Senior NYS officials challenge suspension in probe of alleged Sh2b saga

A fresh battle in the National Youth Service has erupted over an alleged Sh2 billion embezzlement saga.

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How 10 litres of oil, wood and clothes cost five men's careers

Five men who worked with BATUK lost their careers because of some two and a half litres of contaminated oil and some wood and clothes.

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Court extends orders barring CA from gagging media houses

The High Court has extended orders barring the Communication Authority of Kenya from switching off media for covering protests live.

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Inside 16-year pension tussle pitting Stanchart against its 629 ex-staff

For the last 16 years, the battle between Standard Chartered (StanChart) and its 629 former employees has been ongoing.

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IG Kanja, DCI ordered to produce missing blogger

The High Court in Nairobi on Monday ordered Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and DCI boss Mohamed Amin to release a man alleged to be behind last week’s protest timetable.

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Lawyers: Murkomen is unfit to hold office over shooting orders

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen woes over his tongue continue to deepen with a case being filed on Monday to have him declared unfit to hold office.

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Judge summons DCI boss Amin over missing blogger

Lawyers poke holes into the authenticity of inventory on items picked from his house in Kinoo.

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Gen Z Revolt: The tragedy of a nation

The protests were a reaction by Gen-Zs to Members of Parliament's way of passing laws and the nuances of callousness they display as the respond to the youth’s interests and needs.

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Koinange's Sh2.4 billion property in Nairobi to be auctioned

A fresh war has erupted over a multi-billion-shilling property in the Nairobi Central Business District owned by former powerful politician Peter Mbiyu Koinange.

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Police ordered not to lob tear gas into hospitals, churches

The High Court in Nairobi on Friday ordered the police not to throw teargas or water into hospitals, churches or closed places, including vehicles.

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Events firm sues State House for Sh7.7 billion service to presidents

An events company is claiming Sh7.7 billion over a cancelled State House contract.

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Court overturns CBK ban on union fees remission

The High Court in Nairobi has quashed a CBK circular that required the government and its agencies not to remit membership and subscription fees to trade unions as an austerity measure.

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Court certifies new case against Lagat in Ojwang's murder trial

Petitioners seek clarity on DIG Eliud Lagat over the Albert Ojwang murder case. They claim the DIG, who has since stepped aside, is a person of interest in the trial

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Court forces CA to restore TV signals as footballer sued

Standard Group PLC’s KTN is back on air after the High Court ordered the Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) to reactivate the signals.

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State sued over razor wire barricade and a missing blogger

The government was on Wednesday sued for barricading roads heading to the Nairobi CBD and cordoning off Parliament and the State House.

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KTN, NTV back on air after court freezes CA's broadcast ban

On Thursday, more cases were filed challenging the Authority's orders to stop the live transmission of Gen Z’s protests.

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Communications Authority under fire for illegal media blackout

Kenya Television Network and Nation Television were switched off on Wednesday following a directive by the Communication Authority of Kenya.

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Outcry as CA muzzles the media using outdated law on protest anniversary

The High Court in Nairobi has frozen a directive by the CA stopping media houses from broadcasting protests live, and ordered all stations to immediately resume airing.

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Ojwang's kin watch in silence as suspects deny murdering him

OCS Samson Kiprotich Talam, Mukhwa, Kimani, John Ngige Gitau, Gin Ammitou Abwayo,and Brian Mwaniki Njue stood to deny the charge of murdering Fredrick Ojwang.

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Why Kenya ended up on EU red list despite helping nab Sh12b tax fraud

Despite the wins against anti-terrorism financing, tax evasion, the successful Goliath operation and Kenya’s cooperation, the EU placed it on its red list as a high-risk jurisdiction.

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Court dismisses sacked Siaya County clerk case

The Employment and Labour Relations Court in Kisumu has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Felix Olwero, the former Clerk of the Siaya County Assembly challenging his dismissal. 

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Judge blasts ARA for 'copy pasting affidavits, shoddy investigations'

The Anti-Corruption High Court has criticised the Asset Recovery Agency for filing forfeiture cases based on mere suspicion.

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Agnes Kagure loses court battle for Sh600 million Karen property

Nairobi businesswoman Agnes Kagure and Prover Haunt Limited have lost their succession claim to a Sh600 million Karen property formerly owned by the late British national Roger Bryan Robson.

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Court declines to stop SHIF deductions from gross salary, cites ongoing case

In his judgment, Justice Chacha Mwita said that the 2.75 per cent deduction from gross income is double taxation and, therefore, illegal.

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SDA church to pay Sh800K for firing employee over alleged office romance

She observed that the church called her to attend a commission for questioning before she was forced to resign, and when she refused, it fired her.

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Tullow Oil to pay Sh11m after court finds it unfairly fired single mother on UK job

The judge said that it was cruel for the firm to send her to UK and subject her to suffering with her children.

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TransCentury suffers setback in Sh2.2 billion loan row with Equity Bank

The High Court has declined to stop Equity Bank from taking over investment firm TransCentury Ltd in a row over a Sh2.2 billion loan.

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Dusit D2 terror financiers jailed 30 years each for deadly attack

High Court Judge Diana Mochache slaps Hussein Abdile Ali and Mohamed Abdi Ali with 30 years behind bars for facilitating and financing the Dusit D2 terror attack.

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KPC urges court to throw out Sh500m new claim filed by Lebanese firm

The firm asked the court to order a freeze of all the accounts to force the bank to pay up the money claimed.

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FIDA sues JSC, Attorney General in row over Supreme Court judges

Supreme Court judges have received backing from FIDA, which argues that it is illegal to simultaneously remove more than two judges from office.

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Firm opposes DPP plan to withdraw Sh918m case against businessman

Before the lower court, Kumar and Midland Hauliers are accused of conspiracy to defraud.

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Court rules ungazetted school levies illegal in win for parents

Judge said even if parents agree to pay extra fees, the decision has to be approved by the Education Cabinet Secretary.

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Court dismisses Nairobi County plea for mediation over garbage row

Kenya Power wins first round in sewer showdown with Nairobi County.

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Albert Ojwang's killers got Sh2,000 for alcohol, Mukhwana confesses

It has now emerged that the late Albert Ojwang killers were paid Sh2,000 and bought alcohol before they executed the murder mission.

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Anti-terror war suffers blow after court frees two in landmark case

 A chief magistrate had jailed them in 2012, but the High Court has overturned the ruling citing procedural gaps.

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Opposition joins Ojwang's family in battle to oust Lagat from office

The opposition and the family of social media influencer Albert Ojwang’ have lodged a battle in court to force the embattled Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat to resign.

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Family of police officer missing in Haiti sues State

The family of the missing police officer in the Haitian peacekeeping mission has moved to court to force the government to explain his whereabouts and condition.

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Court urged to order registrar to dissolve UDA for luring Azimio MPs

The High Court has been urged to order the registrar of political parties to deregister the UDA for illegally poaching members from Azimio Party to increase its numbers and retain power.

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Court frees two men jailed for plotting worst terror attack

The High Court has overturned 22-year prison sentences for two men convicted in connection with explosives, bullets, and guns intended for what could have been Kenya’s deadliest attack.

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Budget: Judiciary gets short end of the stick in funds

The third arm of government is expected to get Sh27.7 billion this financial year. Conversely, MPs allocated themselves Sh47.9 billion for the same year.

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