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Judge clears 34 State agencies to join e-citizen platform

The High Court in Nairobi on Wednesday struck out a case filed challenging the on-boarding of 34 government agencies and parastatals to e-citizen.

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Kyalo Mbobu: Smiling lawyer behind high-profile cases, 2022 polls dispute

The law lecturer at the University of Nairobi cut his trade under the guidance of former Cabinet Minister Mutula Kilonzo.

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Phone dealers sue Stanbic Bank for allegedly overcharging on Sh100m loan

The businessmen accuse the bank of allegedly breaching the duplum rule as the amount they have paid so far is four times more than the loan they had taken.

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Matrimonial property row: Billionaire Peter Munga's wife fights Sh433m loan case

Munga’s wife said that she was willing to deposit Sh100 million to the court as a guarantee as she fights for her rights.

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Court suspends Treasury's e-procurement system use order

The High Court in Nairobi on Monday handed counties and government agencies a reprieve after suspending the Treasury CS’s directive requiring them to use the e-procurement system.

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US indicts Kenyan in Covid-19 aid fraud after brother's jailing

Kenyan national Abiaziz Farah is at the centre of a multimillion-dollar scandal after investigators revealed he siphoned funds from the Covid-19 emergency kitty in 2020.

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Why LSK wants loose-tongued politicians tamed

For the last 15 years, Members of Parliament and other politicians have hopped from rally to rally, spewing hate, insults, and animosity — yet they remain unpunished.

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Court case lifts lid on weight gap between logbooks and actual vehicle load

The High Court has identified a discrepancy between the weight of cargo vehicles recorded in logbooks and the actual weight in a legal battle over the overload menace.

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Why LSK's Faith is under siege

Months towards the end of her stint at the helm of LSK, Faith Odhiambo is being accused of betraying the same people she defended, cried with. She is under siege.

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ODPP, EACC clash in court over Obado's Sh235m graft case deal

The Commission accused the prosecution of failing to provide the plea-bargaining agreement. But the prosecution alleged that anti-graft agency's declined to sign the deal.

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Court gives fresh orders in Samidoh rape case

High Court orders DCI to preserve forensic evidence by a woman accusing popular mugithi artist Samuel Muchoki alias Samidoh of rape, bars him from contacting or intimidating her.

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KICC battles KRA in court over Sh1.5b tax dispute

KRA has threatened to freeze KICC accounts, a move management warns would harm Kenya’s global image.

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Union loses bid for EACC to probe Sh200 pay cuts

According to him, the five were engaging in trade union activities, albeit illegally, under the guise of constitutionalism.

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Parents risk losing homes as Aga Khan pursues Sh21m medical debt

Hospital says parents guaranteed son’s Sh21m bill in 2019. Court asked to declare them jointly liable with guarantor.

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Duale, county sued in row over Mbagathi's Sh12m prisons medical bill

A court battle over who is responsible for treating prisoners has emerged.

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Court stops DCI from arresting IVF doctor in row over surrogate child's skin colour

She said that the claims of human trafficking could not hold water as the couple was still raising the minor born at Nairobi South Hospital.

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Petition filed against cybercrime law amendments

According to him, the law does not clarify what constitutes extreme religious activities or what defines a cult.

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Court declines to block Governor Barchok's Sh2.6m graft case

In his petition, Barchok wanted the court to block EACC from either going after him for arrest or pressing charges.

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Drama in Rex Masai case over arms register

According to Makori, there was also no indication that the register was required in another court for other cases.

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Samidoh accused of raping woman during US tour

Kikuyu benga musician Samidoh has been sued by a woman who accuses him of rape while he was in the US in 2021.

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Wangamati, three brothers and kin charged with Sh70m theft

Former governor’s siblings alleged to have engaged in fraudulent procurement. They also allegedly submitted false documents for a road maintenance.

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Barchok and county contractor face Sh2 million graft charges

Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok was on Tuesday charged with alleged conflict of interest and acquiring Sh2 million as proceeds of crime.

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Katiba at 15: Judges, lawyers hail gains, call for full implementation

The 2010 Constitution ushered in the recognition of environmental rights and labour protections.

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Surrogate baby's skin colour sparks court battle between parents, clinic

The contracted mother did her end of the bargain by giving birth and left. Couple claim the child’s is darker than expected, despite both the father and egg donor being light-skinned.

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How surrogacy contracts set health conditions, rights waiver after birth

On November 4 last year, Sukhija Sarita filed a 15-page agreement in court signed with a surrogate mother and commissioning parents.

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Court declines to freeze Ruto's protests victims compensation panel

According to Lempaa, the President has no powers to appoint or incur taxpayers’ money for an excise that is outside the law.

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Why DPP Ingonga wants governors Barchok, Wangamati in the dock

This come as the High Court in Nairobi barred the DPP and EACC from summoning

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Petroleum workers move to court to stop KPC sale

The Stephen Mutoro-led federation alleged that KPC shares are being discreetly sold, despite the corporation being one of the most profitable entities for the government.

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Why KDF boss Kahariri and Duale have been sued

Petitioners say State failed to give timeline and seek MPs’ approval before sending soldiers to the streets.LSK has also filed another case against the use of military during demonstrations.

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Court asked to allow KWS to detain suspects in rhino trophies trafficking

KWS asked the court to allow its investigators to hold Feiswal Mohamed Ali and Mohammed Hassan Kontoma for 10 days to probe rhino horns trafficking.

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Court stops Ruto's church construction at State House

This follows a High Court order barring him, his associates or anyone acting on his behalf from carrying out the project that has now drawn three court battles.

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How 1969 error cost Prisons and residents Sh9b land in Kitale

Court finds that a decision made in 1968 to occupy the 4,941 acres of land was illegal. The mistake was made by the then commissioner of land, judge says.

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Court sets deadline in terror case against MP, journalist and rider

The DPP have been given the last chance to decide the fate of terrorism probe against Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji, journalist James Mbochi, and boda boda rider Stanley Mbuthi.

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Chan 2018 rot: How Sh1b grass pitch tender kicked off fierce courtroom battle

The Anti-Corruption High Court in Nairobi has barred the Ministry of Sports from paying Sh220 million to a private company hired to install grass and equipment ahead of the CHAN 2018.

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Puzzle of three Kenyan women, foreign jails and drug trafficking ring

Taxi rides and M-Pesa trails expose Kenya’s hidden drug syndicate. Women lured by poverty become pawns in global narcotics trade.

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Eshikutu fined Sh 100 million plus eight years behind bars

When Catherine Eshikutu was given a chance to explain why she should not face a lengthy jail term, she told the court she was a mother of two sons.

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Rashid trial: Teens shot 10 times, says pathologist

A former government pathologist told the High Court that two teenagers at the centre of the murder trial against police officer Ahmed Rashid were shot a total of 10 times.

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Court shocker: Man not married despite 10-year union, children

Court rules decade-long cohabitation and children do not constitute marriage. Judge dismisses dowry and adultery claims, orders man to bear cost of the case.

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Court told of missing gun in Rashid's trial

A police officer who was in charge of the Pangani Police Station armory from May 8, 2017, told the court on Wednesday that he surrendered three of the four firearms demanded by the DCI.

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Ahmed Rashid trial: Firearm examiner fails to link gun to Eastleigh killings

A firearms examiner told the court he could not link an AK-47 rifle and two Jericho pistols handed to him for analysis to the deaths of two people in 2017.

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