The High Court of Kenya has issued an interim conservatory order suspending the reappointment of members of the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) Board, pending further directions. Court Ruling Justice Lawrence Mugambi directed that any gazette notice appointing or reappointing members of the current board be retained and suspended until…
The High Court has declined to issue conservatory orders stopping the planned privatization of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), following a petition filed by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah. Court Ruling Justice Lawrence Mugambi ruled on Monday that it would be unfair to grant substantive orders at this stage since the…
Former Migori Governor Zacharia Okoth Obado has urged the High Court to acquit him in the murder case of university student Sharon Beryl Otieno, arguing that the prosecution has failed to establish a direct link between him and her death. Defence Submissions In final submissions filed through Senior Counsel Kioko…
The High Court in Nanyuki has sentenced Moses Njagi Wachira to 35 years in prison after finding him guilty of murdering John Maina Gathogo following a barroom disagreement in 2017. Case Background According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), Justice A.K. Ndungu delivered the sentence after…
The High Court in Nyeri has sentenced police officer William Muriuki Nyaga to 30 years in prison after finding him guilty of manslaughter in the killing of Stephen Ndiuni at Equator Springs Hotel in Gwa Kungu, Nyahururu, in 2020. Court Ruling Justice Kiarie W. Kiarie ruled that Nyaga grossly abused…
The Nyeri High Court has sentenced Nicholas Julius Macharia, 35, to death by hanging for the brutal killing of seven-year-old Tamara Blessing Kabura in May 2025. Court Ruling Delivering judgment, Justice Kizito Magare described the crime as premeditated and meticulously executed, carried out with “utter disregard for human life.” The…
A new development has emerged in the succession and criminal dispute surrounding the estate of the late former Attorney General James Boro Karugu, after Victoria Nyambura Karugu, a sibling to the petitioners, sought to be enjoined as an Interested Party in an ongoing constitutional petition. Victoria’s Application Victoria Nyambura, the…
The relatives of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu have rejected allegations that he was poisoned, as South African authorities continue inquiries that have delayed his burial for months. Ongoing Investigation Lungu, who governed Zambia from 2015 until 2021, died in June 2025 at the age of 68 while receiving treatment…
Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has secured a reprieve after the High Court granted his application for a review of bail terms, setting the amount at Ksh. 20 million pending appeal. Court Ruling Delivering the ruling on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, Justice Winfrida Okwany allowed the application and varied the…
Embu, Kenya – The Embu High Court has struck out an election petition challenging the victory of Mbeere North Member of Parliament Leo Wamuthende, ordering the petitioners to pay Ksh.800,000 in costs. Justice Richard Mwongo dismissed the petition filed by voters Julieta Karigi Kithumbu and Patrick Gitonga Gichoni, ruling that…
