Kiambu, Kenya – The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has opposed a bail application filed in the Kiambu High Court by a convicted terrorism offender serving a 30-year jail term over the 2019 Dusit attack. The convict, Mohamed Abdi Ali, was found guilty in May 2025 and…
Nairobi, Kenya – The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga has urged the Court of Appeal to dismiss attempts to halt the ongoing Anglo Leasing criminal trial, insisting that the proceedings should continue without interruption. Through Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Jami Yamina, the DPP argued that an application…
Paris, France – The appeal trial of Claude Muhayimana, a Franco-Rwandan man convicted of complicity in genocide and crimes against humanity, opened on Tuesday at the Paris Court of Assize. Muhayimana, a former driver, was sentenced to 14 years in prison at his first trial in 2021. He is accused…
Nairobi, Kenya – The Court of Appeal has dismissed an attempt by Kenya Postel Directories Limited to revive a long-running copyright dispute against Yellow Pages Publishing & Marketing Limited and Telkom Kenya Limited, ruling that the review procedure cannot be used as a substitute for an appeal. The judgment, delivered…
Nairobi, Kenya – The Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party has withdrawn several prayers in its High Court petition seeking to hold senior police commanders personally accountable for deaths reported during anti-government protests between March and June 2023. The parties appeared before the court and recorded a consent in…
Tunis, Tunisia – The controversial “Conspiracy 2” case has taken a dramatic turn after a Tunisian court upheld and extended prison sentences against leading opposition figures, intensifying concerns over political repression under President Kais Saied. Ghannouchi’s Sentence Extended At the center of the ruling is Rached Ghannouchi, the 84-year-old leader…
Nairobi, Kenya – The High Court has dismissed fresh applications seeking to stay an earlier decision on the appointment of presidential advisors, with Justice Bahati Mwamuye ruling that the matters raised had already been determined. In his ruling, Justice Mwamuye said the respondents and interested parties had advanced the same…
Nairobi, Kenya – Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has moved to strengthen his defence in the ongoing Ksh.20 million graft case, asking the anti-corruption court to compel two key witnesses to testify. Sonko argues their evidence could significantly influence the outcome of the trial. Through his lawyer Asa Nyakundi, Sonko…
New York, USA – A U.S. federal judge said he will hear a request on Wednesday to block access to investigative files linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after lawyers flagged unredacted names of victims in the latest release. The Justice Department last week published more than three million…
Mombasa, Kenya – A Turkish businessman, Osman Erdinc Elsek, was arraigned on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at the Mombasa Law Courts, where he faced terrorism-related charges linked to the Al Shabaab militant group. According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), Elsek appeared before Senior Resident Magistrate…