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NYS scam probe officer paid my cash bail
In her sworn affidavit, one of the key suspects, Josephine Kabura Irungu, claims the head of Banking Fraud Investigation Department (BFID) Joseph Mugwanja paid her cash bail the day she was charged. → Read More
Fresh details on Waiguru's link in NYS scam
A suspect has made damning claims about former Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru’s involvement in the Sh791 million scam → Read More
Former NYS boss Nelson Githinji charged with abuse of office
Former National Youth Service (NYS) Director General Nelson Githinji and two senior officials have been charged with abuse of office. → Read More
Governor Mutua now risks prosecution over county vehicles
Machakos County Governor Alfred Mutua risks prosecution after the court vacated orders blocking his arrest over procurement irregularities. → Read More
Court lifts orders blocking prosecution of Governor Mutua
Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua is now likely to be prosecuted after the High Court vacated orders blocking his arrest over procurement of motor vehicles for the county government. → Read More
Nairobi Senator Mike Mbuvi Sonko wants county boss case to go on
Nairobi Senator Mike Mbuvi alias Sonko has opposed an application by Nairobi County Chief of Staff George Wainaina Njogu seeking to stop his trial. → Read More
Magistrate in Tokyo embassy case quits over 'unfair Tobiko’s comment'
A magistrate has disqualified herself from the Sh1.7 billion criminal case facing former Permanent Secretary Thuita Mwangi and two senior government officials over the purchase of Kenyan embassy in Tokyo, Japan. → Read More
Mother from hell sat on child and twisted her neck
The mother, however, told the court that when the crime was committed she saw herself in → Read More
Kenyan woman jailed for 3 years for attempting to steal from bank
A woman will serve three years in prison for attempting to steal Sh200,000 from Nairobi's Standard Chartered Bank. → Read More
Mutahi Ngunyi gets more time to settle hate speech case out of court
A Nairobi court Wednesday gave political analyst Mutahi Ngunyi, who is facing ethnic contempt charges, more time to settle the matter out of court. → Read More
Lobbies back LSK on CJ appointment dispute
Seven human rights organisations have been enjoined in a case in which the Law Society of Kenya is seeking orders to reverse amendments made to the 2015 Judicial Service Act. → Read More
Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang'ula defends self over voter bribery
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) committee tasked with deciding Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang'ula's political fate will make its ruling on January 20. → Read More
Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang'ula to serve BBC with court papers afresh
The court has given Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang'ula two weeks to serve an international media house with documents of a defamation suit. → Read More
Court told of security lapse at Garissa University before terror attack
There was a security lapse at Garissa University prior to the terror attack, a Nairobi court was told yesterday. → Read More
DPP Keriako Tobiko wants Governor Oparanya tried over summons
Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko has urged the High Court to dismiss claims that a criminal case facing Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya is political and unconstitutional. → Read More
Judge disqualifies himself from NYS scandal case
A High Court judge has disqualified himself from a case where a lawyer has sued I&M Bank for freezing his accounts over the Sh791 million National Youth Service (NYS) scandal. → Read More
Trader sues Swazuri for contempt over disputed land
A Nairobi property developer is back in court seeking compensation over a water reservoir land recently repossessed by the Government. → Read More
Kenyan accused of terror, spying denied bail
A terror suspect charged with undergoing paramilitary training in Iran and Iraq has been denied bail by a Nairobi court. → Read More
Dubai Bank bosses freed on cash bail
A Nairobi court has declined to grant three directors of Dubai Bank free bond in a case in which they are accused of money laundering. → Read More
Okemo, Gichuru dealt blow in extradition case
Chris Okemo and Samuel Gichuru have lost their bid to block extradition proceedings to face corruption related charges in Jersey Island. → Read More