From homes to public transport, schools and hotels: The bedbug menace

Bedbug infestations are causing growing concern across Kenya, with incidents reported on public transport, in homes, schools, offices and hotels, exposing gaps in hygiene and pest-control measures.

By Joackim Bwana 5 days ago

Man jailed for breaking Sh12,000 windscreen freed after 17 months

A man who served 17 months in prison for breaking a motor vehicle windscreen in Kisii has been released by the High Court after he said he was young and wanted to marry.

By Joackim Bwana 6 days ago

Court rejects Makenzi's bid for transfer from Shimo La Tewa Prison

Justice Jairus Ngaah ruled that Paul Makenzi had not met the threshold for transfer to another prison and dismissed his claim of isolation and torture at Shimo La Tewa Prison.

By Joackim Bwana 6 days ago

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How Olympic champion lost Sh35m Karen land after 23 years

In 1996 Paul Ereng an Olympic Gold medalist bought 0.3824 Hectares of land from Col. Gabriel Atambo allegedly situated in the leafy suburbs of Karen Nairobi County through an oral agreement.

By Joackim Bwana 9 days ago

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Wajir Assistant Chief handed 22-year jail term for raping his cousin

An assistant chief in Wajir County will serve 22 years in jail for raping his cousin (FGH) and posting her nudes on their clan WhatsApp group called ADAN FAQA  in 2020.

By Joackim Bwana 10 days ago

Car importers and dealers given 60 days to register their units

Car importers and dealers have a grace period of 60 days to register all motor vehicles in their showrooms and yards, or have them seized by the NTSA.

By Joackim Bwana 18 days ago

Court sentences man to life imprisonment for defiling and impregnating sister

The man alleged that she had multiple sexual relationships with different boys and had at one point nearly been married off to one of them.

By Joackim Bwana 17 days ago

Cane farmers in Kwale County gear up for sh66 million pay as KISCOL revives plant

The Sugar cane farmers in Kwale County are set to receive Sh66 million in outstanding arrears as Kwale International Sugar Company Limited (KISCOL) gears up for reopening after nine years of closure.

By Joackim Bwana 18 days ago

High Court orders striking nurses back to work

Nurses across the 47 counties have been ordered to report back to work immediately or face legal action from the counties.

By Joackim Bwana 18 days ago

Man handed life sentence for defiling, impregnating his sister

Despite having a wife, Moses Mogere defiled his 16-year-old sister (DMN) in a room she shared with his daughter and impregnated her.

By Joackim Bwana 20 days ago

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When the dead cannot rest over kin's fight for burial rights, property

Kenya's courts have repeatedly been called upon to resolve bitter family disputes over burial rights, inheritance, and who has the legal authority to lay a loved one to rest.

By Joackim Bwana 21 days ago

NTSA barred from impounding unregistered cars as dealers get 60-day reprieve

The High Court has given car importers and dealers a 60-day grace period to register unregistered vehicles before NTSA can begin impounding them.

By Joackim Bwana 21 days ago

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Court rebukes man for choosing sister's children over own six-year-old son yearning for his love

Despite being absolved from paying sh66,581 monthly upkeep and allowed visitation by the mother and the courts, the man still is too busy for his six year old son

By Joackim Bwana 23 days ago

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Appeals Court Bars Woman Charged in Child Porn Case from Accessing Evidence

The Court of appeal in Mombasa has stopped the supply of child pornographic evidence materials to Noel Ndinyo charged with perpetrating child pornography.

By Joackim Bwana 23 days ago

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Nine of 10 defilement cases in Coast done by close relatives, neighbours

Court records and judicial officials indicate that about nine in 10 defilement cases at the Coast involve perpetrators who are relatives, neighbours or other trusted individuals known to the child.

By Joackim Bwana 27 days ago

Mombasa lawyers push for judicial reforms as court boycott continues

Lawyers in Mombasa have said change in the judiciary must come at all costs and by sacrifice, as they demand that all judicial officers toe the line.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

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Daughter accuses father of marrying her off at 17 for a bottle of beer

The High Court has overturned a man's 10-year defilement conviction after finding there was reasonable doubt over the complainant's age, despite accepting her account that she was married off.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

Court dismisses contempt case against tycoon Suleiman Shahbal

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application seeking to have tycoon Suleiman Shahbal jailed over contempt of court in a multi-billion shilling land dispute at Buxton Point Apartments.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

Young man to serve 20 years for defiling classmate in Kwale

Hassan Athuman will be serving 20 years in prison after he allegedly defiled his classmate, a 15 years old student (FLH) by coercing her to sleep with him in 2022.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

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Widow who donated kidney to tycoon wins Sh200m inheritance battle

The widow donated her kidney on July 17, 2012, and spent 20 years of her life caring for her husband.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

High Court stops Oil company expansion over spillage into mangrove forest

The High Court in Mombasa has stopped African Oil and Gas Company, AGOL owned by Billionaire Mohamed Jaffer from further expanding and encroaching into Coastal Mangrove Swamp Forest

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

Doctor loses bid to recover Sh4.5 million withheld salary

On May 22, 2019, a patient’s monitor was stolen from Kwale District Hospital and Dr Samuel Kiptalam was blamed but he declined to proceed on transfer and his salary was withheld.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

Forged diploma certificate costs accountant 33 years of retirement benefits

An attempt to secure a managerial position in 2010 through a forged diploma certificate ended up costing a senior accountant 33 years of retirement benefits after termination by PSC.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

Court orders disclosure of duty-free rice imports amid farmers' protests

The High Court in Kisumu has ordered the government to make public details of the duty-free importation of 490,000 metric tonnes of Grade 1 milled white rice amidst protests from rice farmers.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

Court upholds Sh21.9m award for driver injured in Al-Shabaab attack

Mwalimu Mohamed Babuhija was driving a Crustancean Processors Limited vehicle on the Malindi-Lamu road in Hindi when Al-Shabaab militia opened fire on a convoy of vehicles and he was shot.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

Court rejects bid to withdraw petition challenging TSC boss recruitment

The High Court in Mombasa has declined to allow the withdrawal of a petition challenging the employment of  the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Officer.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

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Kadhi orders man to deliver four cows to estranged wife

A man has been ordered to pay four cows to his estranged wife as dowry debt after they ended 26 years of marriage.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

Court declines to award Sh20 million to SDA pastor dismissed over polygamy

The High Court in Nakuru has dismissed a sh20 million claim by a senior Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) pastor dismissed for allegedly practicing polygamy.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

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Love, lies and lost fortunes: The high cost of romance at Kenya's coast

Kenyan Coast has wooed many with its pristine beaches, warm climate , kind people and the proverbial peaceful  retirement. But behind the picture perfect life lies heartache, betrayal and death.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

Court orders man to pay wife four cows in unpaid dowry after ending marriage

A man has been ordered to pay four cows to his estranged wife as dowry debt after they ended their 26-year marriage.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

How witchcraft claims are fueling violence and fear in Mombasa

Mombasa despite being the second largest city in the country has seen a surge in case of people being accused of practicing witchcraft.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

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Man claims ignorance of wife's Sh19.6 million as Supreme Court blocks forfeiture

In 2017, a KRA employee told the Assets and Recovery Agency that he did not know the source of his wife’s Sh19,688,152 a fact that led to her accounts being frozen and the monies forfeited.

By Joackim Bwana 1 month ago

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How domestic row nearly landed man in jail for 30 years over incest claims

What started as scolding by a man of his wife and two children ended up almost costing him 30 years in jail over allegations of committing incest with his 10-year-old daughter.

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

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EADB losses bid to recover Sh1.3b from Kenya Bus Service Mombasa

It started with three Mombasa-based tycoons, standing as principal guarantors to a Sh126.75 million loan issued to Kenya Bus Service Mombasa by EADB in 1998.

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

Kenyan trader takes Sh206 million metal shipment dispute to London court

A Kenyan metal dealer, Safari Jeanvier, has been forced to pursue payment of Sh206,400,000 in the London Courts after a judge declared that Kenyan courts lack jurisdiction to hear the matter.

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

Court okays KPA's restricted tendering of heavy machinery amidst protests

The High Court in Mombasa has allowed KPA to procure multi-million-dollar heavy port-operation machinery through restricted tendering, amid protests by Human rights groups.

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

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Bride: He ignored me on our wedding night, chewed muguka instead

A Lamu woman told Kadhi’s Court her marriage failed after her husband allegedly neglected duties, citing muguka addiction and marital neglect, prompting reconciliation orders.

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

Woman divorces husband for secretly marrying her friend as second wife

HRS could no longer stay in her marriage after she discovered that her husband of 16 years had secretly married her best friend as a second wife.

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

Kadhi orders man to find separate home for wife after mother-in-law dispute

AJN refused to stay with her elderly mother-in-law in Mombasa due to frustration and conflict, which led to separation from her husband, AMA.

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago

Woman ends 33-year marriage to Comoros man, returns Sh50,000 dowry

A young AMA was reluctantly married off 33 years ago to his late father’s friend DYA in an arranged marriage, and they sired five children.

By Joackim Bwana 2 months ago