Stories By Johnstone Mutiga
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Court stops SHA hiring drive, rules NHIF-only recruitment unconstitutional
Jun 03, 2025 at 09:56 AM
A recruitment drive by the Social Health Authority (SHA) has been annulled by the Employment and Labour Relations Court, following a legal challenge regarding its decision to invit...
Facebook post about Prophet Owuor’s driver lands student a Sh7.5 million fine
May 29, 2025 at 02:29 PM
A third-year law student at the University of Nairobi has been ordered to pay Sh7,512,700 in damages after a court in Eldoret found him guilty of defaming a driver affiliated with ...
Controversial bill proposes internet metering, user tracking and hefty fines
May 28, 2025 at 06:42 PM
A new Bill tabled in Parliament is pushing for the introduction of individualised internet meter numbers and consumption-based billing for every Kenyan internet user, a move that c...
Khalif Kairo charged with Sh1.2 million tax fraud over importation of luxury car
May 26, 2025 at 06:30 PM
Embattled car dealer Khalif Kairo has been charged with tax fraud amounting to Sh1,283,830, following investigations by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) into the importation of a ...
Mozzartbet loses Sh256 million as court declares seized funds criminal proceeds
May 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Mozzartbet Kenya has lost its legal push to reclaim over Sh256 million after the Court of Appeal ruled the money was part of a tainted transaction trail linked to criminal proceeds...
Zuku ordered to pay Sh7.2 million for illegal airing of Kenyan film ‘Pwagu’
May 23, 2025 at 05:02 PM
Zuku, the pay-TV service operated by Wananchi Group Limited, has been ordered to pay Sh7.2 million in damages after it was found guilty of broadcasting the Kenyan film Pwagu withou...
Gospel artiste Ringtonе charged with Sh50 million land fraud in posh Runda
May 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Alex Nyachonga Apoko, widely known in entertainment circles as Ringtone, has been remanded at the Industrial Area prison after he was charged in connection with a Sh50 million land...
Court stops Skiza and Hello tune payouts to CMOs over revenue-sharing dispute
May 13, 2025 at 09:31 AM
The High Court has stopped Safaricom and Airtel from remitting Skiza and Hello tune revenues to collective management organisations (CMOs) pending the outcome of a case filed by tw...
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Miwani Sugar land row reignites as lawyer rejects Sh9,394-acre settlement
May 12, 2025 at 01:23 PM
A lawyer representing Miwani Sugar Company, currently under receivership, has refused to endorse a government-backed deal that seeks to end a long-standing legal fight over a dispu...
Court orders worldcoin to delete biometric data of Kenyans over breach
May 05, 2025 at 04:27 PM
The High Court has ruled that Worldcoin’s collection of Kenyans’ biometric data was unconstitutional, ordering the company to erase all such data under the watch of the Office ...
Court orders KRA to pay Sh6.8 million for unlawful auction of importer's machine
Apr 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Greenboot Kenya Limited has been awarded Sh6.8 million by the High Court after customs officers at the Port of Mombasa unlawfully detained and sold the company’s imported cooling...
Court orders full disclosure of Marsabit power deals after Gitson Energy row
Apr 25, 2025 at 04:24 PM
The Ministry of Energy must disclose a detailed, certified list of all power projects sanctioned in Marsabit County by the end of 2021, following a High Court order arising from a ...
Lobby sues to block new budget until Govt clears Sh600 billion pending bills
Apr 17, 2025 at 08:24 AM
A human rights group has asked the High Court to halt Kenya’s 2025/26 budget-making process, arguing that the government must first settle over Sh600 billion in long-standing unp...
Kiambu Governor Wamatangi arrested as EACC raids expose Sh1.5 billion scandal
Apr 15, 2025 at 07:37 PM
Nine individuals, including Kiambu County Governor Kimani Wamatangi, are the focus of a corruption investigation by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), whose Secreta...
Why Labour Court has halted the recruitment of a new KAA Managing Director
Apr 09, 2025 at 05:34 PM
A High Court in Nairobi has ordered the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) to halt the recruitment of its next Managing Director, raising constitutional red flags over transparency and...
Why city court halted the construction of a high-rise apartment in Lavington
Apr 08, 2025 at 01:33 PM
The construction of a controversial high-rise apartment complex in Nairobi’s Lavington suburb has been temporarily halted by the Court of Appeal as it reviews an appeal against t...
Govt sets up team to resolve Sh204.4 million tiff over KCC ex-workers’ dues
Apr 04, 2025 at 09:58 PM
An interministerial committee has been established by the government to address the ongoing dispute over unpaid terminal benefits for former employees of the defunct Kenya Cooperat...
EADB and Tuju face off in high-stakes legal showdown over Sh1.2 billion loan
Mar 28, 2025 at 09:31 PM
The East African Development Bank (EADB) has strongly refuted allegations made by former Cabinet Minister Raphael Tuju regarding its lending practices, following a heated radio int...
Banks still dragging feet on cutting high lending rates face tough CBK penalties
Mar 26, 2025 at 06:03 PM
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has warned commercial banks against keeping lending rates high despite the recent reduction of the Central Bank Rate (CBR) to 10.75 per cent....
Court upholds The Nairobi Hospital board elections, projects to resume
Mar 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The Kenya Hospital Association (KHA), the entity overseeing The Nairobi Hospital, has secured a legal victory after the High Court in Nairobi upheld the legitimacy of its board ele...
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