Tag: Lawyer Danstan Omari

Court stops IG, DCI from summoning lawyer Danstan Omari over alleged Matiangi’s home raid

The High Court has issued orders barring the police from summoning lawyer Danstan Omari to probe him over an alleged police raid at the former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi’s home. The orders were issued by Justice Jairus Ngaah following an urgent application by lawyer Omari challenging the decision by the DCI detectives to summon […]

It’s our right – six officers in Embu brothers murder tell court to release them on bail

Six police officers who were charged with the murder of 2 Embu brothers have plead with the court to release them on bail pending trial. Benson Njiru,22 and Emmanuel Mutura were found dead at Embu Level Five Teaching and Referral Hospital Mortuary. The six officers; Benson Mputhia, Consolata Kariuki, Nicholas Cheruiyot, Martin Wanyama, Lilian Chemuna […]

Lawyers representing six police officers over death of Embu brothers withdraw from case

A team of lawyers representing six police officers implicated in the death of two Embu brothers have withdrawn from the case after the high court ruled that the officers should plead to the murder charges. The six officers; Benson Mputhia, Consolata Kariuki, Nicholas Cheruiyot, Martin Wanyama, Lilian Chemuna and James Mwaniki were being represented by […]

Application to have bodies of Embu brothers exhumed certified as urgent

The High Court in Nairobi has certified as extremely urgent an application by the six police officers held for the murder of two Embu brothers seeking to exhume their bodies to conduct an autopsy. Justice Anthony Mrima has ordered lawyer Danstan Omari to serve the pleadings within two days days and mention the case on […]

Lawyer writes to CJ Martha Koome, accuses Mombasa judge of bias against MP Aisha Jumwa in graft case

Danstan Omari, the lawyer representing Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa has written a complaint letter to the Judicial Service Commission to investigate the conduct of Mombasa Chief Magistrate Hon Edna Nyaloti over the handling of the corruption case against the MP and 7 others. Through a letter dated August 10, 2021 and addressed to the JSC […]

Aggrey Muchelule’s lawyer accuses police of intention to plant evidence

Lawyer of Judge arrested in alleged bribery claims accuses police of planting evidence The Lawyer representing Justice Aggrey Muchelule claims there was an elaborate attempt by police to ‘plant’ money in his office during arrest. Lawyer Danstan Omari while speaking to K24 digital said during the search by police at the judge’s chamber, two groups […]

He wanted me to abort – woman sues Speaker Lusaka over ‘his unborn baby’, demands 200K per month for child support

National Assembly Speaker Kenneth Lusaka has been taken to court over refusal to take up paternity roles after he allegedly impregnated a woman. Through lawyer Danstan Omari, the woman who is three months pregnant wants the Speaker to support her with a Ksh200,000 monthly upkeep. She told the court that she has been intimate with […]