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Prosecution closes Willy Kimani murder case, court set to rule on Monday
By Dzuya Walter,
1526, September 16, 2021 (EAT)
The prosecution closed its case in the murder trial of slain lawyer Willie Kimani, his client, and a driver on Thursday, after presenting all of the e...
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Last witness testifies in Willie Kimani murder case
By Dzuya Walter,
1716, September 7, 2021 (EAT)
The last witness in the Willy Kimani murder case, Chief inspector Clement Mwangi on Tuesday took to the stand to testify before Justice Jessie Lessit....
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Phillip Onyancha acquitted of Jacqueline Chepngetich’s murder
By Dzuya Walter,
1532, July 8, 2021 (EAT)
The High Court in Nairobi has acquitted Phillip Onyacha of the 2008 murder of Chepnegetich Misoi. Jessy Lesit, the trial judge, ruled that the police...
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Willie Kimani’s murder trial to proceed, conclude under Justice Lesiit
By Citizen Reporter,
1310, July 1, 2021 (EAT)
Newly appointed Appellate Court Judge Justice Jessie Lessit will continue and conclude the Willie Kimani murder case before she reports to her new sta...
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Justice delayed, justice denied? Family of lawyer Willie Kimani marks five years since his gruesome murder
By Sam Gituku,
1501, June 24, 2021 (EAT)
It has been five years since the mysterious disappearance and murder of human rights lawyer Willie Kimani Kinuthia alongside his client Josephat Mwend...
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No reprieve for Ruth Kamande over death sentence for stabbing boyfriend 22 times
By Citizen Reporter,
1234, November 6, 2020 (EAT)
The Court of Appeal has upheld the death sentence of Ruth Kamande, an inmate at Lang’ata Women's Prison. The Office of the Director of Prosecutio...
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Kevin Omwenga murder: Chris Obure to spend 7 more days in custody
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1348, September 14, 2020 (EAT)
Businessman Chris Obure and his bodyguard Robert Bodo will spend seven more days in custody pending a ruling on their bail application in a case where...
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Sarah Wairimu now wants DCI Kinoti jailed for disobeying court orders
By Dzuya Walter,
2136, October 15, 2019 (EAT)
Sarah Wairimu Cohen on Tuesday filed an application at the High Court seeking to have Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti detained...
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‘Cliff Ombeta has no license to practice as a lawyer,’ says LSK
By Dzuya Walter,
1215, August 8, 2019 (EAT)
It has now emerged that the Law Society of Kenya has withdrawn the practicing certificate of controversial city lawyer Cliff Ombeta. Speaking in co...
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Lessit refuses to recuse herself from Sharon Otieno murder case
By Sophie Njagi,
1050, July 19, 2019 (EAT)
Justice Jessie Lessit has thrown out an application to have her recuse herself from the Sharon Otieno murder case. Two of the accused persons Micha...
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Willy Kimani murder case postponed again after lawyer Ombeta fails to show up
By Dzuya Walter,
1258, July 16, 2019 (EAT)
The hearing of Lawyer Willy Kimani murder case has once again been adjourned after lawyer Cliff Ombeta who is representing three of the four accused p...
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Defiant lawyer Cliff Ombeta wears sweatpants to court, says ‘illness is private’
By Dzuya Walter,
1939, July 13, 2019 (EAT)
An irate Cliff Ombeta on Friday told off the Prosecution after they accused him of not being forthright about his reported illness. In a dramatic f...
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What is Cliff Ombeta ailing from? Judge wants lawyer to reveal medical documents
By Dzuya Walter,
1652, July 11, 2019 (EAT)
City lawyer Cliff Ombeta has been ordered to divulge what he is ailing from after he failed to appear for his clients in the Willie Kimani murder case...
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Suspects in Sharon Otieno murder want Judge Lessit out
By Agnes Oloo,
1150, May 29, 2019 (EAT)
Suspects in the murder of Rongo University student Sharon Otieno now want High Court Judge Jessie Lessit to recuse herself from hearing the matter. ...
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Obado murder trial expected to begin today
By Citizen Team,
1043, May 7, 2019 (EAT)
The trial of Migori Governor Okoth Obado who was charged with the murder of Sharon Otieno, a university student, is expected to begin on Tuesday. O...
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Suspects in Sharon Otieno murder want Judge Lessit to recuse herself
By Dzuya Walter,
1739, April 29, 2019 (EAT)
Suspects in the murder of Rongo University Student Sharon Otieno now want the presiding judge to recuse herself from hearing the case. In an applic...
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Migori Governor Obado free to access Homa Bay, court rules
By Dzuya Walter,
1225, April 9, 2019 (EAT)
It was relief for Migori Governor Okoth Obado after the High Court on Tuesday removed the restriction cap allowing him to move free within Homa Bay Co...
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Court to rule on bail terms of 4 charged with murder of activist Caroline Mwatha
By Agnes Oloo,
1951, April 8, 2019 (EAT)
A Nairobi court will on April 18, 2019 rule on bail/bond terms for four suspects accused of murdering Dandora activist Caroline Mwatha and her baby. ...
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Ruling on confession in lawyer Willie Kimani murder case expected today
By Dzuya Walter,
713, April 4, 2019 (EAT)
The High Court is on Thursday expected to rule on whether confession evidence in the Willie Kimani murder case will be admitted in court. The confe...
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Sharon Otieno murder: Obado’s co-accused appeal bail ruling
By Dzuya Walter,
1737, November 29, 2018 (EAT)
Two suspects charged with the murder of Rongo University student Sharon Otieno have appealed against a decision that denied them bail. The two; Mic...
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