The Supreme Court has temporarily stopped the recovery of Sh1.5 billion paid as compensation for land occupied by Ruaraka High School and Drive-In Primary School, pending the determination of an application filed by Huelands Limited. The apex court has also stayed investigations, arrests, charges or prosecutions against Huelands, Afrison Export Import Limited, Whispering Palms Estate […] The post…
Lawyer Danstan Omari has urged High Court to put in place transitional measures to safeguard the education and welfare of about 1,800 pupils at Gatoto School following the institution’s transition from public to private ownership. He told Court that the ownership change could disrupt learning if urgent measures are not taken to address the status […] The post Gatoto School Transition: Court Asked…
The new owners of Gatoto Primary School have been ordered to meet the cost of providing security at the institution as it transitions from public to private ownership by paying for three police officers to man the school during the transition. The development came during proceedings at the High Court, where Senior Counsel Charles Kanjama […] The post Gatoto School’s New Owners Ordered To Pay 3…
A Mavoko court has allowed an application by lawyer Angela Mulwa to vary her bond terms, giving her the option of securing her release through a KSh1 million cash bail instead of the previously imposed bond with a surety. The ruling by Magistrate Lilian followed an application by Mulwa’s defence lawyer Danstan Omari, who sought […] The post Court Allows Application to Vary Lawyer Angela’s Bond…
The High Court has ordered the University of Nairobi (UON) to pay Merceline Murono Sh3 million after finding that the institution violated her constitutional rights by removing her name from the final list of graduands on the very day of its 70th graduation ceremony on December 15, 2023. The court found that the UON failed […] The post UON Ordered To Pay 3 M To Student Whose Name Was Removed From…
The High Court has ruled that the withdrawal and disarming of security officers attached to a judge without prior consultation with the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is unconstitutional and undermines judicial independence. In a judgment delivered in a petition dated September 17, 2024, Justice Aburili declared that the actions of the Inspector General of Police […] The post Court Faults…
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has ordered a professional misconduct review of Mukurweini MP John Kaguchia and Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma over remarks allegedly linked to incitement. In a statement issued on Wednesday, August 19, LSK President Charles Kanjama, SC, said the Society was concerned about remarks attributed to the two legislators, […] The post LSK Orders Misconduct Review of MPs…
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has charged three senior National Treasury officials and six company directors and proprietors over the alleged misappropriation of up to KSh1.5 billion from the Programme for Rural Outreach of Financial Innovation and Technology (PROFIT). The nine accused persons appeared before Anti-Corruption Magistrate Rose Ndobi at the Anti-Corruption Court in […] The…
A Mavoko Court has ordered the release of lawyer Angela Mulwa after rejecting a prosecution application seeking to detain her for an additional seven days as the Director of Public Prosecutions considers whether to charge her over an alleged stolen vehicle linked to the murder of Dr Victoria Mutiso. The prosecution had asked for more […] The post Lawyer Angela Mulwa Released After Court Rejects…
The Director of Public Prosecutions has approved the prosecution of nine suspects, including three National Treasury officials, over the alleged misappropriation of more than KSh1.5 billion under the Programme for Rural Outreach of Financial Innovation and Technologies (PROFIT). The nine suspects comprise three National Treasury officials and six private-sector individuals linked to various…
