When Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi appeared before the Senate CPAC committee at the Bunge Towers, Nairobi, on July 29, 2024. [File, Standard] A court in Nairobi has declined to unfreeze accounts of a company linked to Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi in relation to a Sh700 million investigation battle with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). In his ruling, Milimani Chief Magistrate Harrison Barasa dismissed the company’s application to freeze its account. Barasa said that allowing King Group Limited to join the case and unfreezing the company’s account at Family Bank would amount to usurping the powers of the High Court…
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Governor Kimani Wamatangi [Nairobi Leo] A court in Nairobi has declined to unfreeze accounts of a company linked to Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi. This is in relation to Sh700 million investigations battle with Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC). Milimani Chief Magistrate Harrison Barasa in his ruling, dismissed campany’s application to freeze its account. Follow The Standard channel on WhatsApp Barasa said that allowing King Group Limited to join the case and unfreezing the company’s account at Family Bank would amount to usurping the powers of the High Court which issued the orders. “As regards the prayer to allow the Interested…
Deputy president Kithure Kindiki welcomed by a women group in Kanyangi, Kitui County on June 27, 2025 during a women empowerment drive. Kindiki warned that the government will treat violent protestors as Al-shabaab. (Philip Muasya/Standard) Cash being handed out by the Kenya Kwanza government’s ‘empowerment’ battalion has come back to haunt them, with a court case seeking to have the group led by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki account for the source of the funds. President William Ruto’s aide, Farouk Kibet, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetangula, and Majority Leader in the National Assembly Kimani…
Deputy president Kithure Kindiki welcomed by a women group in Kanyangi, Kitui County on June 27, 2025 during a women empowerment drive. Kindiki warned that the government will treat violent protestors as Al-shabaab. (Philip Muasya/Standard) Cash being handed out by the Kenya Kwanza government’s ‘empowerment’ battalion has come back to haunt them, with a court case seeking to have the group led by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki account for the source of the funds. President William Ruto’s aide, Farouk Kibet, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetangula, and Majority Leader in the National Assembly Kimani…
Mwanaisha Wesonga aged 78 (Left) and Hadijah Wamukoya aged 76 from Lucheka village in Matungu. The two are widowed co-wives and live in abject poverty but have never received the Inua Jamii cash transfers. [FILE/Standard] Andrew Kimani has been living abroad for a decade now, making a decent living. His biggest worry, however, is the amount he spends monthly on caring for his 70-year-old mother. He says, despite her requiring quality care due to her advanced age, very few insurance companies are willing to fully insure her, claiming that she is a high-risk client. Kimani is surprised that Kenya’s private insurers have yet…
Tailoring Workers based at Manchester outfitters engaging in Mass production of Face Masks and PPEs along Dunga road Nairobi. The produces thousands of locally made Covid 19 protective masks to be used locally at affordable rates. [FILE/Standard] The Supreme Court will now determine whether a 35-year battle between Standard Chartered Bank and clothes maker Manchester Outfitters raises issues of public importance to be admitted for hearing. The dispute over a Sh9 million loan has resulted in a legal battle that has dragged on in court for three decades, with the amount at the heart of the dispute now reaching Sh32…
Rift Valley Railways train during the concession period. [File, Standard] An arbitration court in London has dismissed a Sh300 billion case filed by the Rift Valley Railways (RVR) against the Kenyan government over a contract to run the metre gauge railway. The London Court of Arbitration, in its verdict, concurred with Kenya’s battery of lawyers led by former Attorney General Githu Muigai that the government had honoured its end of the bargain. Unlock the Full Story — Join Thousands of Informed Kenyans Today Subscribe Today & Save! Unlock Now Unlimited access to all premium content Uninterrupted ad-free browsing experience Mobile-optimized reading experience…
Kenya wins Sh300b case against railway concessionaire in London Published Date: 2025-07-25 06:00:00 Author: By Kamau Muthoni Source: The Standard
Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat duringa a peace meeting at Kiango in the border of Kisii and Narok Counties. The meeting brought together residents and leaders from both counties.[Sammy Omingo/Standard] Deputy Inspector General David Lagat was on annual leave and had not stepped aside. On June 16, Lagat sent a statement indicating that he had stepped aside to pave the way for investigations into the death of teacher Albert Ojwang on June 7, who had been arrested following the DIG’s complaint. /* Container styling */ .fade-out-overlay { position: absolute; top: -80px; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 60px; z-index:…
Samwel Kumba, KeNHA Deputy Director Corporate Communications addresses the media at the Ole Sereni Bypass Interchange[Elvis Ogina, Standard] Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has won a Sh670 million tax battle against Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). In his judgment, Commercial Court Judge Julius Ng’arnga’r upheld Tax Appeals Tribunal’s verdict that KRA cannot demand Withholding Income Tax from the Authority for works done by foreign companies. “I find that the pronouncements of the tribunal were lawful to the extent that the respondents were not supposed to settle the contested taxes. I will therefore not interfere with those findings. Accordingly, the appeal lacks…
The vitality, drive and aliveness with which both pro and anti-establishment politicians from Western Kenya have ganged up to take on President Ruto’s government is astounding. READ FULL STORY Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-07-22 00:00:00 Author: By Kamau Muthoni Source: The Standard
ISIS terrorists may be plotting a biological weapon attack. [File, Standard] The Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga has moved to court protesting missing file of a doctor jailed in anthrax attack case. This comes as the doctor jailed over links to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and plotting a bio-chemical attack in the country is counting days to his freedom, after the magistrate court staff withheld his file for over a year. According to Ingonga, it became impossible for him to appeal the magistrate’s court verdict before the High Court as his appeal cannot proceed without…
Two weeks ago, I fell ill on a weekend and rushed to the hospital. My symptoms included a painful stomach and acidity. On Saturday, a day before I got unwell, I had taken some sukuma, pork and ugali at my friend’s house. At the hospital, we conducted tests, including a Helicobacter pylori infection test, which is a common stomach infection. However, I was given a clean bill of health. Follow the The Standard channel on WhatsApp There was an issue, though, the test results showed that I had symptoms of food poisoning, and traces of bacteria called E. coli. My…
Justice Lawrence Mugambi ruled that Capital Markets Authority condemned former Sanlam Investment Ltd (SIL) CEO Kennedy Muriithi Riungu unheard. [File, Standard] The High Court has ordered the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) to pay former Sanlam Investment Ltd (SIL) CEO Kennedy Muriithi Riungu Sh7.5 million for blocking his move to Gengis Capital and Mayfair Asset Managers Ltd. Justice Lawrence Mugambi, in his judgment, said that the industry regulator condemned Muriithi without offering him a chance to be heard. Uncover the stories others won’t tell. Subscribe now for exclusive access Subscribe Today & Save! Unlock Now Unlimited access to all premium content…
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At 19 years old, Liban Kenai Ali aspires to play for the national team, Harambee Stars, aiming to bring pride to his country and carry on a family legacy that runs through his veins. Published Date: 2025-07-12 07:09:00 Author: By Kamau Muthoni Source: The Standard
Court gavel. [Courtesy] Imagine presiding over a case where the verdict is subject to a threat that someone might die if the outcome is not in a party’s favour. This is the predicament faced by Environment and Land Court Justice Oguttu Mboya when he was determining a case between a self-proclaimed police officer, Abdi Guyo Jattani, and his father, Guyo Jattani, over the ownership of a plot in Moyale. Unlock the Full Story — Join Thousands of Informed Kenyans Today Subscribe Today & Save! Unlock Now Unlimited access to all premium content Uninterrupted ad-free browsing experience Mobile-optimized reading experience Weekly…
Court gavel. [Courtesy] Imagine presiding over a case where the verdict is subject to a threat that someone might die if the outcome is not in a party’s favour. This is the predicament faced by Environment and Land Court Justice Oguttu Mboya when he was determining a case between a self-proclaimed police officer, Abdi Guyo Jattani, and his father, Guyo Jattani, over the ownership of a plot in Moyale. The judge said the court battle between the two was fascinating, mind-boggling and equally unfathomable. He observed that Abdi, who allegedly claimed to be a police officer attached to the Kenya…
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. [File, Standard] Two private companies have moved to court over the parking fee collection contract at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) worth over Sh2 billion, citing defiance of court orders by Kenya Airports Authority (KAA). In a legal dispute that has from 2019 moved from the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board (PPARB) to the High Court, Court of Appeal, and now back to the High Court, Mason Services Ltd and Qntra Technologies Ltd accuse KAA management of misinterpreting the Court of Appeal’s judgment to continue the contract with Kenya Airports Parking Services (KAPS). On…
Standard Chartered Bank branch in Nairobi. [File, Standard] For the last 16 years, the battle between Standard Chartered (StanChart) and its 629 former employees has been ongoing. It could be perhaps one of the longest corporate cases that have been fought through the entire judicial system, from the Retirement Benefits Tribunal to the Supreme Court. Unlock the Full Story — Join Thousands of Informed Kenyans Today Subscribe Today & Save! Subscribe for Full Access Unlimited access to all premium content Uninterrupted ad-free browsing experience Mobile-optimized reading experience Weekly Newsletters Already a subscriber? Log in For the last 16 years, the…
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The tEU decision means that any partner country will put high vigilance in transactions emanating or, meant or involving Kenya or Kenyans. [Courtesy] Around May 23, 2024, everything seemed normal, other than tension about the Finance Bill 2024. At that time, the Kenyan security had an important guest, who had been trailed for six months. It was an operation dubbed after the biblical giant but brutal Philistine, ‘Goliath’, who had oppressed and massacred those he faced in wars. Get Trusted News for Only Ksh99 a Week Subscribe Today & Save! Get Started Unlimited access to all premium content Uninterrupted ad-free…
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Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) petroleum storage facilities in Nairobi on August 21, 2024. [Kanyiri Wahito Standard] Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has protested the suit to freeze its bank accounts in a fresh dispute with a Lebanese firm, Zakhem, over alleged unpaid Sh500 million. Barely weeks after the High Court threw out Zakhem’s application to freeze KPC’s accounts in yet another claim of Sh926 million, the firm’s lawyer, Ahmednasir Abdullahi, filed another claim—this time targeting Equity Bank, Stanbic Bank, Kenya Commercial Bank, NCBA Bank, Citibank, Co-operative Bank, and Absa. The firm asked the court to order a freeze of all the…
Court gavel. [Courtesy] The Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga wants to withdraw charges against businessman Jayesh Kumar Prabhudas Kotecha. The DPP in his application before the magistrate’s court claimed that the decision to drop the case followed a revelation that the probe is incomplete. According to the prosecution, two separate civil cases were linked to the criminal case and ultimately would determine whether the trial before Milimani Magistrate Caroline Nyaguthii would proceed. Before the lower court, Kumar and Midland Hauliers are accused of conspiracy to defraud. The State alleged that he, alongside Midland, on April 29, 2019, at the…
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Constable James Mukhwana has been charged with the murder of blogger of Albert Ojwang. [Collins Kweyu, Standard] It has now emerged that the late Albert Ojwang killers were paid Sh2,000 and bought alcohol before they executed the murder mission. Police Constable James Mukhwana, who is a Key suspect in the murder investigations, told the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) that the money was to buy the killers before the mission. In a damning confession, Mukhwana who was the Cell Sentry on the night of June 8, 2025, when the murder was committed said OCS Samson Talam and the Deputy…
The National Treasury and Economic Planning Cabinet SecretaryJohn Mbadi during the launch of Economic Survey 2025 when it was revealed that the economy had registered 4.7 growth at the Kenyatta Convention Center, Nairobi on May 6th, 2025. [Standard, Kanyiri Wahito] The concerns over mounting debt, underfunding of critical services, joblessness, and failure by the Kenya Revenue Authority to meet revenue targets are among the things National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi will address in his maiden budget speech today afternoon. There is also dejection among Kenyans, 75 per cent of whom, according to a recent TIFA report, feel they are…
Former Interior CS Joseph Nkaissery. [Standard] Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Kasaine ole Nkaissery quietly but suddenly slipped away into the world of death. .fade-out-overlay{position:absolute;top:-80px;left:0;width:100%;height:60px;z-index:1;background:linear-gradient(to bottom,rgba(255,255,255,0),rgba(255,255,255,1))}.paywall-container{position:relative;max-width:100%;margin:0 auto;padding:25px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;border-radius:8px;box-shadow:0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.1);background-color:#fff}.paywall-container h2{text-align:center}.paywall-container a{text-decoration:none!important}.paywall-header{font-size:24px;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:15px;color:#333;text-align:center}.price-highlight{font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:#d40511;margin:15px 0;text-align:center}.price-highlight .original-price{text-decoration:line-through;color:#777;margin-right:0}.divider{border-top:1px solid #e0e0e0;margin:20px 0}.subscribe-button{display:block;width:100%;padding:12px;background-color:#d40511;color:#fff;border:none;border-radius:4px;font-size:25px;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;margin-bottom:20px;transition:background-color .3s;text-decoration:none}.subscribe-button:hover{background-color:#b0030e;text-decoration:none}.features-list{margin:20px 0;padding-left:20px;list-style:none}.features-list li{margin-bottom:10px;list-style-type:none;position:relative;padding-left:25px;list-style-type:none!important}.features-list li:before{content:”✓”;color:#d40511;position:absolute;left:0;font-weight:bold}.existing-subscriber{text-align:center;color:#555;font-size:14px}.existing-subscriber a{color:#d40511;text-decoration:none}.existing-subscriber a:hover{text-decoration:underline} Get Trusted News for Only Ksh99 a Week Subscribe Today & Save! Get Started Unlimited access to all premium content Uninterrupted ad-free browsing experience Mobile-optimized reading experience Weekly Newsletters Already a subscriber? Log in Published Date: 2025-06-07 10:53:48 Author: By Kamau Muthoni Source: The Standard
Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah at the Bunge Towers,Nairobi . July 29th,2024. [Elvis Ogina,Standard] The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has supported a prayer to have Chief Justice Martha Koome empanel a bench of more than three judges to hear a case filed on public debt. Get Trusted News for Only Ksh99 a Week Subscribe Today & Save! Get Started Unlimited access to all premium content Uninterrupted ad-free browsing experience Mobile-optimized reading experience Weekly Newsletters Already a subscriber? Log in Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah at the Bunge Towers,Nairobi . July 29th,2024. [Elvis Ogina,Standard] Published Date: 2025-06-05 00:00:00 Author: By Kamau Muthoni…
Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja when he appeared before the Senate’s Committee on National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity and Regional Integration on May 29, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] The High Court has ruled that the Inspector General of Police cannot withdraw security from public officials without a written notice. Justice Lawrence Mugambi, in his verdict over the withdrawal of bodyguards for governors Ochilo Ayacko, Gladys Wanga, James Orengo, Anyang Nyong’o and Simba Arati, said that security details are benefits afforded by the government to its officers and cannot be taken away whimsically. According to the court, the security personnel are…
DP WIlliam Ruto makes the collars of East Africa court of justice Judge Charles Nyachae at his Karen residence office in Nairobi where they discussed matters of national interest and regional integration, linkages and how Kenya can make optimum gains from the five-member trade bloc through improved market efficiency with the East African Court of Justice. [FILe/Standard] As police were teargassing, maiming, and killing Gen Z demonstrators protesting the controversial Finance Bill 2024 on the streets last June, lawyers for the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) and President William Ruto were quietly drafting a deal to settle the protracted Lang’ata…
President William Ruto is welcome by Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport Davis Chirchir and CS Interior Kipchumba Murkomen at the final sendoff of the late Amb John Koech at Olbutyo, Bomet County on April 15, 2025. [Courtesy] The fate of President William Ruto’s legal advisor’s job is now in the hands of the Judges after a case has been filed questioning their work, pay and criteria used to select them. Nairobi based lawyer Suiyanka Lempaa in his case filed before Justice Mwamuye claims that the positions are being abused to shelve rejects and reward cronies. The lawyer says no one knows what…
When lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi fmade his submission at the Court of Appeal during the hearing of Justice Kalpana Rawal retirement age. [File, Standard] The judiciary has now turned to criminal law to address lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi’s online tirades about alleged corruption at Kenya’s Supreme Court. In what is now an escalation of the long-standing standoff between Ahmednasir and the apex court, the registrar of the judiciary, who also serves as the secretary to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), has written to the Director of Public Prosecutions, Renson Ingonga, calling for investigations and pressing charges against him. The CRJ in the letter says Ahmednasir’s…
Equity Bank can sell four properties used as security by a cable maker, but with the caution that it may have to pay damages if the Court of Appeal finds it has breached the law in a dispute over a Sh2.2 billion loan. Get Trusted News for Only Ksh99 a Week Subscribe Today & Save! Get Started Unlimited access to all premium content Uninterrupted ad-free browsing experience Mobile-optimized reading experience Weekly Newsletters Already a subscriber? Log in Published Date: 2025-05-26 08:10:00 Author: By Kamau Muthoni Source: The Standard
Newly appointed Chief Kadhi of Kenya Sheikh Athman Abdulhalim Hussein, in Nairobi on August 10, 2023. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] A court has ordered a man to find a home for his wife within six months to resolve ongoing conflicts between her and his mother. In an interesting judgment on whether a married woman can live with her mother-in-law, Chief Kadhi Abdulhalim Athman said that it was the husband’s duty to ensure his wife enjoys her marital rights by providing proper shelter. “It is his obligation, not the respondent’s, to look for independent accommodation for both his mother and wife,” the Chief Kadhi ruled. He is hereby ordered to look for a…
A court battle has emerged between a supplier and two government agencies over Sh12 million cow semen. African Breeder Services Total Cattle Management has sued Kenya Animal Genetic Resources Centre (KAGRC) and the Directorate of Veterinary Services, seeking to freeze the destruction of gendered semen it supplied. In its case before the High Court, African Breeders said that KAGRC advertised for 20,000 doses of Friesian sexed semen on March 19, 2024, but the agency cancelled the tender. The firm’s director, Nathaniel Makoni , told the court that two months later, KAGRC then advertised another restricted tender, this time round seeking…
A police officer keeping guard at the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) petroleum storage facilities in Nairobi on August 21, 2024. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard] A Lebanese company has raided Kenya Pipeline Company’s bank accounts, claiming that the company has refused to pay more than Sh926 million owed to it following a contract to build a pipeline from Mombasa. In its case filed before the Commercial Court, Zakhem International Construction Limited wants the court to attach KPC’s bank accounts held in Standard Chartered Bank, Equity Bank, and Stanbic Bank. The firm argues that despite being severally ordered to pay the debt, the…
Wooden gavel. (Courtesy/iStock0 A firm linked to Kwale Sugar Company, Kotecha and Sons Ltd will pay a contractor Sh221 million, after the Court of Appeal threw out its case challenging a 2019 ruling by Justice Thrisper Cherere. Kotecha, who sued alongside its director Hemal Kotecha, had moved to the Court of Appeal, arguing that Justice Cherere did not give them a fair trial in a case filed by Amalo and Company Ltd. In the ruling, Court of Appeal Judges Hannah Okwengu, Hellen Omondi, and Joel Ngugi unanimously agreed that Kotecha’s failure to defend itself before the court when it was offered the opportunity…
The late General Francis Ogolla’s widow Aileen (centre), daughter Lorna Achieng and son Joel Rabuku at the burial in Siaya. [File, Standard The society owns an African, but not General Francis Omondi Ogolla. The baggage of waiting for weeks in a freezer as relatives mourned and the headache of sharing wealth with the many relatives who were part of his life were not part of the Kenya Defense Forces chief’s plan. Imagine that all your favourite son, brother, grandson or uncle can leave you is his “best wishes”. Well, that was Ogolla. .fade-out-container{position:relative;background:none;top:-95px;padding:4rem 0 2rem;text-align:center}.fade-out-overlay{position:absolute;top:-40px;left:0;width:100%;height:60px;z-index:1;background:linear-gradient(to bottom,rgba(255,255,255,0),rgba(255,255,255,1))}.subscribe-content{position:relative;z-index:2;padding:20px;background:#fff;top:-55px}.subscribe-content h1{font-size:2rem;margin:2rem 0;font-weight:bold;color:#ed1a3b}.subscribe-content h2{margin-bottom:2rem}.subscribe-content button{background-color:#ed1a3b;color:#fff;font-size:1.25rem;padding:.75rem…
Convicts at Kamiti Maximum Prison. [File, Standard] If you want to know the raw truth, talk to a drunk man, so they say. This is the story of a casual labourer who, in a drunken stupor, handed himself to the long hand of the law and, subsequently, 15 years to cool his heels behind bars. On March 15, 2021, at Mamba Village, Ndalani, Machakos County, a 16-year-old girl went for an escapade with a casual laborer identified in the court judgment as Francis. The minor said they used to have sex, but she got pregnant on that date. The…