Stories By Johnstone Mutiga
Bill pushing for order, accountability in boda boda sector set for debate by MPs
Feb 19, 2025 at 02:18 PM
The boda boda industry in Kenya could soon undergo major reforms as the National Assembly prepares to deliberate on the Public Transport (Motorcycle Regulation) Bill, 2023....
Zuku to pay former client Sh500,000 for spamming him with promotional texts
Feb 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The Data Commissioner has ordered Wananchi Group (Zuku) to pay Sh500,000 in compensation to a complainant whose personal data they failed to erase despite repeated requests....
Standard Media Group Sacco, Machakos County lock horns over road construction
Feb 17, 2025 at 12:23 PM
In Mavoko Sub-County, residents of Standard Media Group Sacco are pushing for an investigation into what they believe to be a fraudulent attempt to carve out a public road through ...
Court bars unlicensed digital lenders from seeking legal redress over debt
Feb 11, 2025 at 01:07 PM
Entities operating digital lending businesses without a Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) licence will no longer have access to legal redress, following a ruling by the Milimani Small Cl...
Labh Singh Harnam Singh placed under administration over Sh1 billion KCB debt
Feb 07, 2025 at 03:23 PM
Labh Singh Harnam Singh (LSHS) Ltd., a long-standing and prominent bus body builder in East Africa, has been placed under administration, throwing the future of the company into un...
Victory for landowner as court orders NLC to pay Sh65 million for SGR land
Feb 03, 2025 at 07:12 PM
A seven-year legal tussle over land acquired for the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project has finally come to an end after the High Court ordered the National Lands Commission (NLC...
Airtel under scrutiny as COMESA probes alleged deception in transaction fees
Feb 03, 2025 at 02:07 PM
The COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) has opened an investigation into Airtel Mobile Commerce over concerns that the telecom giant may be misleading consumers on transaction char...
Khalif Kairo's legal nightmares persist as another case lands him in court again
Jan 29, 2025 at 07:24 PM
Joseph Kairu Wambui, better known as Khalif Kairo, a second-hand car dealer and owner of Kai and Karo Limited, found himself facing serious fraud charges at Milimani Law Courts on ...
Sarah Wairimu charged afresh with murder of tycoon husband Tob Cohen
Jan 29, 2025 at 06:26 PM
Sarah Wairimu Kamotho was on Wednesday formally charged before the High Court Kibera with the murder of her husband, Dutch billionaire Tob Chichou Cohen, marking a dramatic turn in...
Landlords put on notice as High Court sides with tenants in rent deposit row
Jan 27, 2025 at 03:24 PM
A recent ruling by the High Court in Nairobi has brought significant relief to tenants, with the court’s decision to uphold a tenant’s right to claim a refund of her rent depos...
High Court shuts down Wilken's bid to secure exclusive railway fibre cables deal
Jan 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Wilken Telecommunications (Kenya) Ltd has suffered a major setback after the High Court dismissed its bid to force Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) to grant it exclusive rights to ...
Kenyan seeks court order against X amid global scrutiny, SEC case against Musk
Jan 16, 2025 at 10:08 AM
A Kenyan, Felix Kibet, has filed a petition seeking a court order to compel Attorney-General Dorcas Oduor to ensure social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter) comply with the...
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Khalif Kairo released on Sh2 million bail after denying fraudulent car sale charges
Jan 14, 2025 at 07:04 PM
Khalif Kairo, a motor vehicle dealer accused of defrauding clients, has been granted a cumulative cash bail of Sh2 million after denying two counts of cheating under section 315 of...
Court dismisses Omtatah’s petition on second generation number plate tender
Jan 14, 2025 at 09:18 AM
The High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the tendering process for the supply of Kenya's second-generation number plates....
Khalif Kairo arraigned on Sh5 million fraud charges in vehicle import fallout
Jan 13, 2025 at 03:21 PM
Controversial car dealer Joseph Kairu Wambui alias Khalif Kairo was on Monday arraigned at Milimani Law Courts and charged with defrauding two clients out of a total of Sh5 million...
Court strikes down law criminalising attempted suicide in historic verdict
Jan 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Kenya has departed from the ranks of nine African countries that criminalise attempted suicide, following a High Court decision declaring the practice unconstitutional....
New crackdown looms as CA targets cybercafés with stricter rules
Dec 24, 2024 at 08:10 PM
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has proposed stricter licensing rules for cybercafés across the country, introducing measures aimed at enhancing regulation and improvin...
City Court orders The Tunnel Club to compensate patron for car break-in
Dec 23, 2024 at 02:23 PM
In a precedent-setting ruling, the Small Claims Court in Milimani has ordered The Tunnel Club to compensate a patron, Levi Munyeri, after his vehicle was broken into while parked a...
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US national charged in a Nairobi court over Sh174.1 million gold scam
Dec 17, 2024 at 02:09 PM
A US national was on Tuesday arraigned at Milimani Law Courts for allegedly defrauding a compatriot of $1.35 million in a fraudulent gold deal....
Kamlesh Pattni, 27 entities linked to gold smuggling trade face sanctions in the US
Dec 09, 2024 at 08:19 PM
The United States has imposed sanctions on 28 individuals and entities linked to a global gold smuggling and money laundering network orchestrated by Kamlesh Pattni, a controversia...
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