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AUTHOR: DZUYA WALTER DATE: 28/05/2026 Image Courtesy of Citizen Digital A family has moved to the High Court in Nairobi seeking urgent orders compelling Nairobi Adventist Hospital to release a woman they claim has been unlawfully detained over an unpaid medical bill. Caroline Khatenje Amukune argues that the hospital violated her constitutional rights by allegedly refusing to discharge her despite doctors clearing her for release. According to court documents, Amukune was inv

AUTHOR: CAROLYNE KUBWA DATE: 16/07/2025 Image Courtesy of Eastleigh Voice A judge has summoned two senior officials of the Kwale County Government for disobeying a court order halting the construction of affordable housing units in Diani. Environment and Land Court Judge Lucas Naikuni directed the Kwale County Attorney and the County Executive Committee Member for Lands (CEC) to appear personally before him on July 17 to explain why they should not be jailed for contempt of c

AUTHOR: BRIAN OCHARO DATE: NOVEMBER 2022 Image Courtesy of Daily Nation Former Changamwe DCI boss Josiah Njiru has linked his dismissal from the police service to his involvement in investigating a case in which a German national has sued for compensation for arbitrary arrest and extortion. In an explosive affidavit filed in support of a compensation case filed by Mr Stefan Weideneder, Mr Njiru revealed that his involvement in the investigations and recommending that some off

AUTHOR: STRAMLINE FEED OFFICIAL DATE: 19/08/2026 Image Courtesy of CHATGPT Image Generator The High Court ruling explicitly mandates that the state utility must report county debts through formal intergovernmental dispute mechanisms—such as the Summit or the Council of Governors—rather than unilaterally crippling critical infrastructure. By legally shielding these facilities, the court has prioritized public health and safety over corporate debt recovery. Kenya Power, however

AUTHOR: PHILIP MUYANGA DATE: 08/25/2026 Image Courtesy of CHATGPT Image Generator Kenya Power & Lighting Company shall not disconnect or threaten to disconnect electricity supply to essential public installations on account of any billing or financial dispute with any county government unless it has reported to the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury, the High Court has ruled. The decision is reprieve to county government and government agencies as the court also ruled th

BY PINNAH MOKEIRA OCTOBER 3, 2024 Image courtesy of Kahawa Tungu. In the petition filed under a certificate of urgency in the children’s court, the two met and fell in love on tinder in 2020 and gave birth to their son in 2021. Following the breakup, the man reportedly failed to provide for their child. Through her lawyer Elkana Mogaka, she claims that prior to the breakup, the man supported her financially during and after her pregnancy. According to Mogaka, the defendant pr

BY PINNAH MUKEIRA OCTOBER, 3 2024 Image courtesy of Kahawa Tungu. A human rights activist has sued the Inspector General of police Douglas Kanja over the assault of a first year Multimedia University student by five police officers during the September 17, protests. This is after anti-riot police responded with excessive force during the peaceful protest over water shortage and faulty electrical sockets in the institution’s hostels leading to the brutal assault of a first yea

BY ANORLD AGETA OCTOBER, 8 2024 Image Courtesy of ChatGPT Image generation A Kenyan citizen has sued an American multinational pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical technologies corporation over a dangerous, cancer-causing product. Frederick Bikeri Ochoki is seeking court intervention regarding Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder, which is being sold, supplied, and distributed to Kenyan consumers without proper warnings. In his petition, certified as urgent by the Milimani L

BY ANORLD AGETA OCTOBER, 3 2024 Image courtesy of Tidal Wave News. A concerned citizen has sued the state over the assault of a Multimedia University student who participated in a peaceful protest. Frederick Bikeri Ochoki, the Petitioner, has sued the Inspector General of Police (1st Respondent), the Attorney General (2nd Respondent), the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (3rd Respondent), and the Director of Criminal Investigations (4th Respondent), with the Inde