Five candidates including recently sworn in appeal court judge Katwa Kigen have been shortlisted for the position of judge of the Supreme Court. In a notice shared today, JSC Secretary Winfridah Mokaya revealed that six candidates applied for the position and five of them have been shortlisted for interviews. “On 28th January 2026, the Judicial Service…
Two residents of Maua, Meru County have been sentenced to death following conviction of violently robbing a woman in Meru County. The two,Douglas Muriithi and Antony Mugendi were found guilty of robbery with violence after stealing cash amounting to KSh 5,700, 87 kilograms of sugar valued at KSh 13,050, and 17 kilograms of onions worth KSh…
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has launched investigations into the fatal shooting incident that occurred over the past weekend, in the Huruma area of Nairobi County. IPOA sent a Rapid Response Team from its Nairobi Regional Office to commence investigations into the incident where 21-year-old Sheril Adhiambo, a student at the Kenya Medica Training…
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has been granted the greenlight to arrest and prosecute NGAAF Chief Executive Officer Roy Sasaka Telewa after the Constitutional and Human Rights Court dismissed his petition challenging ongoing investigations into alleged graft. In a ruling delivered on February 5, 2026, Justice Bahati Mwamuye struck out the case, describing it…
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has opposed a bail application filed in the Kiambu High Court by a 61-year-old man currently serving a 30-year jail term over the Dusit Terror Attack. Mohamed Abdi Ali was convicted on 22nd May 2025 and sentenced on 19th June 2025 to serve an aggregate sentence of 30 years’…
Human rights activist Francis Awino has filed a petition at the Constitutional and Human Rights Division Court over his unlawful arrest and abuse of the criminal justice system after expressing his intention to file a constitutional petition challenging accountability and governance issues at the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). In his petition, Awino has sued KWS…
Detectives in Endebess, Trans Nzoia County, yesterday arrested the Prime suspect behind the brutal killing of 17-year-old Rael Cheptoek Kaboi, a Form Four student at Nai Girls Secondary School, Mike Wabwire Semera. The murder occurred on January 30, 2026, in the Mowlem area of Kiptogot location, sending shockwaves through the community. According to police, the alarm…
