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Kamau Muthoni

Coffee brokers in court to challenge auction fees

Coffee brokers have moved to court to block the implementation of new Capital Market (coffee) Regulations 2024, which will reduce their auction fee by one per cent.

Coffee brokers in court to challenge auction fees

Man with 'betting addiction' loses plea to force firm close his account

Man with 'betting addiction' loses plea to force firm close his account

Court bars JSC from processing petitions against Supreme Court judges

Court bars JSC from processing petitions against Supreme Court judges

DPP, EACC urge court to dismiss Yatani's challenge of Sh1.2b probe

DPP, EACC urge court to dismiss Yatani's challenge of Sh1.2b probe

State proposes mandatory payment of SHIF through loans

The Ministry of Health says Kenyans in the informal sector will be roped into the mandatory payment of SHIF through a loan system.

State proposes mandatory payment of SHIF through loans

Mombasa tycoon Imran Khosla sued over Punjani aunt's property

Mombasa tycoon Imran Khosla is embroiled in court battles pitting Ali Punjani family members against each other.

Mombasa tycoon Imran Khosla sued over Punjani aunt's property

National Bank sues Nairobi County in Sh336 million row

The state-owned lender says the devolved unit has refused to honour its end of the bargain. County says it is awaiting the approval of the assembly to facilitate payments.

National Bank sues Nairobi County in Sh336 million row

A year in making; Inside the Dusit D2 attack

Real-time CCTV footage and troves of documents give exclusive, fresh story into one-year planning. Investigators pieced together suspects’ details from a wedding in Nairobi.

A year in making; Inside the Dusit D2 attack

Chebukati's daughter sues Karen Country Club over suspension

Former IEBC chair Wafula Chebukati’s daughter has sued a high-end private members club after suspension following an altercation with former National Treasury CS Ukur Yatani’s kin.

Chebukati's daughter sues Karen Country Club over suspension

Man's name to be struck from birth certificate after DNA test

The Family Court stated that all children deserve to know the truth of their origins by understanding who their biological father is.

Man's name to be struck from birth certificate after DNA test

Court rejects father's wish, grants his daughter freedom to marry lover

A court has overruled a man’s demand that his 37-year-old daughter not marry a man from a different tribe.

Court rejects father's wish, grants his daughter freedom to marry lover

Court overturns Sh2.5m award to man who killed freedom hero

Kisilu Mutua maintained that despite being behind bars for 36 years, he was forced to confess to the 1965 murder of Pio Gama Pinto.

Court overturns Sh2.5m award to man who killed freedom hero

Businesswoman fights mental health test request in fraud case

Businesswoman Fatmabai Sherali has urged the High Court to dismiss a mental test application filed by Mombasa businessman Ali Punjani and her siblings in an alleged multi-billion fraud case.

Businesswoman fights mental health test request in fraud case

Judges, employer at odds over complaint resolution approach

With tensions rising, the Judicial Service Commission faces mounting pressure to address its authority to assess judicial conduct.

Judges, employer at odds over complaint resolution approach

Makini school ordered to pay former students Sh600,000 for rights violation

The High Court in Nairobi has ordered a private school to pay the parents of two minors Sh600,000 as compensation for kicking them out over differences with their father.

Makini school ordered to pay former students Sh600,000 for rights violation

Which Majority? Judges' shocker to Kenya Kwanza leadership in National Assembly

The judges placed Wetang’ula between a rock and a hard place by declaring that he cannot hold Ford Kenya party’s leadership and the position of a speaker simultaneously.

Which Majority? Judges' shocker to Kenya Kwanza leadership in National Assembly

Ruto's taskforce on health illegal, High Court rules

Justice Mwamuye ruled that it was illegal and unconstitutional to appoint another team to carry out the same tasks designated for the council.

Ruto's taskforce on health illegal, High Court rules

Lawyer wants Adams Oloo out of IEBC selection panel

Mboya argues that Ruto appointed Oloo as a strategy and communications advisor in the Office of the President in a circular dated December 20, 2024.

Lawyer wants Adams Oloo out of IEBC selection panel

Legal battle over city parking lot concluded with Sh107m payout

A small stretch of land between Nyayo House and the Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi has become the subject of an ongoing legal and financial battle.

Legal battle over city parking lot concluded with Sh107m payout

Police can't ban protests, court declares

The High Court has clipped the Inspector General of Police’s powers to declare protests illegal at will and without justification.

Police can't ban protests, court declares

Clerk sues three banks, Punjani in Sh4 billion forgery allegations

A clerk has sued three banks claiming that a firm linked to Mombasa businessman Ali Punjani illegally used his credentials to transact billions.

Clerk sues three banks, Punjani in Sh4 billion forgery allegations

AG moves to block IEBC's advisory request on boundary delimitation

The electoral body had sought Supreme Court’s guidance on whether it can proceed without commissioners.AG says parliament is addressing the issue through legislative amendments.

AG moves to block IEBC's advisory request on boundary delimitation

Porn video interrupts Kenyan court hearing of post-election sexual violence victims

A hacker on Tuesday jolted the court, advocates and journalists with jaw-dropping images during a hearing of a battle pitting the government and the 2007-2008 post-election sexual violence victims.

Porn video interrupts Kenyan court hearing of post-election sexual violence victims

Ex-Treasury CS sues government, demands Sh3 billion compensation

Former Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Kiplagat has sued the government, seeking close to Sh3 billion over his prosecution in 2019.

Ex-Treasury CS sues government, demands Sh3 billion compensation

Hospital to pay Sh1.5m for dose that killed child

Court ordered the medical facility to pay the boy’s parents Sh1.59 million as compensation for pain and suffering, loss of expectation of life and damages for lost years.

Hospital to pay Sh1.5m for dose that killed child

Court delays decision on controversial Blue Nile case

As the court postpones its decision on tax incentives, Blue Nile’s business is left hanging in the balance

Court delays decision on controversial Blue Nile case

How MPs backdated amendments to evade Sh1.4b tax

MPs sneaked in a law shielding themselves from paying taxes to beat a judgment requiring each of them to pay KRA Sh2.5 million, which is part of the car grant issued to them.

How MPs backdated amendments to evade Sh1.4b tax

Court allows bank to auction Upper Hill land in Sh1.2b row

A Commercial Court has allowed Credit Bank to auction a prime piece of land in Upperhill where a real estate firm intended to build Africa’s tallest building, The Pinnacle.

Court allows bank to auction Upper Hill land in Sh1.2b row

"Abductees' ordeal: Bishop's number plate used by our abductors

High Court Judge Bahati Mwamuye heard was a well co-ordinated exercise that was done in a span of a week. The vehicles used by the abductors bore fictitious number plates.

"Abductees' ordeal: Bishop's number plate used by our abductors

Cohen's widow Sarah Wairimu files case to block fresh charges

Tob Cohen’s widow, Sarah Wairimu, has filed a case to block fresh charges, claiming that the Director of Public Prosecution’s decision is meant to conceal the killers.

Cohen's widow Sarah Wairimu files case to block fresh charges

Carpenter awarded Sh800,000 as court rules illegal for hospitals to detain patients

In his judgment against The Labib Hospital, Justice Lawrence Mugambi said that holding onto a person who has been treated and fully recovered is unreasonable, unfair, and a punishment.

Carpenter awarded Sh800,000 as court rules illegal for hospitals to detain patients

Woman sues Ali Punjani, others over multibillion fraud allegations

Business woman Fatmabai Sherali filed multiple fraud cases against Punjani, several banks, and other parties

Woman sues Ali Punjani, others over multibillion fraud allegations

S Sudan threatens to suspend Stanbic licence in Sh722m row

South Sudan’s banking regulator has threatened to suspend Stanbic Bank’s licence within 14 days in an escalation of a Sh722 million dispute pitting the lender and an airline.

S Sudan threatens to suspend Stanbic licence in Sh722m row

CJ Martha Koome cries foul over security withdrawal

Koome says officers protecting her were withdrawn and those serving Judiciary were reduced but NPS insists officers are attending promotional courses and were replaced.

CJ Martha Koome cries foul over security withdrawal

Court okays IEBC selection panel

A white smoke from IEBC can now billow after the High Court cleared the way for Parliament to send the names of nine selection panel to President William Ruto for appointment.

Court okays IEBC selection panel

Gachagua impeachment court battle resumes today

Gachagua will today appear before three Court of Appeal Judges with the sole question of whether he wants to continue with the battle before them or not.

Gachagua impeachment court battle resumes today

'It was an act of God', judge rules in Sh2.3 billion KenGen compensation case

Guyo had asked the court to award residents of Garsen, Galore, Bura, Balambala, Fafi at least Sh2.3 billion as compensation for displacement, loss of homes and animals.

'It was an act of God', judge rules in Sh2.3 billion KenGen compensation case

Blow to Gachagua as court dismisses plea challenging ouster

The High Court has declined former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s plea to freeze 10 cases challenging his impeachment.

Blow to Gachagua as court dismisses plea challenging ouster

Supreme Court dismisses plea to lift ban against Ahmednasir

The Supreme Court has affirmed the ban on lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi and his law firm in another blow to his clients.

Supreme Court dismisses plea to lift ban against Ahmednasir

Win for 40,000 Kenyans registered as refugees

The High Court has ordered the government to deregister at least 40,000 Kenyans from the refugee list and issue them national identification cards within 60 days.

Win for 40,000 Kenyans registered as refugees

How woman used stolen ID to entrap man for child upkeep

The High Court has ordered the registrar of births and deaths to remove the name of a man from a minor’s birth certificate after two DNA tests proved that he was not the father.

How woman used stolen ID to entrap man for child upkeep

A to Z of Kenya's security and crime cases in 2024

The Director of Public Prosecution approved and dropped cases while the Judiciary handed jail terms to those it found guilty of committing crimes.

A to Z of Kenya's security and crime cases in 2024

Revealed: Deadliest drug lab hidden in Namanga forest

Deep in the heart of a canopy of trees and thickets in Namanga, Kajiado, is a network of structures investigators say is a clandestine lab that manufactures crystal meth, an illegal stimulant.

Revealed: Deadliest drug lab hidden in Namanga forest

Kenyan, Nigerian and a Mexican charged in high-stakes drug lab bust

Three suspects, including a Kenyan, face charges over a clandestine drug lab. Prosecutor opposes bail due to flight risk; defence challenges evidence and alleges unsubstantiated claims.

Kenyan, Nigerian and a Mexican charged in high-stakes drug lab bust

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