Audio By Vocalize Nairobi County executive Charles Kerich. [File, Standard] Nairobi County executive Charles Kerich is facing imminent arrest and imprisonment after missing a Sh36.7 million payment deadline in a Sh106.7 million legal fees dispute, reviving a three-month jail sentence he escaped through a court-approved settlement in July. In a fresh twist to the legal battle, lawyers for Kwengu & Company Advocates have written to Inspector-General of Police Douglas Kanja demanding that police prepare to arrest Kerich and take him to prison after the October 15 deadline passed without the required payment. The letter seen by The Standard warns that…
Author: By Nancy Gitonga
Audio By Vocalize The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has welcomed a High Court decision overturning the acquittal of former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu, his wife and two others on money-laundering charges. In a judgment delivered on Thursday, October 14, 2026, Justice Rose Ougo allowed the State’s cross-appeal, set aside the acquittals and convicted the accused on three money-laundering counts. “The State’s cross-appeal is allowed. Those acquittals are set aside. The court convicts the first appellant (Waititu), and the second respondent, Susan Wangari, of money laundering, contrary to Section 3, as read with Section 16 of the Act, as charged…
Audio By Vocalize Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu. [Nancy Gitonga, Standard] Former Kiambu governor Ferdinand Waititu and two others have suffered a major blow after the High Court upheld their convictions and sentences in a Sh588 million graft case. Justice Rose Ougo of the Milimani Anti-Corruption High Court found that the DPP had proved beyond reasonable doubt that they were involved in the irregular award of a multi-million-shilling road tender. The judge dismissed appeals by Waititu, his co-accused Charles Chege and Luka Mwahiya, upholding their convictions and sentences over the fraudulent procurement of the road works in Kiambu County. Susan…
Audio By Vocalize DPP Renson Ingonga. [File] The Director of Public Prosecutions has withdrawn fraud charges against former Social Health Authority (SHA) acting chief executives Elijah Wachira and Robert Ingasira over alleged fraudulent medical claims worth Sh17.59 million. Milimani Principal Magistrate Daisy Mutai discharged the two after allowing the prosecution to withdraw the charges under Section 87(a) of the Criminal Procedure Code. “In view of the reasons advanced, the charge against the 4th (Elijah Wachira) and the 5th (Robert Ing asira) accused persons are hereby withdrawn under Section 87(a) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC),” the magistrate ordered. She further…
Audio By Vocalize Kenya Power has been ordered to pay a former employee Sh2.38 million in unpaid acting allowance after retaining her in a senior position without full compensation. Employment and Labour Relations Court Judge Hellen Wasilwa ruled that Zilpa Auma Ayara was entitled to the allowance for periods she served as acting officer in charge of the National Contact Centre, dismissing the utility’s argument that part of her claim was time-barred. In a judgment delivered by the judge, the court awarded Ayara Sh2,388,208, less statutory deductions, together with costs and interest at court rates from the date of decision.…
Audio By Vocalize Mbithe and her two children questioned Ndetei’s mental stability and capacity to swear an affidavit relied upon in opposing the accused persons’ release on bail. [File, Standard] Rose Mbithe and her two children will spend more time in custody after the High Court postponed its bail ruling to first determine a fresh application seeking to question Dr Victoria Mutiso’s husband, Professor David Ndetei, over his mental capacity to swear an affidavit opposing their release on bail. Milimani High Court Judge Alexander Muteti on Friday deferred the bail ruling, which had been scheduled for October 19, 2026,…
Audio By Vocalize The duo appeared before Kibera High Court Judge Diana Kavedza but did not take a plea after the prosecution sought orders for them to undergo a mental assessment. [Nancy Gitonga, Standard] Kibera High Court has ordered two police officers accused of murdering lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu to undergo a mental assessment before taking a plea. PC Julius Kipkoech Cheruiyot, attached to Pangani Police Station and PC Kennedy Kipkemei Borboroi of South B Police Station appeared before Kibera High Court Judge Diana Kavedza on Thursday but did not take plea after the prosecution sought orders for them to…
Audio By Vocalize Kiambu Governor Paul Kimani Wamatangi and six others have suffered a setback after the High Court rejected bids to strike out an EACC case seeking recovery of Sh813.1 million Justice Rose Ougo of the Milimani Anti-Corruption High Court on Friday dismissed five separate applications filed by Wamatangi and other defendants seeking to have them removed from the suit after finding that the case was not so hopeless as to warrant striking it out at the preliminary stage. Those who had applied to be removed in the suit include Wamatangi alongside Charles Kiarie Kimani, Faith Wambui Njeri, Joseph…