Mahakamani News

05/12/2023

Members of the Nairobi County Assembly are moving to impeach Governor Johnson Sakaja, citing incompetence and failure to manage debts. The assembly members argue that despite the county generating 30 million daily, there has been no significant positive impact observed.

21/02/2023

A gunman has been apprehended in connection with the murder of a CBD sniper. A licensed fi****ms holder has been seized in connection with last week's tragic shooting on Nairobi's Kaunda Street. The suspect, whose identity was not immediately released, was tracked down at his Murang'a residence. While admitting to being in the Downtown on the day of the shooting, the man denied shooting Mary Gatenya, 46, on February 13....

A man who is a licensed fi****ms holder has been seized in connection with last week's tragic shooting on Nairobi's Kaunda Street

17/02/2023

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has arrested four suspects after they broke into a parked car at South C's Rumi estate and stole Ksh50,000 belonging to a city businessman. The suspects, Fabian Ochieng Ndubi, Fredrick Wanyingi, Kevin Adote Onyango, and Phil Scolten Ali, were arrested after police retrieved CCTV footage from a distant building that captured the incident on February 3....

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has arrested 4 suspects after they broke into a parked car and stole Ksh50,000.

17/02/2023

Rumuruti Deputy OCS Peter Wandera was Thursday evening stabbed to death in a changaa den at Maundu ni Meri village in Laikipia west. The deputy OCS had raided the den alone when he was allegedly stabbed with a knife by the owner of the Chang'aa den by the name Jackline Leperle. Confirming the incident, Laikipia County Police Commander John Nyoike said, the incident happened at around 7.30 pm....

Rumuruti Deputy OCS Peter Wandera was Thursday evening stabbed to death in a changaa den at Maundu ni Meri village in Laikipia west.

17/02/2023

Embattled Jubilee Party top officials Jeremiah Kioni and David Murathe Thursday got a temporary reprieve after the Political Parties Dispute Tribunal suspended a decision by the party to kick them out. The two will know their fate next week February 24 when the matter will be mentioned. "Pending inter partes hearing and determination of the application, interim conservatory orders are hereby issued staying the Respondent’s decision communicated vide the letter dated February 13, 2023, to the effect that the (Jubilee Party NEC) meeting (held on February 10, 2023) was properly convened per the party constitution and further staying any consequential action by the Respondent towards effecting, adopting or ratifying the resolutions of the subject meeting," reads a stay order issued by the tribunal chairperson Desma Nungo....

Jubilee Party top officials Jeremiah Kioni and David Murathe Thursday got a temporary reprieve from the Political Parties Dispute Tribunal

17/02/2023

Pokot South Member of Parliament David Pkosing has been released from police custody following his arrest on Thursday evening in his office at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). Pkosing was released at around 10:30pm after hours of grilling by detectives at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters over allegations of facilitating and the operations of bandits in Northern Kenya....

Pokot South Member of Parliament David Pkosing has been released from police custody following his arrest on Thursday evening in his office at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC).

16/02/2023

The two –Mrs Dorcas Kandie, a former Chief Officer for the Department of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, and Mr Dominic Odondi Auma, the proprietor of Adomag Valuers and Associates Company—were arrested on Wednesday morning | Mercy Koskei, NMG Mrs Dorcas Kandie and Dominic Odondi Auma will be arraigned today in court to answer to charges of embezzlement and fraud....

Mrs Dorcas Kandie and Dominic Odondi Auma will be arraigned today in court to answer to…

13/02/2023

The Employment and Labour Relations court has reinstated Benedict Abonyo Omollo, a former finance director at the Judiciary. The court found that Abonyo’s termination by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) in December 2015, was unfair and contrary to the law. Justice Monica Mbaru noted that Mr Abonyo was discriminated against based on his ethnicity, saying it was ‘applied against him in zest or gusto’ by the employer....

The Employment and Labour Relations court has reinstated Benedict Abonyo Omollo, a former finance director at…

11/02/2023

The Council of Governors (CoG) have vowed to withdraw all cases it has lodged against the National government as President William Ruto leads a two-day consultative summit with the heads of the 47 devolved units. “We will be withdrawing all cases in the court filed by the county council for governor and also filed by the national government against each other,” Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru who is also the COG chairperson said…...

The Council of Governors (CoG) have vowed to withdraw all cases it has lodged against the…

11/02/2023

Cases at the Margistrate and Kadhis court should not take more than 3 years to be resolved, this is according to Chief Justice Martha Koome. Koome advised the courts to embrace ‘a no adjournment policy’ once a matter had been set for hearing. She attributed case backlog and delayed justice to perennial adjournment over petty issues. “I urge courts to move towards limiting the time taken in interlocutory applications and nudge parties towards moving directly to the hearing of suits on their merits,” she said....

Cases at the Margistrate and Kadhis court should not take more than 3 years to be…

03/02/2023

RIP: Willie Kimani - Lawyer The court established that police officer Fredrick Leliman was the mastermind. Justice Lesit sentenced them as follows: Fredrick Ole Leliman was sentenced to death (Kenya abolished the death penalty in 1987), In 2017, Kenya's Supreme Court declared the mandatory death penalty for murder unconstitutional. Police officers Stephen Cheburet and Sylvia Wanjiku were sentenced to 30 and 24 years in jail respectively....

The court established that police officer Fredrick Leliman was the mastermind. Justice Lesit sentenced them as…

01/02/2023

A female university student who was kidnapped on January 26, 2023 was last night rescued by detectives after being held hostage for five days. Daisy Chebet Barno, a fourth year student at Egerton University was kidnapped by three men in Kabarak, Nakuru County and taken to an unknown destination, leaving her family in anguish. Unknown to Daisy, her friend Faith Mwende who is also her course mate at the Nakuru town campus had conspired with her boyfriend and other thugs to kidnap Daisy and demand a ransom from her supposedly well-to-do family....

A female university student who was kidnapped on January 26, 2023 was last night rescued by detectives after being held hostage for five days.

01/02/2023

A robbery with violence suspect who has featured constantly in the list of Nairobi’s most wanted, was arrested Monday night by the OCS Huruma police station, after an attack on a couple that was headed home from work. The OCS who was on the beat with his men arrived just on time as the thugs were taking off, leading to a dramatic chase that led to the arrest of the thug who has previously been charged…...

A robbery with violence thug who has featured constantly in the list of Nairobi’s most wanted, was arrested Monday night by the OCS Huruma police station, after an attack on a couple that was headed home from work.

29/01/2023

Vipingo Development Limited, a subsidiary of Centum Investment Company Plc has won a battle for over a 3,900-acre parcel of land against a group of residents in Kilifi after a judge ruled that a title being held by the community was illegal. Justice Millicent Odeny dealt the Bambani and Kikandale community a blow after declaring that the Deed, which they acquired in July 2020 was superimposed to another held by ...

Vipingo Development Limited, a subsidiary of Centum Investment Company Plc has won a battle for over…

17/01/2023

Three notorious thugs were arrested over the weekend for obtaining money from unsuspecting members of the public, by operating fictitious online platforms purporting to sell goods. Dickson Magembe, Dionicious Omonyi and Derrick Kodek were arrested in a swoop by detectives from the elite Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau, following numerous complaints received from the public via the DCI Facebook and…...

Through a fake page ‘Jumia Shopping’ the three ran a promotion over the Christmas & New Year period offering discounts of upto 40% for various household goods,

17/01/2023

Notorious jailbird yutman mgaza is among 2 thugs that were shot dead by police in Dandora Two gunmen were fatally shot by police after they shot and injured a 33-year-old man in the Kabarage area of Dandora, Nairobi, on Monday, January 16, 2023. Police said the thugs were terrorising members of the public when they attacked the man leaving him with life-threatening injuries....

Notorious jailbird yutman mgaza is among 2 thugs that were shot dead by police in Dandora

11/01/2023

A robbery with violence suspect is currently in custody at Kitale police station after he was arrested by police officers on patrol following a robbery incident. Dan Muiruri, 27, who was dressed in a police smoke jacket was in a group of five men who had attacked a man walking home last night and robbed him of his mobile phone and other valuables....

A robbery with violence suspect is currently in custody at Kitale police station after he was arrested by police officers

11/01/2023

A city lawyer has been charged with forging the official stamp and signature of a lawyer attched to the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) and using the forged stamp to fraudulently secure court orders against EACC. Mr Jack Bigambo appeared before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Martha Nanzushi and denied four counts linked to forgery. Lawyer Jack Bigambo charged with forging a stamp and a signature of a fellow advocate…...

A city lawyer has been charged with forging the official stamp and signature of a lawyer attched to the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC)

09/01/2023

Blogger Cyprian Nyakundi The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) and its CEO Wilson Muthaura have sent a demand letter to blogger Cyprian Nyakundi over articles posted on his blog and various social media sites believed to be controlled by him. “We have been instructed by our clients Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) and Mr. Wilson Muthaura, CEO KTDA, to address you as hereunder; On 24.12.2022 on your page Cyprian Is, Nyakundi yourself, your agent, employee and/or representative posted a scandalous and defamatory statement on your verified Facebook account,” the demand letter titled Demand on the Defamatory Statements by Yourself Against the Kenya Tea Development Agency & Mr....

The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) and its CEO Wilson Muthaura have sent a demand letter…

09/01/2023

A petitioner has asked the court to prevent Mr. George Njao's contract as Director General of the National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) from being renewed for another three years. Edwin Oduor Were further wants the court to order NTSA to competitively recruit competent individuals for the position of Director General. He claims that Mr. Njao's term expired last year in October and that he has applied to have his contract extended for a further term of three years despite his tenure being marred with "extreme incompetence"....

A petitioner has asked the court to prevent Mr. George Njao's contract as Director General of the National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) from being renewed for another three years.

07/01/2023

Four suspects have been arrested and a consignment of alcohol drinks affixed with fake KRA stamps recovered. The four Stephen Ngugi, Amos Maina, James Nyaga and George Kariuki were arrested following an operation conducted by a multi-agency team comprising of detectives and KRA officials in Kiambaa, Kiambu county. One roll of fake KRA stamps, distillation equipment, and chemicals used in the production of counterfeit alcoholic drinks were seized....

Four suspects have been arrested and a consignment of alcohol drinks affixed with fake KRA stamps…

07/01/2023

A man who had invaded a maize plantation and was busy harvesting his neighbours crop is fighting for his life at Molo Sub County hospital, after the farm owner trampled on him aggressively like a charged buffalo. Bariton Michoma, who lives in the legendary Miti Mirefu village known for its notoriety in producing the most potent local brew had retired to bed early after a long day’s work, helping his neighbour harvest his maize crop....

A man who had invaded a maize plantation and was busy harvesting his neighbours crop is fighting for his life at Molo Sub County hospital,

02/01/2023

An Indian drug manufacturer has won a trademark battle with a Kenyan firm after the High Court ruled that the local company had infringed on its rights in distributing pharmaceutical products. Justice David Majanja issued a permanent order restraining Lords Healthcare Ltd from importing and distributing drugs belonging to Cipla Ltd, a company registered in India. The relationship between the companies was initially a manufacturer-agent type and they worked together for decades until 2014 when the contract was…...

An Indian drug manufacturer has won a trademark battle with a Kenyan firm after the High Court ruled that the local company had infringed on its rights in distributing pharmaceutical products

02/01/2023

The management of Cytonn Investments is set to face MPs this month over a Sh7.8 million-a-unit housing project following a petition to Parliament by a section of investors. The petitioners have raised fears that despite paying millions of shillings in the Cytonn project, which is dubbed ‘the Ridge’ and sited along Kiambu Road, no work has been done as of yet....

Petitioners expressed fear that Cytonn has been trying in vain to sell off some of its properties and might thus dissolve with depositors’ money

22/12/2022

Tycoon Mohan Galot has won a 30-year-old court battle against Standard Chartered after the Court of Appeal ruled that the lender was wrong in appointing receiver managers to run his business over a loan in 1990. A bench of three judges faulted the lender for appointing A.D. Gregory and C.D. Cahill as managers in September 1990 to run Manchester Outfitters Ltd (now known as King Woolen Mills Ltd) and Galot Industries....

Tycoon Mohan Galot has won a 30-year-old court battle against Standard Chartered after the Court of…

22/12/2022

Former Chief Justice David Maraga Former Chief Justice David Maraga has been appointed to head a 23-member task force on police reforms. In a gazette notice on Thursday, President William Ruto appointed Carole Kariuki to be the vice chairperson. Other task force members appointed are Moffat Muriithi Kangi, John Ole Moyaki, Ibrahim Jillo Guyo, Richard Kirundi, Elizabeth Mueni, and Roseline Odede....

Former Chief Justice David Maraga has been appointed to head a 23-member task force on police…

21/12/2022

Irene Masit; IEBC Commissioner Flamboyant lawyer Donald B Kipkorir was no nonsense while defending IEBC Commissioner Irene Masit. When Dennis Nthumbi took to the witness stand to testify against Ms Masit, he faced a barrage of simple questions from Lawyer DBK that rendered him useless. Mr Nthumbi’s quack background was exposed badly. “At times you call yourself a Bishop, are you an ordained Reverend, Bishop?”, DBK asked…...

20/12/2022

Savanna Cement Ltd has got a reprieve from the High Court to block KCB Group and Absa Banks from auctioning its assets. The cement maker also obtained the temporary order blocking any seizure of its assets or the lenders from appointing an administrator or liquidator to manage its properties. Justice Alfred Mabeya said the status quo be maintained pending further directions....

Savanna Cement Ltd has got a reprieve from the High Court to block KCB Group and Absa Banks from auctioning its assets.

19/12/2022

There’s reprieve for businesses in Nakuru as six petitioners win against Nakuru Govt’s move to allow Matatus back into the CBD. The High Court in Nakuru has granted their wish and ordered all matatus out of the city’s central business district. Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika had, on December 6, lifted a ban on matatus imposed by her predecessor Lee Kinyanjui in March 2020....

There’s reprieve for businesses in Nakuru as six petitioners win against Nakuru Govt’s move to allow…

18/12/2022

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations takes great exception to a shocking story published by the Daily Nation on their online edition titled “I was chained inside DCI headquarters for a year without trial.” The outrageous story alleges how a man was kidnapped and brought to DCI headquarters where he was allegedly held at ‘DCI remand cells’ from August 1, 2021, to September 11, 2022…...

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) takes great exception to a shocking story published by the Daily Nation on their online