The Attorney General (AG) has directed the Cabinet Secretary for the Treasury and Economic Planning to comply with the High Court orders suspending the KSh50 e-Citizen convenience fee. This guidance follows a recent Court of Appeal decision dismissing the government’s application for a stay of execution on the April 1,…
The High Court has granted the Attorney General additional time to file responses in a petition brought forward by the Rastafari Society of Kenya (RSK). The case, which seeks to challenge laws criminalising marijuana use, had been scheduled for hearing today but was adjourned following a request from state counsel.…
The Kenyan government has officially launched extradition proceedings against a British soldier accused of murdering Agnes Wanjiru in Nanyuki more than a decade ago. According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), the extradition request has been submitted to the Office of the Attorney General (AG) the…
A coalition of human rights defenders and parents has filed a petition in court seeking justice and accountability over the Hillside Endarasha Academy fire, which claimed the lives of 21 learners. The petition, lodged by the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), the Elimu Bora Working Group, and affected parents, names…