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…
Author: By Kamau Muthoni
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…