Court forces CA to restore TV signals as footballer sued

Standard Group PLC’s KTN is back on air after the High Court ordered the Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) to reactivate the signals.

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State sued over razor wire barricade and a missing blogger

The government was on Wednesday sued for barricading roads heading to the Nairobi CBD and cordoning off Parliament and the State House.

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KTN, NTV back on air after court freezes CA's broadcast ban

On Thursday, more cases were filed challenging the Authority's orders to stop the live transmission of Gen Z’s protests.

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Communications Authority under fire for illegal media blackout

Kenya Television Network and Nation Television were switched off on Wednesday following a directive by the Communication Authority of Kenya.

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Outcry as CA muzzles the media using outdated law on protest anniversary

The High Court in Nairobi has frozen a directive by the CA stopping media houses from broadcasting protests live, and ordered all stations to immediately resume airing.

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Ojwang's kin watch in silence as suspects deny murdering him

OCS Samson Kiprotich Talam, Mukhwa, Kimani, John Ngige Gitau, Gin Ammitou Abwayo,and Brian Mwaniki Njue stood to deny the charge of murdering Fredrick Ojwang.

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Why Kenya ended up on EU red list despite helping nab Sh12b tax fraud

Despite the wins against anti-terrorism financing, tax evasion, the successful Goliath operation and Kenya’s cooperation, the EU placed it on its red list as a high-risk jurisdiction.

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Court dismisses sacked Siaya County clerk case

The Employment and Labour Relations Court in Kisumu has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Felix Olwero, the former Clerk of the Siaya County Assembly challenging his dismissal. 

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Judge blasts ARA for 'copy pasting affidavits, shoddy investigations'

The Anti-Corruption High Court has criticised the Asset Recovery Agency for filing forfeiture cases based on mere suspicion.

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Agnes Kagure loses court battle for Sh600 million Karen property

Nairobi businesswoman Agnes Kagure and Prover Haunt Limited have lost their succession claim to a Sh600 million Karen property formerly owned by the late British national Roger Bryan Robson.

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Court declines to stop SHIF deductions from gross salary, cites ongoing case

In his judgment, Justice Chacha Mwita said that the 2.75 per cent deduction from gross income is double taxation and, therefore, illegal.

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SDA church to pay Sh800K for firing employee over alleged office romance

She observed that the church called her to attend a commission for questioning before she was forced to resign, and when she refused, it fired her.

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Tullow Oil to pay Sh11m after court finds it unfairly fired single mother on UK job

The judge said that it was cruel for the firm to send her to UK and subject her to suffering with her children.

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TransCentury suffers setback in Sh2.2 billion loan row with Equity Bank

The High Court has declined to stop Equity Bank from taking over investment firm TransCentury Ltd in a row over a Sh2.2 billion loan.

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Dusit D2 terror financiers jailed 30 years each for deadly attack

High Court Judge Diana Mochache slaps Hussein Abdile Ali and Mohamed Abdi Ali with 30 years behind bars for facilitating and financing the Dusit D2 terror attack.

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KPC urges court to throw out Sh500m new claim filed by Lebanese firm

The firm asked the court to order a freeze of all the accounts to force the bank to pay up the money claimed.

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FIDA sues JSC, Attorney General in row over Supreme Court judges

Supreme Court judges have received backing from FIDA, which argues that it is illegal to simultaneously remove more than two judges from office.

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Firm opposes DPP plan to withdraw Sh918m case against businessman

Before the lower court, Kumar and Midland Hauliers are accused of conspiracy to defraud.

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Court rules ungazetted school levies illegal in win for parents

Judge said even if parents agree to pay extra fees, the decision has to be approved by the Education Cabinet Secretary.

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Court dismisses Nairobi County plea for mediation over garbage row

Kenya Power wins first round in sewer showdown with Nairobi County.

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Albert Ojwang's killers got Sh2,000 for alcohol, Mukhwana confesses

It has now emerged that the late Albert Ojwang killers were paid Sh2,000 and bought alcohol before they executed the murder mission.

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Anti-terror war suffers blow after court frees two in landmark case

 A chief magistrate had jailed them in 2012, but the High Court has overturned the ruling citing procedural gaps.

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Opposition joins Ojwang's family in battle to oust Lagat from office

The opposition and the family of social media influencer Albert Ojwang’ have lodged a battle in court to force the embattled Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat to resign.

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Family of police officer missing in Haiti sues State

The family of the missing police officer in the Haitian peacekeeping mission has moved to court to force the government to explain his whereabouts and condition.

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Court urged to order registrar to dissolve UDA for luring Azimio MPs

The High Court has been urged to order the registrar of political parties to deregister the UDA for illegally poaching members from Azimio Party to increase its numbers and retain power.

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Court frees two men jailed for plotting worst terror attack

The High Court has overturned 22-year prison sentences for two men convicted in connection with explosives, bullets, and guns intended for what could have been Kenya’s deadliest attack.

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Budget: Judiciary gets short end of the stick in funds

The third arm of government is expected to get Sh27.7 billion this financial year. Conversely, MPs allocated themselves Sh47.9 billion for the same year.

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Court suspends Executive order on public seal

The High Court in Nairobi has suspended an order giving Head of Public Service Felix Koskei authority to keep the public seal.

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Mbadi's tough act amid mounting debt, revenue shortfalls and angry Kenyans

Treasury CS has held the key docket for under a year, to deliver Budget speech today. Recent TIFA survey had majority saying they were worse off economically.

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Koskei has illegally taken Public Seal from AG, court told

Lobby says Executive Order transferring the seal still active despite Parliament. Katiba Institute warns a Presidential appointee, unlike AG, has not such authority.

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Judge orders late childless couple's property shared by man's kin

Landmark verdict on a childless couple's property after their death. The long-running case solves a huge property dispute in court.

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Nkaissery: His discipline, authority, enduring legacy and hidden wealth

General Joseph Nkaissery was so disciplined that he had zero liabilities in his lifetime, but he died without a will.

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Governors beat MPs in battle for Sh10b roads maintenance kitty

Governors and Members of Parliament could sit and talk their way out of the roads maintenance money impasse, the county chiefs finally had their day with a win.

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Court blocks quest of MPs to retain CDF

Justice Lawrence Mugambi directed that the MPs debate the Bill seeking to entrench CDF into the Constitution.

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Court blocks bid to freeze KPC's accounts in Sh926M Zakhem dispute

The High Court has dismissed a Lebanese firm's application to attach Kenya Pipeline Company’s bank accounts in a Sh926 million debt owed.

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Debt suit: CBK backs bid for larger bench

Petitioners allege the State borrowed Sh13 trillion without approval.They want former President Uhuru Kenyatta to refund Sh 4.6 trillion and President William Ruto Sh2.5 trillion.

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Police brutality scars still hurt, says Baby Pendo murder report

Victims of sexual abuse and violence in 2017 say their lives have never been the same. Six-month-old Pendo died after police broke into their house at night and assaulted the family.

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Aga Khan Hospital to pay woman Sh157 million for loss of womb

The High Court has ordered Aga Khan Hospital to pay a patient Sh157 million for medical negligence in a judgment that sets a new benchmark on failure to offer quality medical care.

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Former Minister Sam Ongeri wins land case against EACC

According to the commission, 215.85 acres of land within Kisii Township were set aside as Trust Land, part of which was set aside to build a market.

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Inside the silent settlement that saw Weston Hotel claim public land

Justice met politics as KCAA dropped its claim, ceding public land to Weston for a price, as Gen Z bled in protest in June 2024. Five years, three regimes,Weston’s land saga ends.

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