Senior officers to pay man Sh500,000 for malicious arrest, abuse of power

The High Court in Mombasa has ordered the IG of police, DCI, and AG to pay Sh. 500,000 to a man arrested and detained maliciously over a resolved land dispute in Kilifi County

By Joackim Bwana 9 days ago

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Hospital, doctor ordered to pay Sh4.35 million for misdiagnosis of child

The appellate court in Nairobi has ordered a hospital and a Neurologist, Dr Donald Oyatsi, to pay Sh4.350,000 million to the parents whose daughter died from meningitis due to misdiagnosis.

By Joackim Bwana 11 days ago

Court slashes award to supermarket employee sacked over cake business

The High Court in Nakuru has ordered Naivas Supermarket to pay Sh122,706 for sacking its employee who was selling cakes and cookies in breach of the conflict-of-interest clause in his contract.

By Joackim Bwana 11 days ago

Court throws out suit by assistant chief dismissed for using fake KCSE certificate

On July 12, 2023, the Knec Chief Executive Officer revealed that Zeinab Abdullahi did not sit for the 2009 KCSE examinations at Madogo Secondary School under index number 103401/062.

By Joackim Bwana 12 days ago

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Appellate court saves UK nurse from losing Sh92.1 million property to Kenyan man

What started as a romantic relationship and marriage promises between a UK nurse, Nicole Borrough, and Joseph Mungania quickly spiraled into a deceitful scheme driven by greed.

By Joackim Bwana 15 days ago

Doctors say US Ebola quarantine centre to pose biosecurity threat to Kenyans

The Kenya Association of Physicians has said Kenya should not establish an Ebola quarantine facility because the Bundibugyo strain carries a significant risk with no known vaccine or treatment.

By Joackim Bwana 15 days ago

Court orders KTDA to pay worker Sh1.8m for job injury

KTDA has been ordered to pay an employee Sh1.82 million in compensation for work-related injuries sustained while on duty at Kangaita Tea Farm

By Joackim Bwana 18 days ago

Appellate court allows 69 years old chemist to appeal against KISCOL for unfair termination

The court of appeal has allowed a 69-year-old shift chemist employee sacked by KISCOL for attaining 60 years old to appeal the termination out of time.

By Joackim Bwana 18 days ago

Judge orders fresh survey, demarcation of disputed community land boundary

Court sets aside a survey report dated December 4, 2024, for failure to establish an internal boundary between Sagalla and Dawida ethnic community land.

By Joackim Bwana 18 days ago

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Appeal Court rejects tycoon's bid for priority refund in Imperial Bank case

The Court of Appeal has said that tycoon Ashok Doshi and his wife Amit Doshi are not at the top of the priority list of those to be paid despite Imperial Bank sinking with their over Sh1 billion.

By Joackim Bwana 20 days ago

Supreme Court orders pollution case against Base Titanium to proceed

The Supreme Court has ordered that the environmental pollution case against Base Titanium should proceed before the Environment and Lands Court for determination.

By Joackim Bwana 22 days ago

How a client's meal cost a chef his job

A Mombasa court has awarded a chef Sh440,512 for summarily dismissal over a meal.

By Joackim Bwana 26 days ago

ICPAK urges accountants to restore trust in public institutions

Accountants have been asked to become public finance stewards and ensure trust and transparency is restored in auditing public institutions.

By Joackim Bwana 26 days ago

Appellate court bars DWU GS Sang from accessing union finances

The court of appeal sitting in Mombasa has upheld a decision barring the ousted Dock Workers Union General Secretary, Simon Sang, from accessing the union’s financial accounts.

By Joackim Bwana 28 days ago

Ousted DWU GS Sang to stay out of office pending appeal.

The Employment Court in Mombasa has declined to issue orders suspending the removal of former DWU GS Simon Sang pending the determination of his appeal.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

Court declines to award 64 KPA employees 20pc pay hike

The Employment Court has declined to award a 20 per cent salary increment to 64 employees of Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) who transitioned from the defunct Kenya Ferry Services.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

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Court allows investors to auction 26 vehicles over Sh158m owed by Chinese firms

The court ordered China Communication Construction Company Limited to pay over Sh158 million to Alfred Agunga within 30 days, failure to which 25 cars and other properties would be auctioned.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

Travellers Beach Hotel wins' case against Nairobi lawyer in a security identification drama

James Njogu and Grace Malila sued the five-star hotel for selectively asking them to identify themselves while other races passed freely.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

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Woman sentenced over child theft in love triangle dispute

A 26-year-old woman has been jailed for 3 years after stealing an infant in Mombasa in a jealousy-driven love triangle involving her estranged husband.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

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I watched my six children fast to death, Mother recounts Shakahola horror in court

A mother told the Shakahola court her six children voluntarily fasted to death, driven by dreams and hardship, while denying that Paul Makenzi ordered the fasting.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

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Revealed: Delayed wages push salaried Kenyans to survive on advance loans

A report by UNIFI reveals that over half of salaried Kenyans rely on advance loans to cope with delayed wages and rising living costs.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

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Marriage, money and meltdown: Inside Deborah Njoki's secret affair

What began as a celebrated corporate relationship now unravels in court amid allegations, counter claims and online scrutiny.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

Court deals blow to turkish tycoon as witness interference case proceeds

Court of Appeal in Mombasa has declined to stop the prosecution of Turkish billionaire Elsek Osman, who is facing charges of interfering with witnesses in a defilement case.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

Four detained for 14 days in probe on murder, robberies

Four suspects have been detained for 14 days in Mombasa over the robbery of an American national and their alleged link to a British national’s death and a string of robberies.

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

Makenzi faces fresh manslaughter case for 28 people at Kwa Binzaro

Makenzi is currently facing murder and manslaughter charges over 429 people who died at Shakahola.

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

Four detained for 14 days over robbery of American, Briton's death

A Mombasa court has allowed police to detain four men for 14 days over robbing an American national of more than Sh300,000 and his accessories.

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

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Kilif-based Turkish billionaire wants terror charges against him dropped

Senior veteran lawyers John Khaminwa and Cliff Ombeta want the terrorism and assault case against Turkish billionaire Osman Elsek transferred to Kilifi Courts.

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

KDF receives guns and MRI machine from Indian Navy

The Kenya Navy sea defense capability has received a major boost in its medical department after receiving combat gears and medical facility from the Indian Navy.

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

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Sh1.9 billion for army combat gear goes missing

A company has written to the Ministry of Defence (Mod) demanding payment of Sh1.9 billion for the supply of groundsheet ponchos used by soldiers for tactical survival.

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

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DCI wants lawyer out of Sh600m Diani land scam case

The DCI said the advocate’s participation in the transaction was not that of a peripheral agent but that of the primary legal actor who caused and effected the fraudulent registration. 

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

Base Titanium to decommission Kwale mining site despite protest from villagers

The High Court has allowed Base Titanium to decommission its heavy machinery after winding up 16 years of mining 

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

Police evict firm from Mombasa CFS amid court contradictions

Conflicting court orders sparked a standoff as police evicted Shabeel Project Services from a multibillion-shilling Mombasa Container Freight Station.

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

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Tribunal orders KRA to review Sh1.8b Transmara Sugar tax query

The Tax Tribunal has ordered the Kenya Revenue Authority to review Transmara Sugar Company’s Sh1.8 billion tax deficit within 60 days.

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

Officers buy own uniforms from Kariobangi tailors as Ruto's promises stall

A senior police officer based in Mombasa has revealed how he was conned out of Sh4,200 by an alleged tailor while attempting to secure a police uniform.

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

Ngirici in the spot for using GSU to intimidate, occupy multi-billion land in Mombasa

A Mombasa-based developer has accused former Kirinyaga Woman representative Purity Ngirici of using police to deny him access to a multi-billion land in the suburb estate of Nyali.

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

Court slaps Aga Khan Hospital Sh1.6 million for negligence

A court in Mombasa ordered The Aga Khan Hospital to pay over Sh1.6 million after a botched surgery left a patient with a perforated oesophagus.

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

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Luo Professionals WhatsApp admins in trouble over missing funeral funds

Officials of the Luo Professionals WhatsApp group in Mombasa face legal action after being accused of withholding a portion of funeral funds meant for bereaved members.

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

Law firm wants Tanzanian ship detain over unpaid Sh11 million legal fee

A law firm has filed a case seeking orders to detain a Tanzanian ship in Mombasa over unpaid Sh11 million in legal fees.

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

Five Britons deny fraudulently selling Sh600 million prime land in Diani

Five British nationals and a Kenyan were on Wednesday charged with fraudulently selling three prime pieces of land worth Sh600 million in Diani, Kwale County.

By Joackim Bwana 3 months ago

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From missing TV to printer and coffee maker: How Imperial Bank manager lost job

The manager had to contend with stigma and humiliation associated with being ‘frogmarched’ to the police station and dragged to court like a common rascal to answer to false and malicious charges.

By Joackim Bwana 3 months ago