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By Wahome Thuku

Mutunga sets up committee to give guidelines on bailing of terror suspects

Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has set up a committee to prepare guidelines on how courts should grant bond and bail to criminal suspects particularly those accused of terror acts.
By By Wahome Thuku 10 years ago
Mutunga sets up committee to give guidelines on bailing of terror suspects
Retired President Moi wins appeal against former chief spy
Retired President Moi wins appeal against former chief spy
By By Wahome Thuku 10 years ago
How courts consider award for child support
How courts consider award for child support
By By Wahome Thuku and Isaiah Lucheli 10 years ago
Supreme Court suspends Othaya by-election, temporarily reinstates Mary Wamboi
Supreme Court suspends Othaya by-election, temporarily reinstates Mary Wamboi
By By WAHOME THUKU and KURIAN MUSA 10 years ago
Sang gives proof of peace bid during poll chaos
Radio journalist Joshua arap Sang Tuesday produced evidence at the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prove he used his media forum to campaign for peace at the height of the 2007/08 post-election violence.
By By WAHOME THUKU 10 years ago
Sang gives proof of peace bid during poll chaos
ICC judges hear of ODM’s pre-poll plan to cause chaos
A witness Tuesday narrated how Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leaders prepared the ground for the December 2007 post-election violence in the North Rift.
By By WAHOME THUKU 10 years ago
ICC judges hear of ODM’s pre-poll plan to cause chaos
ICC expert witness explains genesis of ethnic conflicts
The International Criminal Court (ICC) was Tuesday treated to a day-long narrative on the history of the political and ethnic violence in Kenya.
By By WAHOME THUKU 10 years ago
ICC expert witness explains genesis of ethnic conflicts
Media houses, State told to seek peaceful solution to digital switch impasse
The Court of Appeal has urged three leading media houses and the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) to consider an amicable solution to the dispute on digital migration.
By By WAHOME THUKU 10 years ago
Media houses, State told to seek peaceful solution to digital switch impasse
JSC nominees test Uhuru, Judiciary ties
The impending appointment of 25 new High Court judges could raise fresh conflict between the Judiciary and the Executive.
By By WAHOME THUKU 10 years ago
JSC nominees test Uhuru, Judiciary ties
Lempaka seeks vote recount in Narok East
Veteran politician Harun Lempaka is still pressing to be declared the winner of the Narok East parliamentary seat. Lempaka has urged the Court of Appeal to order a recount of the votes cast in the 69 polling stations in the constituency in last year’s general election.
By By WAHOME THUKU 10 years ago
Lempaka seeks vote recount in Narok East
Judges receive ‘strange letter’
Three Court of Appeal judges have raised security concerns after a stranger walked into their courtroom and left a brown envelope on their desk.
By BY WAHOME THUKU 10 years ago
Judges receive ‘strange letter’
End of long wait as former candidate gets withheld KCSE results
After one year of waiting, a high school leaver can now get his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination results.
By By WAHOME THUKU 10 years ago
End of long wait as former candidate gets withheld KCSE results
Confusion in parties over State jobs
Confusion reigns over whether political party officials can continue holding their seats even after being appointed to other positions in the Government.
By By WAHOME THUKU 10 years ago
Confusion in parties over State jobs
Court orders KNEC to release student’s KCSE result
After one year of waiting, a high school leaver can now get his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination result.
By BY WAHOME THUKU 10 years ago
Court orders KNEC to release student’s KCSE result
The five-minute judgement that closed 2013 presidential election contest
One of the most memorable events in Kenya’s history will be the March 4, 2013, General Election that ushered Uhuru Kenyatta in as the fourth President of Kenya and William Ruto as his deputy.
By By WAHOME THUKU 10 years ago
The five-minute judgement that closed 2013 presidential election contest
How casual friendship cost woman six years in prison
The case of Ms Eunice Musenya Ndui is one that every parent may want to read at this point when children, especially teenagers, are on school holidays and actively socialising with people of different calibre.
By By WAHOME THUKU 10 years ago
How casual friendship cost woman six years in prison
No walk in the park for heads of the Judiciary
For 40 years after independence, Kenya’s Judiciary was one of the most reclusive institutions.
By By WAHOME THUKU 10 years ago
No walk in the park for heads of the Judiciary
Scholar from minority Ilchamus community proudly scores a first
Members of the Ilchamus, the second smallest community in Kenya, have a reason to start their Christmas celebrations early.
By By WAHOME THUKU 10 years ago
Scholar from minority Ilchamus community proudly scores a first
Philip Waki elected to head Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone
Two Kenyan judges have been picked to head two courts in West and East Africa.
By By WAHOME THUKU 10 years ago
Philip Waki elected to head Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone
Many countries now support ICC trial through video link
President Uhuru Kenyatta could attend his trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) through video conferencing if the proposal by the United Kingdom is accepted at the ongoing Assembly of the member signatories to the Rome Statute.
By By WAHOME THUKU 11 years ago
Many countries now support ICC trial through video link
Uhuru and Ruto’s ICC setbacks: Court has dismmissed a number of their pleas
For two years now, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto and Joshua Sang have been on a legal showdown with the Office of the Prosecution at the ICC.
By By WAHOME THUKU 11 years ago
Uhuru and Ruto’s ICC setbacks: Court has dismmissed a number of their pleas
What happens if Kenya pulls out of the Rome Statute
The decision by Parliament to have the International Crimes Act repealed could reverse major steps made in reforming the Kenyan Judiciary and the criminal justice system.
By By WAHOME THUKU 11 years ago
What happens if Kenya pulls out of the Rome Statute
Concerns on trial dates as President seeks delay
President Uhuru Kenyatta has requested to be excused from physically attending his trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC), citing demands of his responsibilities as Head of State.
By By WaHOME THUKU 11 years ago
Concerns on trial dates as President seeks delay
How Uhuru ended up at The Hague
During the 2007 General Election, Uhuru Kenyatta was not a presidential candidate. He was not even a member of the top contending political parties PNU and ODM.
By By WAHOME THUKU 11 years ago
How Uhuru ended up at The Hague
Movement opposes parliamentary system
The controversial March 4 Movement (m4m) now says it’s not pushing for a Parliamentary system of government.
By By Wahome Thuku 11 years ago
Movement opposes parliamentary system
University students may be suspended over ballot papers riot
Some 19 Kenyatta University students may be suspended over riots that hit the institution in March following claims that marked presidential ballot papers had been recovered on campus.
By By Wahome Thuku 11 years ago
University students may be suspended over ballot papers riot
Lawyer sues Deputy Solicitor General
A Nairobi lawyer has instituted private criminal prosecution proceedings against Senior Deputy Solicitor General Muthoni Kimani for alleged contempt of court.
By By WAHOME THUKU 11 years ago
Lawyer sues Deputy Solicitor General
Judiciary justifies need for Sh300m plane
The judiciary has served Parliament with a detailed justification for the intended purchase of a Sh300 million fixed wing aircraft.
By By Wahome Thuku 11 years ago
Judiciary justifies need for Sh300m plane
Rawal’s rise to deputise Mutunga
New Deputy Chief Justice (DCJ) Kalpana Rawal had aimed at the sun but has finally hit the moon. Justice Rawal was in May last year among nine applicants interviewed for the job of Chief Justice (CJ), which eventually went to Dr Willy Mutunga.
By - By WAHOME THUKU 11 years ago
Rawal’s rise to deputise Mutunga
Jomo Kenyatta grabbed my land, man tells court
An elderly man has accused the late President Jomo Kenyatta of illegally acquiring a 1.9-acre of land from him.
By By WAHOME THUKU 11 years ago
Jomo Kenyatta grabbed my land, man tells court
Judge hits back at judicial commission
The stage is now set for a gruelling legal battle between High Court Judge Joseph Mutava and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).
By By WAHOME THUKU 11 years ago
Judge hits back at judicial commission
Terror suspect seeks dual citizenship
A man accused of carrying out terrorism activities in Kenya and Britain is fighting to secure Kenyan citizenship.
By By WAHOME THUKU 11 years ago
Terror suspect seeks dual citizenship
Terror suspects go missing
Two men accused of being behind a series of terror attacks in Nairobi and Garissa have gone missing after being released by a Nairobi court.
By By Wahome Thuku 11 years ago
Terror suspects go missing
Supreme Court releases ruling on Uhuru’s petitions
Supreme Court on Tuesday released a detailed judgment on petitions that challenged Uhuru Kenyatta’s election as the fourth president of Kenya.
By By Wahome Thuku 11 years ago
Supreme Court releases ruling on Uhuru’s petitions
Supreme Court to rule on marked voter registers
A local NGO, Africa Centre for Open Governance (AFRICOG) wants the Supreme Court to order the electoral commission to produce the manual marked registers used in the presidential polls on March 4.
By By Wahome Thuku 11 years ago
Supreme Court to rule on marked voter registers
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