Mwamuye further ordered the officer to file his response by October 31, the petitioner…
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,…
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,…