High Court Stops Reopening of Utumishi Girls Academy Dormitory Amid Ongoing Fire Probe
The High Court has temporarily barred the reopening of the Meline Waithera dormitory at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, ruling that the facility must remain c...
High Court Bars Ole Lenku From Taking Over Amboseli National Park Pending Contempt Hearing
The High Court has temporarily barred Kajiado Governor Joseph Ole Lenku and the Kajiado County Government from taking over the management or operations of Ambos...
High Court To Rule On Rastafarian Cannabis Use Petition On July 15
Kenya's High Court is set to deliver its judgment on July 15 in a petition filed by the Rastafari Society of Kenya seeking legal recognition of cannabis use for...
High Court Halts Imenti Forest Public Participation Over Planned State Lodge Projects
The High Court in Meru has suspended a planned public participation exercise on the proposed State Lodge, airstrip and golf course projects within Imenti Forest...
Court Hears Not Guilty Pleas In Utumishi Girls Fire Tragedy
Eight students from Utumishi Girls Academy have pleaded not guilty to 16 counts of murder arising from the deadly dormitory fire that claimed the lives of 16 fe...
High Court Orders Police Chiefs to Account for Missing Kiamaiko Businessman Abdiaziz “Zizo” Molu
The High Court has ordered top security officials, including Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, Kiambu DCI officers, and the Director of Public Prosecut...
Appeals Court Lifts Orders Blocking Sh204.3 Billion Safaricom Stake Sale
The Court of Appeal has lifted High Court conservatory orders that had temporarily halted the government's proposed sale of its 15 per cent stake in Safaricom P...
Court Orders Mental Health Assessments for Eight Utumishi Girls' Murder Suspects Before Plea
Eight students accused over the fatal dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy will undergo mental health assessments before taking plea on 16 counts of murder,...
Sifuna Heads To Court Over ODM Secretary-General Ouster
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has announced plans to challenge in court the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) National Executive Committee’s decision to remove hi...
Gachagua Files Appeal Against High Court Decision Upholding Impeachment
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has formally moved to the Court of Appeal after filing a notice of appeal challenging the High Court judgement that uph...
Court Orders Labour Ministry To Vet Recruitment Agencies, Repatriate Lucy Ngana’s Body
The High Court has ordered the Ministry of Labour to carry out a nationwide vetting of recruitment agencies involved in overseas job placements as part of effor...
High Court Gives John Matara Final Chance to Prepare Defence in Starlet Wahu Murder Case
The High Court has granted murder suspect John Matara a final opportunity to prepare his defence in the case involving the killing of Starlet Wahu, following co...
COFEK Moves To Court To Block Sh375 Billion JKIA Expansion Deal
The Consumer Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has moved to court seeking to block the Sh375 billion expansion of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), raising...
High Court Rejects Jackson Kihara Bid To Review 20 Year Robbery Sentence
The High Court has dismissed an application by Jackson Kihara seeking a review of his 20-year prison sentence for robbery with violence, ruling that the request...
COFEK Moves to Court to Block Key Finance Bill 2026 Tax and KRA Powers
Consumer lobby group COFEK has moved to court seeking to block several provisions contained in the proposed Finance Bill 2026, escalating a growing legal and pu...
Katiba Institute Moves To Cite State Officials For Contempt Over Laikipia Ebola Facility Dispute
Katiba Institute has moved back to court seeking contempt proceedings against senior government officials, including the Attorney-General and Health Cabinet Sec...
Gachagua Launches Legal Counterattack, Calls Impeachment Judgment “Unconstitutional”
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has mounted a fierce attack on the High Court ruling that upheld his impeachment, insisting that the decision amounted...
Pastor Dorcas Breaks Silence After Court Upholds Gachagua Impeachment, Says ‘Nothing Is Lost’
Pastor Dorcas Rigathi has spoken publicly following the High Court judgment that upheld the impeachment of her husband, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua...
Gachagua Skips Court As Judges Deliver Impeachment Ruling
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was absent from court on Monday as a three-judge High Court bench delivered its ruling on consolidated petitions challe...
Court Allows Police To Detain Nine Utumishi Girls Students For 21 Days Over Deadly Dormitory Fire
The High Court in Naivasha has granted police permission to detain nine students from Utumishi Girls Academy for 21 days as investigations continue into the dev...
CJ Koome Appoints Wanjiru Karanja Acting Court Of Appeal President
Chief Justice Martha Koome has appointed Justice Wanjiru Karanja as the Acting President of the Court of Appeal following the expiry of Justice Daniel Musinga’s...