The Nairobi Expressway Haile Selassie exit. [File, Standard] The contractor of the Nairobi Expressway has been ordered to pay Sh6.9 billion in taxes to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) after the National Treasury failed to remit the money to the taxman. High Court Judge Justice Freda Mugambi upheld the decision by the Tax Appeals Tribunal to compel Cale Infrastructure Construction Company Ltd to pay the money. Uncover the stories others won’t tell. Subscribe now for exclusive access Subscribe Today & Save! Unlock Now Unlimited access to all premium content Uninterrupted ad-free browsing experience Mobile-optimized reading experience Weekly Newsletters MPesa, Airtel…
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Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa speaking during Safaricom plc FY25 investor briefing on 9th May 2025. [Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] The High Court in Nairobi has declined to lift its order barring Safaricom from expiring Bonga Point loyalty program and non-merchandise Bonga redemption. On October 28, 2022, Safaricom issued a public notice indicating that bonga redeemed by its customers will have expiry dates. However, on November 22, 2024, Justice Chacha Mwita declared Safaricom’s Public Notice illegal, unconstitutional, null, and void. Justice Mwita quashed the notice and prohibited them from effecting the notice. The judge held that Bonga points once earned by customers become…
Kenya Airways will make its maiden flight from JKIA, Nairobi, to Gatwick Airport in a bid to enhance its global network. [File, Standard] National carrier, Kenya Airways will starting Tuesday fly to the United Kingdom (UK) through Gatwick Airport, after it secured the second entry. KQ will make its maiden flight from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Gatwick Airport in a bid to enhance its global network. KQ General Sales Manager East Africa Rose Kisel said that Heathrow Airport, which was its first route, does not accommodate more flights. Speaking during the 2025 Kenya Air Travel Agents (KATA) annual…
From left: National Chair of all non IATA under Kenya Association of Travel Agents, Grace Ndungu, Deans Travel Centre MD Patrick Maina Kamanga and Mombasa Tourism CEC Mohamed Osman during KATA, Annual General Meeting and convention in Mombasa, on June 28, 2025. [OmondiOnyango, Standard] Kenya Air Travel Agents (KATA) has urged the government to allow more international flights into the country as they aim to hit the five million tourism mark by 2027. KATA chairman Joseph Kithitu said in 2024 said the tourism revenue grew to Sh452 billion, up from Sh377 billion in 2023, with domestic tourism also growing by…
Stanbic Bank branch on Kenyatta Avenue, Nairobi. [File, Standard] The appellate court has ordered Stanbic Bank Ltd to pay Kenya Haulage Agency Ltd Sh25 million for negligence that occasioned the firm to miss a Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) tender. The Court of Appeal said the bank failed to issue a security bond valid for 120 days as agreed for the tender to supply ribbed-type pneumatic rubber fenders to KPA. Justices Agnes Murgor, Pauline Nyamweya and George Odunga said that Stanbic Bank, in honouring its customers’ instructions, had a duty to exercise due diligence and reasonable care and skill. Kenya Haulage Agency Ltd…
Dr Susan Koech when she appeared for interview for the position of Deputy of Deputy Governor Central Bank of Kenya at the Mini Chambers, Parliament, Nairobi. [File, Standard] Kenya has continued to enjoy a stable inflation rate, thanks to lower food inflation, stable energy price inflation, and continued exchange rate stability The latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) indicates that overall inflation dropped to 4.1 per cent in April 2025, from an average of 4.5 per cent in 2024 and 7.7 per cent in 2023. CBK Deputy Governor Susan Koech said this trend is backed by monetary…
Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka during the final day of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK)’s 42nd Annual Seminar (Edition 1) at Sarova Whitesands Hotel in Mombasa County on Friday 23rd May 2025. [Kelvin Karani, Standard] Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka has termed President William Ruto’s regime as selfish and riddled with nepotism, tribalism and corruption. Kalonzo said Kenya’s economy is failing because of misplaced and misguided policies in education, health and agriculture sectors. “It is no secret that something is indeed rotten in the state of Kenya. whichever way you look at it, from the state of the economy…
Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka during the final day of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK)’s 42nd Annual Seminar (Edition 1) at Sarova Whitesands Hotel in Mombasa County on Friday 23rd May 2025. [Kelvin Karani, Standard] Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka has termed President William Ruto’s regime as selfish and riddled with nepotism, tribalism and corruption. Kalonzo said Kenya’s economy is failing because of misplaced and misguided policies in education, health and agriculture sectors. “It is no secret that something is indeed rotten in the state of Kenya. whichever way you look at it, from the state of the economy…
Hon Gathoni Wamuchomba MP Githunguri Constituency. March 27, 2024. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] Defiant Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba has vowed to continue supporting former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i despite criticisms and threats from the United Democratic Alliance (UDA). While condemning the expulsion of nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba from the UDA party, Wamuchomba said that she will support Matiang’i, her long-time friend and classmate. The legislator said she was ready and willing to be expelled from the UDA party for her support for Matiang’i. “I am supporting Matiang’i as a personal friend, and I am ready to suffer and be expelled from UDA,”…
Former NMS Director General Maj Gen (Rtd) Mohamed Badi receives a certificate during the Harambee DT Sacco Society Ltd Millionaire’s club breakfast meeting for top savers at PrideInn Paradise Hotel in Mombasa, on May 13, 2025. [Kelvin Karani, Standard] Harambee Sacco is on the path of financial stability after it cleared Sh6 billion in bad debt and its asset base grew from Sh38.6 billion last year to Sh38.73 billion in 2025. The Sacco Chief Operations Officer, Renson Mwandoe announced that members will enjoy a 15 per cent share capital and an interest rate of 10 per cent. “We had lost…
Court Gavel. [File] The High Court has ordered the Nyamira County government to pay five former employees it terminated their contracts Sh24.6 million for breach of contract. Justice Wilfrida Okwany directed the county to pay Tonny Bironga, Evelyne Mogere, Johnson Nyandika, Rebecca Okari, Nicodemus Nyamweya, and Patrick Mamboleo. The judge in Nyamira High Court also directed the county to pay the five Sh24,592,372, being a decretal sum, within a reasonable timeline. Justice Okwany also temporarily stopped the arrest and a six-month jail term for county executive committee member for finance Jones Omwenga, his chief officer Asenath Maobe and county secretary…
Farmers deliver tea leaves to Kebirigo tea factory in Nyamira County on November 2, 2020. [Sammy Omingo, Standard] Tea farmers from Kebirigo Tea Factory in Nyamira County will be forced to shoulder Sh210.8 million in tax owed to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). The Tax Appeals Tribunal in Nairobi upheld a decision by KRA to recover the money that includes Value-Added Tax (VAT), Pay as You Earn (PAYE), and corporate income tax liability for the period July 2018 to June 2022. Justices Christine Muga, Boniface Terer, Elishah Njeru, Eunice Ng’ang’a, and Ololchike Spencer said the factory failed to provide documentary evidence of dispatches to prove its case. The judges…
Kiambu Senator Karungo Thang’wa Chairing Senate Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing at Bunge Tower in Nairobi on September 03, 2024. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] The Nairobi High Court has dismissed an appeal by Kiambu County senator Paul Thang’wa seeking to stop a Sh2.5 million child maintenance arrears case against him. Jackline Kamene filed an application dated September 5, 2024, and a notice to show cause dated September 13, 2024, before the children’s court seeking to recover Sh2,575,206 child maintenance arrears for her 21-year-old daughter. Justice Helene Namisi said he is not persuaded that Thang’wa’s appeal will be rendered nugatory by…
Kiambu Senator Karungo Thang’wa Chairing Senate Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing at Bunge Tower in Nairobi on September 03, 2024. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] The Nairobi High Court has dismissed an appeal by Kiambu County senator Paul Thang’wa seeking to stop a Sh2.5 million child maintenance arrears case against him. Jackline Kamene filed an application dated September 5, 2024, and a notice to show cause dated September 13, 2024, before the children’s court seeking to recover Sh2,575,206 child maintenance arrears for her 21-year-old daughter. Justice Helene Namisi said he is not persuaded that Thang’wa’s appeal will be rendered nugatory by…
Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi (third left), Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung’aro (second right) and Coast leaders at Wananchi Cottages and Conference in Kilifi County, on May 3, 2025. [Omondi Onyango, Standard] Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has given the Sh8 billion Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) storage facility in Kilifi County by Tanzanian firm Lake Gas a clean bill of health despite mounting safety concerns over the project. The project has faced several hurdles, with both the community and the Kilifi County Government citing the firm’s failure to follow rules during the project development phase. Environmentalists also say key safety…
The High Court in Milimani has ordered the unconditional release of a body detained at Kenyatta University Teaching Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) over a half-million bill. Justice Lawrence Mugambi said there was no reason whatsoever that may legally justify the continued detention of the late Roselyne Aura. The judge said a dead body is not a merchantable product, and other than causing psychological distress to the family and being a health hazard, the hospital stands to gain nothing from its continued detention. “I thus order that pending the hearing and determination of the petition, a mandatory injunction is hereby issued compelling the respondents to immediately and unconditionally release the body of…
Man ordered to rent separate house after wife declined to live with in-laws. [File, Standard] The Chief Kadhi’s Court in Mombasa has ordered a man to secure a one-bedroom apartment for his wife after she refused to live with her mother-in-law. Chief Kadhi Abdulhalim Athman directed the husband to find independent accommodation within 60 days for his wife and their child. He said it was the husband’s obligation to provide separate housing for both his elderly mother and his wife. “He is hereby ordered to look for a one-bedroom self-contained apartment within Mombasa as their matrimonial house within 60 days…
A court in Makindu, Makueni county, has awarded a woman Sh223,000 for injuries sustained in an accident involving Chania Genesis bus in 2025. Senior Principal Magistrate Yusuf Shikanda awarded Alice Mwangeka the said money after finding the bus driver and owner liable for reckless driving. Mwangeka sued Chania Genesis, its driver, Samuel Karue, and the bus owner Mwaura Nduruhu for reckless driving that caused the accident on November 23, 2025, at Kenani along Nairobi-Mombasa road. The magistrate determined that the driver was solely culpable and negligent as far as the accident was concerned. “Mwangeka’s evidence consistently explained the accident and…
A court gavel. (Courtesy) The Court of Appeal in Mombasa has upheld a 25-year prison sentence for the bodaboda rider who defiled a six-year-old schoolgirl on February 18, 2015, in Kilifi town. A magistrate court found Benjamin Mwanga guilty of a lesser charge of sexual assault and handed him 25 years. He appealed, but Justice Reuben Nyakundi upheld it. Mwanga moved to the Court of Appeal and justices Kibaya Laibuta, G. Macharia, and Weldon Korir have also upheld it, saying the 25-year jail term cannot be said to be severe and excessive. They said the terms were fitting considering the…
A court gavel. (Courtesy) The Court of Appeal in Mombasa has upheld a 25-year prison sentence for the bodaboda rider who defiled a six-year-old schoolgirl on February 18, 2015, in Kilifi town. A magistrate court found Benjamin Mwanga guilty of a lesser charge of sexual assault and handed him 25 years. He appealed, but Justice Reuben Nyakundi upheld it. Mwanga moved to the Court of Appeal and justices Kibaya Laibuta, G. Macharia, and Weldon Korir have also upheld it, saying the 25-year jail term cannot be said to be severe and excessive. They said the terms were fitting considering the…
Makindu Law Courts has awarded the government Sh2.1 million for the destruction and loss of its vehicle involved in an accident in 2015. The Attorney General (AG) on behalf of the Ministry of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) sued Mashline Agencies Limited (defendants) over an accident that occurred on March 29, 2015, near Salama along the Nairobi-Mombasa road. Senior Principal Magistrate Yusuf Shikanda awarded the AG Sh2,178,633. “In summary, I hold that the plaintiff (AG) has proven his case on a balance of probability as against the defendant. Consequently, special damages of Sh2,723,292 less a 20 per cent contribution of…
A truck being pulled out of the Indian Ocean waters at the Likoni Ferry Channel in Mombasa County on Saturday 24th December 2022. [File, Standard] The Court of Appeal in Mombasa has awarded Sh5.1 million to a transporter whose truck sank into the Indian Ocean at the Likoni crossing channel. The truck plunged into the ocean on March 16, 2005, at Likoni Ferry Mainland Ramp after the coxswain of MV Harambee moved it before the lorry was on board. The truck owner, David Kiiru, sued Kenya Ferry Services and Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), terming the coxswain’s decision as careless and negligent. Kiiru blamed the KFS coxswain for the…