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Cyber cafe to pay student Sh5m for recruitment in Myanmar slave trade

The Judge observed that they procured a visa that indicated ‘ employment prohibited’ for him, knowing too well that it would not be converted into a work visa.

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Judge ends three-decade battle for prime estate between two women

Also at the heart of the case was the famous Mombasa’s Three Coins hotel.

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Karen Hospital asks court to allow transfer of 83-year-old patient caught in Sh25m bill dispute

A premier hospital in Nairobi has moved to court, seeking to force the kin of an 83-year-old patient either to transfer him to another hospital.

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Man's car insurance claim flops over bike driving licence

The car owner didn't disclose he was only licensed to ride a motorcycle. Judge rules the day's car mileage indicated it was a taxi, not on 'social' use.

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Why opposition is fighting to block presidential results reverification

The opposition wants to restrict the presidential contest to the constituencies.

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IG opposes politics engagement case as CSs fail to respond

Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has asked the court not to issue orders in relation to his participation and Cabinet Secretaries participation in active politics.

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AI, integrity of refugee systems dominate talks in global judges event

The plight of refugees moving from one continent to another, and Artificial Intelligence.

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Court strikes out case challenging Sh16b Taifa Gas storage facility in Mombasa

The Tanzanian firm begun to construct a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage in Mombasa in 2023.

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Court dismisses woman's bid to deny 'husband' Sh258,000 rent

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by a woman seeking to deny her husband a share of the rent from a Nairobi property.

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Stanchart's 35-year Sh32b loan row with Manchester Outfitters closed

The Supreme Court has ended a 35-year-old Sh32 billion battle between Standard Chartered Bank and clothes maker, Manchester Outfitters.

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No marriage, no matrimonial property, Court of Appeal says

The man sued his girlfriend, with whom he had allegedly cohabited for the last 24 years, claiming that theirs was more than a friendship.

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Waititu woes mount as properties risk auction in Sh40m loan dispute

Waititu was jailed for 12 years after being found guilty of corruption charges.

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Woman sues Marie Stopes, claims rights violated during abortion

The hospital allegedly performed a coerced surgical abortion, without anaesthesia, and ignored her consent. She also claims staff disregarded her request for female only care.

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Inside Safaricom's Sh1b Mpesa app dispute with software firm

Safaricom has won a Sh1 billion case against a software development company.

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Government not ready to offer fully paperless services, court rules

Judge said a system allowing manual services for those without internet, and online for others, would be practical.

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Police abet mob violence as the poor fill prisons, report reveals

Koome said majority of the people who are in remand are there because of poverty.

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Court awards Sh8 million to soldier dismissed for observing Sabbath

Polycarp Miyogo, a Seventh-day Adventist, was detained for defying orders to work on his Sabbath.

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How region's courts are weaponised to silence critics

Judges are on trial as politicians compel them to choose between the law and loyalty to the ruling elite.

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Appeal court sends Sh1b maize case back to the High Court

The maize saga stems from a 2004 deal between NCPB and Erad for the supply of 40,000 tons of maize.

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Nairobi Hospital to pay former chief executive Sh79m for unfair sacking

Justice Marete said that the environment around was too toxic, which supported Odundo’s argument that his die had been pre-cast.

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How bank's failure to spot missing hyphen helped fraudster

Verifying the little hyphen difference, plus a postal address, and date of birth would have alerted the bank that the imposter was not the owner.

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Education reforms criticised as petition challenges Ruto's plan

Petitioner claims recommendations by the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms are a recipe of more chaos than good.

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Court rejects Tuju's bid to reopen verdict in loan row

Justice Wayua Mong’are said that the issue on whether the judgment which paved way for EADB to pursue Tuju in Kenya had already been resolved.

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Tob Cohen's widow charged with giving false information

Slain Businessman Tob Cohen’s widow Sarah Wairimu has been charged with giving false information and swearing a false affidavit.

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Why Nakumatt and NSSF are in battle over Hazina Trading Centre

The former retail giant accuses the State agency of breach of the agreement.

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Muthaiga Country Club to pay lawyer Kipkorir Sh1m for access denial

The High Court in Nairobi has awarded lawyer Donald Kipkorir Sh1 million as compensation for being denied entry to the exclusive Muthaiga Country Club.

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Why Muthama wants woman barred from using his name

Former Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama moved to court, seeking to have his name removed from a 36-year-old woman’s birth certificate.

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Lipton tea worker loses case after firing for cutting indigenous tree

Wafula went to court claiming that Lipton Teas and Infusion Kenya had irregularly fired him.

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Influencer Aziad Nasenya sues Sacco in Sh20m property dispute

Nasenya accuses Qona of illegally planning to auction the Kileleshwa property.

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Transfers don't discipline police, court rules

Justice Nderi observed that the law on deployment was clear that an officer should serve at a duty station for at least a year.

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Court orders Nairobi County to divert storm water from judge's property

The Judge directed that the cost to be incurred in undoing the mess should be incurred by the Johnson Sakaja led government.

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Court sets precedent in Sh138 million franchise dispute against Total Kenya

The court has ordered Total Kenya to pay a businessman more than Sh138 million in a landmark judgment that has implications for the petroleum products sale business in the country.

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How William Ruto is facing the same storm that haunted Uhuru's reign

Courts fault government laws for lacking proper public participation process. Lawyers urge Parliament to codify and standardise participation in governance.

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Why Parliament must craft law to end disputes on engagement of citizens

Two years ago, a group led by the now President Ruto’s economic advisor David Ndii challenged Uhuru and then handshake partner Raila Odinga’s bid to amend the Constitution.

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Of ex-diplomat's bitter divorce, 38-year property battle and disinherited children

An epic 38-year war between a diplomat and his ex-wife that started with a divorce, transitioned to Kenya’s oldest matrimonial property battle.

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Love bloomed in US , flourished in Addis, withered in Tigoni

On April 27, 2010, Peter Mburu Echaria walked into his lawyer Kamau Kuria’s office and signed a one-and-a-half-page will.

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Raila push for unity and the BBI loss

The opposition leader sauntered across the country drumming a new roar for  2010 Constitution amendments sanctioned by his handshake partner, Kenyatta.

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Kibaki inheritance row: Probe ties man claiming to be son to Siaya family

Fresh evidence shows Jacob Ocholla Mwai is a son of a former Bomas chief executive. Ocholla’s brothers deny any blood relation to late President Mwai Kibaki.

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Why Ruto's protest victims panel is facing legal challenges

The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has opposed President William Ruto’s appointment of a panel of experts for compensation of protests victims.

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Court directs State, Standard to discuss verdict on 2006 raid

Standard Group had sued the State over vandalised items. The High Court found the State culpable of the 2006 raid on the media house. 

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