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Judge disqualifies herself from hearing Sonko case
By Dzuya Walter,
1322, January 21, 2020 (EAT)
Lady Justice Mumbi Ngugi has disqualified herself from hearing the case involving Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko. This comes a month after the e...
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Sonko wants three judges barred from hearing his appeal case
By Dzuya Walter,
2038, December 19, 2019 (EAT)
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko now wants three judges barred from hearing an appeal case he filed on Wednesday seeking a review of the bail terms blockin...
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Gay rights activists move to Court of Appeal to challenge ruling
By Ian Omondi,
2109, November 26, 2019 (EAT)
The National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) has now filed an appeal at the Appellate Court after their bid to decriminalise homosexu...
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Why Nyeri Court of Appeal has not sat for last 2 months
By Martin Munene,
2110, October 29, 2019 (EAT)
The court of appeal in Nyeri has not sat for the past two months due to shortage of judges. According to Nyeri Court of Appeal Deputy Registrar Har...
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‘I did not get justice,’ says Martha Karua after petition against Waiguru dismissed
By Ian Omondi,
1428, August 6, 2019 (EAT)
Narc-Kenya party leader Martha Karua has faulted the Kenyan judicial system after her petition challenging the election of Kirinyaga Governor Anne Wai...
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Arrest warrant for Kisumu Governor Nyong’o and sister suspended
By Allan Obiero,
1442, July 30, 2019 (EAT)
It was relief for Kisumu County Governor Prof. Anyang Nyong'o and his sister Risper Nyagoy on Tuesday after the court stayed the order to have the duo...
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As new law frees inmates, prosecutors seek to lock some back up
By Reuters,
2127, July 23, 2019 (EAT)
Monae Davis walked out of prison on March 7, thanks to a new law that eased some of the harshest aspects of the United States’ war on drugs. Now ...
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Court moves hearings to Kipsigis Highlands tea factory
By Bernard Rotich,
1148, July 13, 2019 (EAT)
The Environment and Lands Court on Friday ruled that it will now hear a case pitting villagers against Kipsigis Highlands tea factory at the disputed ...
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Kisumu court upholds death sentence handed to seven men
By Allan Obiero,
2132, July 10, 2019 (EAT)
A court of appeal in Kisumu has upheld the death sentences of seven men convicted of killing two fishermen in Suba, Homa Bay County in 2010. The th...
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UoN student wants results of 3 judges interviewed for Appellate Court stopped
By Dzuya Walter,
2125, June 26, 2019 (EAT)
A student from the University of Nairobi (UoN) on Wednesday filed a petition at the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) seeking to stop results of three...
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Madonna loses appeal over auction of Tupac Shakur breakup letter, other items
By Reuters,
1521, June 5, 2019 (EAT)
Madonna lost a court battle to keep a trove of intimate belongings including a pair of satin panties, a brush containing her hair and a breakup letter...
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Court of Appeal frees 7 Parliament staffers accused of conspiracy to steal Ksh.70M
By Dzuya Walter,
1752, May 28, 2019 (EAT)
The Court of Appeal on Tuesday acquitted seven senior National Assembly staff members accused of abuse of office and conspiracy to steal over Ksh.70 m...
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Court declines to allow confession of daughter who ‘framed’ father in rape case
By Agnes Oloo,
2109, May 14, 2019 (EAT)
The Court of Appeal has dismissed Julius Wambua Musyoki’s application to introduce his daughter’s evidence in his appeal. A three-judge bench l...
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Win for Tatu City as Court orders arrest of Kenyan partners
By Agnes Oloo,
1614, May 10, 2019 (EAT)
The Court of Appeal on Friday has okayed the imminent arrest and prosecution of Kenyan partners accused of registering caveats against Tatu City land ...
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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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Court bars JSC from effecting retirement of 69-year-old Judge Erastus Githinji
By Dzuya Walter,
1920, April 11, 2019 (EAT)
A Nairobi court on Thursday barred the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) from retiring Court of Appeal Judge Erastus Githinji. Employment and Labou...
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Debate as court proposes sex consent age lowered to 16 years
By Raquel Muigai,
1018, March 27, 2019 (EAT)
An intense debate has emerged in the country after three Court of Appeal judges proposed an amendment to the Sexual Offences Act to have the age of co...
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Court dismisses DPP bid to stop retesting of mercury in fertiliser
By Dzuya Walter,
1723, March 26, 2019 (EAT)
The Director of Public Prosecution's bid to stop the sampling and retesting of fertiliser alleged to contain mercury has flopped in court again. Th...
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Trump administration now says entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down
By CNN,
1418, March 26, 2019 (EAT)
The Trump administration on Monday said the entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down, in a dramatic reversal. In a filing with a federal ap...
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Judge Erastus Githinji, 69, moves to court to stop his retirement
By Dzuya Walter,
1624, March 25, 2019 (EAT)
Court of Appeal judge Erastus Githinji has filed an application seeking to quash a decision by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) directing him to ...
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