Tag: Court of Appeal

Court of Appeal affirms decision to set aside Kinoti’s jail sentence

The Court of Appeal on Friday affirmed its earlier decision to suspend orders that sentence the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss George Kinoti to four months in jail for contempt of court. In a detailed ruling delivered by Justices Msagah Mbogholi, Fatuma Sichale and Immaana Laibuti agreed with Kinoti that the prison sentence and […]

Edward Gichana reinstated as Nairobi County Clerk

The Appellate Court has reinstated Edward Gichana as Nairobi county government clerk. In a ruling made today by Judges Roselyn Nambuye, Masagha Mbagholi and Imaana Laibuta, the appeal had no merit. “The appeal is hereby dismissed. The judgment and decree of the Employment and Labor Relations Court by magistrate Maureen Onyango delivered on October 2020 […]

Sonko was lawfully impeached, court rules

The Appellate Court has, on Friday, March 4, dismissed a petition by former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko that was challenging his impeachment and installation of current governor Anne Kananu. A three-judge bench consisting of Judge Nambuye, Okwengu and Laibuta ruled that Sonko’s impeachment was lawful and procedurally fair and that both the County Assembly and […]

Court of Appeal Judge Francis Tuiyott becomes first judge to uphold High Court ruling on BBI

Justice Francis Tuiyott of the Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court ruling on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). While delivering his judgment in an open court on Friday, August 20, Tuiyott said that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) was not properly constituted to collect and verify the signatures endorsing the constitutional […]

Maraga mourns Otieno Odek: ‘He was a distinguished judge and prolific legal scholar’

The Judiciary communication team told K24 Digital that the Appellate Court judge was preparing to go to work when suddenly collapsed.

EDITORIAL: Sobriety pivotal in consent age debate

Opinion is sharply  divided whether Kenya should lower the age of consent from 18 to 16 years as suggested two months ago by three Court of Appeal judges.   Judges are of course predisposed to thoughtfulness and as much as theirs was no more than a proposal, it has sparked heated debate with child rights activists, caretakers […]