Stories By Johnstone Mutiga
Khalif Kairo walks free as Sh5.9 million fraud cases withdrawn after refunds
Sep 16, 2025 at 01:03 PM
Two fraud cases worth Sh5.9 million against car dealer Joseph Kairu Wambui, popularly known as Khalif Kairo, have collapsed after the complainants accepted refunds and abandoned th...
Kenyan faces US charges for laundering Sh6.2 billion in Covid-19 relief fraud scam
Sep 09, 2025 at 10:35 PM
A Kenyan national, 28-year-old Ahmednaji Maalim Aftin Sheikh has been swept into America’s largest Covid-19 fraud scandal, accused of funnelling stolen funds into real estate bac...
StanChart to honour Sh30 billion pension payout after court dismisses appeal
Sep 09, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Standard Chartered Kenya Limited has confirmed it will comply with the Supreme Court ruling issued on Friday, in a pensions case involving thousands of retirees’ benefits....
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Suspect linked to massive ivory haul in 2014, faces new rhino horn charges
Aug 27, 2025 at 09:30 PM
Feiswal Mohammed Ali, widely known as Feisal, was arraigned this afternoon at the JKIA Law Courts in Nairobi alongside his long-time associate, Mohammed Hassan Kontoma, following t...
NBK puts Nairobi Upperhill Hotel under receivership over Sh447 million debt
Aug 21, 2025 at 07:41 PM
The National Bank of Kenya (NBK) has taken over management of Nairobi Upperhill Hotel after a decade-long loan dispute left the establishment burdened with a Sh447 million debt....
Safaricom enhances its collaboration with judiciary to digitise its processes
Aug 18, 2025 at 05:02 PM
Safaricom has pledged to strengthen its partnership with the Judiciary in building technological capacity, with Chief Executive Officer Peter Ndegwa stressing the need for courts t...
Blow to govt as court issues conservatory orders against Kenya Pipeline sale
Aug 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The High Court in Nairobi has stopped the planned privatisation of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), issuing orders that put the brakes on a move recently approved by the Cabinet....
Court strikes down NHIF claims committee for breaching patient privacy
Aug 14, 2025 at 01:09 PM
A committee formed to vet unresolved National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) medical claims has been struck down by the High Court in Eldoret, which found its creation to be unconsti...
Blow to government plan for duty-free rice as court issues conservatory orders
Aug 11, 2025 at 06:22 PM
The High Court in Kerugoya has temporarily blocked a government directive that would have allowed 500,000 metric tonnes of milled white rice to enter Kenya without import duty, pen...
Court blocks Paradigm Initiative from joining X case in digital freedom row
Aug 05, 2025 at 02:48 PM
The Nairobi High Court has declined an application by Paradigm Initiative (PIN) to participate in a constitutional petition involving social media platform X Corp, ruling that the ...
Sh1.36 billion KUSCCO loan crisis places 58 SACCOs at serious risk of losing assets
Jul 22, 2025 at 06:22 PM
A total of 58 savings and credit cooperatives across Kenya could soon have their assets seized and auctioned after defaulting on loans worth Sh1.36 billion taken from the Kenya Uni...
Relief for workers as court rules 2.75 per cent SHIF deduction unlawful double tax
Jun 23, 2025 at 04:29 PM
Kenya’s salaried workers have found fresh backing in the corridors of justice after the High Court ruled that the government’s 2.75 per cent deduction on gross pay towards the ...
BBC takes on US AI giant over alleged copyright theft of news content
Jun 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has set the stage for what could become a landmark copyright battle, threatening legal proceedings against a United States-based artifici...
Court clears Sh5.76 billion Nzoia Sugar lease to West Kenya after petition loss
Jun 20, 2025 at 02:15 PM
The High Court has delivered a major boost to West Kenya Sugar Company’s Sh5.76 billion bid to revitalise Nzoia Sugar Company, after dismissing a legal challenge that had threate...
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MPs finally block proposal to grant KRA excess powers to acess your private data
Jun 17, 2025 at 02:16 PM
Many Kenyans concerned about the safety of their personal information can now rest easier after Parliament stopped a proposal that would have handed sweeping powers to the Kenya Re...
Three Naivasha resort bosses in court over alleged tourism levy fraud
Jun 12, 2025 at 05:12 PM
Three individuals running hospitality businesses in Naivasha are now facing legal proceedings for allegedly withholding a statutory levy meant to support Kenya’s tourism developm...
Both parents must agree on a child's name, court rules in heated family row
Jun 09, 2025 at 01:19 PM
A father’s legal challenge over the naming of his daughter has ended in a precedent-setting decision by the High Court, with Justice Hillary Chemitei ruling that both parents mus...
Treasury under fire as secret Sh5 fuel levy plan triggers uproar in parliament
Jun 05, 2025 at 06:27 PM
The National Treasury is facing strong criticism in Parliament over a secret plan to increase the fuel levy by Sh5 per litre to fund a Sh270 billion loan through a controversial se...
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Court stops SHA hiring drive, rules NHIF-only recruitment unconstitutional
Jun 03, 2025 at 09:56 AM
A recruitment drive by the Social Health Authority (SHA) has been annulled by the Employment and Labour Relations Court, following a legal challenge regarding its decision to invit...
Facebook post about Prophet Owuor’s driver lands student a Sh7.5 million fine
May 29, 2025 at 02:29 PM
A third-year law student at the University of Nairobi has been ordered to pay Sh7,512,700 in damages after a court in Eldoret found him guilty of defaming a driver affiliated with ...
