The Milimani Magistrate’s Court has acquitted Michael Macharia Njiri, popularly known as DJ Brownskin, of charges related to aiding suicide, citing insufficient evidence. In a ruling delivered on Thursday, January 22, 2026, trial magistrate Caroline Nyanguthi found that the prosecution had failed to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.…
A significant development has emerged in the murder trial of former Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were, after one of the accused persons entered into a plea agreement and turned into a state witness. The individual will testify against the remaining accused when the trial begins next month. State Witness to…
The High Court of Kenya has declared the creation of offices for 21 advisers to the President unconstitutional, faulting the process used to establish the positions and appoint the office holders. Delivering the ruling, Justice Bahati Mwamuye found that the actions leading to the establishment of the advisory offices by…
The Nairobi High Court has once again deferred the plea taking for Kithuka Kimuyi Musyimi, a person of interest in the murder of GSU officer Ramadhan Khamisi Matanka, who was killed while on duty at one of the State House gates on October 13, 2025. Court Proceedings Musyimi has been…
The man who assassinated Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been sentenced to life in prison, three and a half years after the shocking murder that stunned the nation and reverberated across the world. On Wednesday, January 21, 2026, the Nara District Court handed down the sentence to Tetsuya…
A Nairobi woman has moved to court, suing a doctor over claims that he performed surgery on her without holding a valid practising licence. Lydia Mokeira Minyega, through her lawyer Danstan Omari, told the court that she was admitted for emergency treatment in early January 2026 following an assault and…
Kitutu Chache Constituency Member of Parliament Anthony Kibagendi has been arraigned and granted a Ksh.100,000 cash bail following charges of assault. Appearing before Narok Resident Magistrate Ester Mwikali Mutuku, Kibagendi was accused of assaulting Asterico Omariba on November 27, 2025, in Kisii town, causing him bodily harm. Case Background The…
A Nairobi court has heard shocking revelations of how more than Ksh.51 million was allegedly paid to a man posing as a Canadian Embassy official, leaving dozens of Kenyans stranded, arrested at airports, or turned back during transit. The case, before Milimani Trial Magistrate Paul Mutai, details how the elaborate…
The Environment and Land Court in Kajiado has stopped the Kajiado County Government from collecting newly introduced land rates and increased land rent, ruling that the measures were illegal and unconstitutional. Justice Mugo Mwangi delivered the ruling, faulting the county for failing to comply with the constitutional and statutory framework…
Two UK tabloids are facing serious allegations of phone hacking and unlawful information gathering in a landmark High Court trial involving Prince Harry and six other high-profile claimants. On the second day of the anticipated nine-week hearing, Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL) publisher of the Daily Mail and The Mail on…