Trader files petition with JSC against judge accused of demanding bribe to unfreeze Ksh53M
High Court judge Esther Maina sent a university student to collect a Ksh2.5 million from a businessman whose assets were frozen last year by the State, a petition lodged before the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) indicates. According to the petition filed by the trader Kepha Kefa Odiero, the judge demanded the bribe to facilitate the […]
Mombasa: Judge orders Harambee for couple charged with stealing wheat flour
Court proceedings at the Mombasa law courts were briefly halted as Mombasa principal magistrate Vincent Adet ordered a mini Harambee to fundraise for a middle-aged woman who was charged alongside her husband with stealing a bale of wheat flour. Adet who kicked over the contribution by handing over Ksh 1000 to the court orderly, ordered […]
Don Bosco: Judge questions why police have failed to arrest prime suspect in Ksh96 million fraud case
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has been criticized by a court for failing to arrest and prosecute a prime suspect in a Ksh96 million fraud case. Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi castigated the police for failing to arrest and charge famous politician Don Bosco Gichana for stealing Ksh96 million from Fina Bank, now Guaranty Trust […]
From BBI to jailing DCI boss Kinoti: Court cases that shook the nation in 2021
As 2022 starts, 2021 will be best remembered for some of the good and wrong reasons, especially regarding some of the sensational cases in the corridors of justice that shook the conscience of the nation. While Kenya struggled with the spectre of a pandemic at the beginning of the year and months of strict lockdown, […]