KETRACO Deletes Page on $240M SGR Electrification Deal
KETRACO Deleted Web Page on $240 Million SGR Electrification Deal Raises Questions The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) has deleted a web page detailing a $240 million project under which the government agency was to electrify…
Rastafari Group Seeks Orders Against Police Harassment
The Rastafari Society of Kenya has moved to court seeking orders restraining the police from allegedly harassing its members and conducting searches of their homes without warrants. Appearing before High Court Judge Bahati Mwamuye, the group complained…
Pride Inn Loses Appeal Over Sh2.1M Alcohol Contract
Pride Inn Hotels has suffered a major legal setback after the Court of Appeal dismissed its bid to overturn a Sh2.1 million award granted to a firm contracted to operate an alcoholic beverages business in its Nairobi hotels. A three-judge bench of the…
Fake NIS Officer Charged Over Sh1.6M Job Scam
A man accused of masquerading as an officer of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) to defraud jobseekers of more than Sh1.6 million has been arraigned before a Nairobi court. Erick Kimutai Cheruiyot appeared before Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas…
Court Adjourns Appeal on Laws Criminalising Homosexuality
The hearing of a long-running appeal challenging provisions of Kenya’s Penal Code that criminalise homosexuality was on Tuesday postponed by the Court of Appeal, despite strong objections from Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata. A five-judge bench allowed…
Court Orders James Mwangi to Deposit Sh10M in Land Row
Equity Bank Group CEO James Mwangi and his wife have been ordered to deposit Sh10 million as security pending the hearing of an appeal challenging a court judgment that directed them to vacate a disputed parcel of land in Nairobi’s upscale Muthaiga…
Construction Firm Sues KBL, Diageo Over Worker Abuse Claims
A construction firm seeking to secure more than Sh3 billion ahead of a proposed sale involving global drinks giant Diageo Plc has sued Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL), accusing the company and its parent firm of failing to protect female workers from…
DCI Gets 14 Days to Probe Sh70M Kazi Majuu Scam
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has been granted 14 more days to continue probing four suspects linked to the Kazi Majuu programme, where the government allegedly lost more than Sh70 million meant to support Kenyan youths seeking jobs…
Woman Charged With Impersonation, Sh896K Bank Theft
A woman has been charged before a Nairobi court with impersonation and stealing nearly Sh900,000 from a bank customer. Regina Wairimu Wanjiru appeared before the Milimani Magistrate’s Court, where she pleaded not guilty to the charges. According to the…
Man Charged With Defrauding Kenyans Sh2.5 Million in Fake Police Recruitment Jobs
Man Charged With Defrauding Kenyans Sh2.5 Million in Fake Police Recruitment Scheme A man has been charged in court for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting Kenyans more than Sh2.5 million while promising to secure them employment in the National Police…