MPs ordered to pay back Ksh1.2B house allowance they illegally awarded themselves

By Sam Ogina,

Members of Parliament will be required to pay back almost Ksh.1.2 billion in house allowance they illegally awarded themselves. This is the amount ...

high court , house allowance , National Assembly , Okiya Omtata , senate

Four petitioners awarded Ksh.16M in post-election sexual violence case

By Rachel Ombaka,

The High Court has awarded four petitioners Ksh.16million as damages for violation of their constitutional rights during the 2007 post-election chaos....

2007/08 Post Election Violence , GBV , naitore nyamu , physicians for health , SGBV

Deputy CJ Mwilu appoints five-judge bench to hear cases on dissolution of Parliament

By Dzuya Walter,

Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu has appointed a five-judge bench to hear cases on CJ David Maraga's advisory to President Uhuru Kenyatta to disso...

CJ David Maraga , DCJ Philomena Mwilu , Dissolution of Parliament , Justice Lydia Achode , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Anne Wanjiku files notice of appeal over ruling on Gatundu North MP seat

By Dzuya Walter,

Anne Wanjiku Kibe has filed a notice of appeal challenging the judgement that declared her Gatundu North MP seat as vacant. She expressed dissatis...

anne wanjiku , Gatundu North MP

Gatundu North MP Anne Wanjiku’s seat declared vacant

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court has declared the Gatundu North parliamentary seat vacant. In the ruling, Justice Weldon Korir said the election of Anne Wanjiku Kibe...

anne wanjiku , Gatundu North MP

High Court suspends CJ Maraga’s advisory to President Kenyatta

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court has suspended Chief Justice David Maraga's advisory to President Uhuru Kenyatta on  dissolution of Parliament pending hearing and dete...

david maraga , parliament , Uhuru kenyatta

Kirinyaga County Assembly woes persist as judge issues tough orders

By Dzuya Walter,

High Court Judge Weldon Korir has temporarily ordered the Kirinyaga County Assembly Speaker not to authorise any withdrawal from the County Revenue Fu...

kirinyaga county assembly

NTSA decision to phase out 14-seater matatus declared illegal

By Dzuya Walter,

A decision by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) to phase out 14-seater matatus has been declared illegal and unconstitutional. Hig...

high court , Judge Weldon Korir , NTSA

Waiguru to Senate: Kirinyaga MCAs said they will impeach me 9 times, this is the first

By Tonny Ndungu,

Kirinyaga Governor has scoffed at Kirinyaga MCAs, terming her impeachment as unfortunate while rubbishing the allegations of abuse of office and graft...

anne waiguru impeachment

Anti-Waiguru leaflets circulated in Kirinyaga at night

By Johnson Muriithi,

Residents of Kirinyaga County woke up to anti-Waiguru leaflets that had been circulated on Saturday night by unknown people. The leaflets were drop...

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11 Senators proposed to hear Governor Waiguru’s impeachment motion

By Ian Omondi,

The Senate Business Committee has proposed an 11-member team to hear and investigate the impeachment motion of Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru. The...

Governor Anne Waiguru , senate

Impeached Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru dealt a blow at High Court

By Dzuya Walter,

High Court judge Weldon Korir has dismissed a case filed by impeached Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru that challenged her ouster. In his ruling, Ju...

impeachment , Kirinyaga , waiguru

Gov’t to appeal court ruling declaring lawyers and IPOA as essential services

By Dzuya Walter,

The government has filed a notice of appeal challenging a court ruling that declared members of the Law Society of Kenya and the Independent Policing ...

Essential service providers , IPOA , LSK

Gov’t ordered to include lawyers as essential service providers

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The High Court on Thursday directed the government to include members of the Law Society of Kenya as essential service providers who are exempted from...

Court declines to suspend curfew, rules ‘this is time to stand together’

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court has declined to declare the 7pm to 5am curfew imposed by the government to contain the spread of the coronavirus in Kenya as illegal. ...

coronavirus , curfew , LSK

Court declines request to summon Health CS Mutahi Kagwe over coronavirus report

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court has declined a request to summon Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe to present to the court a contingency plan that the government h...

coronavirus

It’s official! James Nyoro is the new Kiambu Governor

By Citizen Reporter,

James Nyoro has finally been sworn in as the new Kiambu Governor. He was sworn at 12:46pm on Friday, January 31 by Justice John Onyiego and in the ...

nyoro , waititu

Court allows Huduma Namba implementation, bars DNA, GPS data collection

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court has given the government a go-ahead to implement the National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS), popularly known as the Hud...

Huduma Namba

‘He is an unruly passenger,’ Gov’t explains Miguna Miguna’s airport woes

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Kenyan government now claims that Lawyer Miguna Miguna is categorised as an "unruly passenger" in line with international aviation standards, henc...

miguna miguna

Gov’t says ‘not aware why Miguna Miguna is not in Kenya’

By Dzuya Walter,

A lawyer acting on behalf of the Kenyan Government has said the State is not aware of why Miguna Miguna is not in the country. According to Christo...

khaminwa , miguna