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Former Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko has been acquitted of money laundering charges in a case linked to the alleged irregular award of a sh14 million tender during his tenure at City Hall. In a ruling delivered on April 30 ,2026 presiding hon.Isabella Nekesa Barasa found that the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case against Sonko and his co-accused on the money laundering charge. “Having reviewed that evidence and considered the submissions, the law as well as the authorities cited, I am acquitting on count three. Count three relates to money laundering contrary to Section 3(a)(1) of the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act.” Former Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko While addressing the crowd The court noted that the prosecution had called 10 witnesses and that it had carefully considered their testimony, alongside submissions filed by both the prosecution and the defence. However, Sonko was not fully cleared. The magistrate ruled that Sonko and his co-...

The High Court in Kiambu has issued conservatory orders restraining the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) from removing, suspending, or in any way interfering with Abdullahi Yusuf’s position as a member of the National Executive Committee, pending the hearing and determination of his petition. In the orders issued by Justice Bahati Mwamuye, the court directed that any adverse action already taken against Yusuf be stayed. The court further stated: “A conservatory order be and is hereby issued restraining the Respondent from suspending, removing, or in any other way interfering with the Petitioner/Applicant’s office and position at the Football Kenya Federation (FKF), the National Executive Committee, or related offices or bodies.” Advocates Danstan Omari,Martina Swiga among others during a press briefing outside Milimani law courts on April 28,2026 The dispute stems from a constitutional petition filed by Yusuf at the High Court in Kiambu through Danstan Omari & Associates Advocates, ...

Abdul Hassan Tahalil has denied charges of forgery and uttering a false document in connection with a disputed parcel of land in Nairobi's Eastleigh area valued at KSh25 million. Tahalil appeared before the Milimani Chief Magistrate's Court before Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina on Thursday, where he pleaded not guilty to two criminal charges linked to land parcel LR No. 36/1/18. According to the prosecution, Tahalil is accused of forging an indenture for the property and presenting it as a genuine legal document.  Abdul Hassan Tahalil during his plea taking at the Milimani law courts on April 24/2026 Prosecutors allege that "on or before August 10, 2022, he jointly with others not before the court, forged the title document with the intention of defrauding Mary Wairimu Muhoro of the prime property.." He also faces a second charge of uttering a false document. The prosecution claims that on November 30, 2022, at the Environment and Land Court in Nairobi, Tahalil knowing...

Paradise Lost owners in Kiambu have accused senior government officials, including Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, of being linked to an alleged attempt to take over their ancestral land amid an ongoing 248-acre ownership dispute. During a press briefing alongside lawyers Danstan Omari and Duncan Okatch together with Isaack Gichia Mbugua one of the original owner's son alleged that Lands Principal Secretary Nixon Korir, Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi, Gatundu South MP Elijah Kururia, and CS Murkomen are linked to efforts to take over the land. He further claimed Murkomen has been protecting individuals allegedly involved in the occupation. Danstan Omari and Duncan Okatch and Isaack Gichia Mbugua one of the sons of the land owner during Press briefing outside Milimani law courts on April 24,2026 The family says it has reported the matter to authorities and is seeking urgent intervention, terming the situation an unlawful attempt to dispossess them of their property. In a rela...

Court releases suspects arrested over CBD fuel protest obstruction charges Twelve suspects, among them two minors, have been released by a Nairobi court after being charged over alleged obstruction of traffic along Moi Avenue in the Central Business District during a fuel protest at the Archives area. Ten of the accused denied the charge of wilfully obstructing the free passage of a public street contrary to Section 11(1)(a) as read with Section 11(2) of the Nairobi City County Public Nuisance Act, 2021. The ten accused Julius Kamau Kimani,Elisha Ochieng,Collins Otieno Ochieng,Emmanuel Yegon,Dickson Mworia,Brian Mwenda,Alphones Opiyo,Michael Ngige,Emmanuel Muchui,Joshua Okayo before plea taking on April 22,2026 Through their lawyer Ian Njuguna, the defence urged the court to release the suspects on free bond, arguing that the offence is a misdemeanour and that they have known places of abode and are not flight risks.  “Your honour, this is a misdemeanour. The accused have known pla...

High Court Advocate Remanded Over Alleged Sh 7.59M Client Fraud Case An advocate of the High Court is set to remain in custody pending a ruling on his bail application after he denied charges of stealing by conversion and making documents without authority. Paul Kimani Mwangi appeared before Magistrate Wandia Nyamu at the Makadara Law Courts, where he is accused of unlawfully receiving Sh 7,590,000 from his client, Joseph Kimani Muchiri, through transactions said to have taken place between June 2023 and March 2025. The prosecution told the court that the dispute revolves around financial documents allegedly used to create the impression that payments had been processed.  In courts It was claimed that a KCB bank credit advice was falsified to indicate a transfer of funds, while KRA domestic payment slips were also allegedly prepared to support the same transactions.  Investigators believe the documents were used to validate property-related payments and assure the complainant ...

Inside Airbnb Referral Chain That Led to Booking in Starlet Wahu Murder Case Milimani Court on Tuesday heard how a chain of referrals among Airbnb operators led to the booking of Unit Y32 at Papino Apartments in South C, a unit linked to the death of socialite Starlet Wahu Mwangi. Airbnb host Florence Ngina told Justice Alexander Muteti that the booking made on January 3, 2024 was not done through a direct platform, but through a chain of referrals between short-term rental operators. The court heard that Ngina was first contacted by a fellow host identified as Charity, who relayed a client request from another operator, Jane, who was seeking a one-bedroom apartment with a balcony. Accused John Matara during a hearing case at the Milimani law courts Ngina testified that she and Jane had an arrangement where referred bookings attracted a commission of KSh 500, a practice she said was common among Airbnb operators sharing clients within the network. “After confirming the apartment was av...

Court Releases Jared Omariba on Sh500,000 Bond in Alleged Sh633,000 Binance Account Hack A Nairobi court has released Jared Amima Omariba on a Sh500,000 bond after he denied charges of unauthorized access to a computer system involving an alleged Sh633,000 Binance account hack. Omariba, also known as “Maddzoneash,” is accused of accessing a mobile phone and a Binance cryptocurrency account belonging to Joe Irungu Mwangi and stealing 4,900 USDC, valued at approximately Sh633,300. The alleged offence is said to have occurred on September 12, 2025, at the Beneath the Baobab Festival campsite in Kilifi County. Jared Amima Omariba before Milimani law courts on April 20,2026 Omariba who appeared before Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina at the Milimani Law Courts, pleaded not guilty to the charge. Through his defence, Omariba requested lenient bond terms, stating that he is a 24-year-old recent college graduate from a struggling family and has ties within Nairobi.  His lawyer also asked the c...

Patrick Katua Mutinda has denied charges of obtaining Sh 4.26 million by false pretences at the Milimani Law Courts, after taking plea following the closure of a miscellaneous file that had been before Senior Principal Magistrate Thamara Irene. The prosecution alleges that Mutinda obtained the money from complainants after claiming he could secure them slots in the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) recruitment. The prosecution had told the court previously that Mutinda and his co-accused Anthony Muthangya allegedly defrauded Nicholas Wambua Muthangya and his family of more than sh 4.5 million. Accused Patrick Katua Mutinda before Milimani law courts Magistrate on April 20,2026 In seeking lenient bond terms, the defence told the court that efforts to refund the money are already underway. “Part of the money has already been refunded, and as recently as yesterday evening, the accused and the complainant were in communication regarding settlement of the remaining balance,” counsel said. The cour...

A certificate of urgency has been filed at the High Court in Nairobi opposing attempts to halt the ongoing criminal trial against Benson Sande Ndeta. The application seeks to have the matter certified as urgent and heard on priority basis, even as new parties move to be enjoined in the proceedings. The application has been filed through advocate Danstan Omari and is supported by a sworn affidavit dated April 14, 2026, by John Gachanga Kaiganaine, who is seeking admission as an interested party. Counsel argues that he has a direct and substantial interest in the matter and should be allowed to participate before any orders affecting the trial are issued. Gachanga is also seeking the joinder of Savannah Heights Limited as an interested party alongside Donald Kiboro Mwaura, stating that their participation is necessary for the fair determination of the issues before court. Counsel Danstan Omari,John Gachanga an interested party during a press briefing outside Milimani law courts on April ...

A Nairobi court has allowed the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to detain nine suspects for five days as investigations continue into the murder of Brian Mwendo. The nine suspects are Maxwel Mwanzu, Esther Wanjiru, Sheril Okello, Jedida Kamau, Grace Mutheu, Rosmary Wambui, Marry Muhonja, Monica Wanjiku, and Catherine Mutheu. First to Sixth Suspect:Maxwel Mwanzu, Esther Wanjiru, Sheril Okello, Jedida Kamau, Grace Mutheu, Rosmary Wambui, before Milimani law courts on April 13,2026 The deceased, Brian Mwendo, died after sustaining fatal injuries following an alleged assault at Somer Club, a popular Nairobi club in the CBD, on April 4, 2026. He was later rushed to Kenyatta National Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The suspects are being held at Central Police Station as detectives continue with investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident. Third to Ninth suspects Sheril Okello, Jedida Kamau, Grace Mutheu, Rosmary Wambui, Marry Muhonja, Monica Wan...

https://www.echonewsdigital.co.ke/2026/04/suspect-in-fake-kdf-recruitment-scheme.html?m=1 The court has granted the prosecution five days to detain a man identified as Patrick Katua Mutinda, who is accused of running a fake recruitment scheme targeting members of the public with promises of securing jobs in the Kenya Defence Forces. Mutinda appeared before the Milimani magistrate Courts, where investigators sought more time to conclude what they described as an organized fraud network involving multiple accomplices. The prosecution, led by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), told the court that Mutinda and his co-accused Anthony Muthangya allegedly defrauded Nicholas Wambua Muthangya and his family of more than sh 4.5 million. Suspect Patrick Katua Mutinda before Milimani magistrate court on April 13,2026 The court heard that the complainant was allegedly promised a slot in the 2025 KDF recruitment exercise, wit...

Twelve suspects have been charged before a Nairobi court over allegations of using forged academic certificates in an attempt to secure employment in the National Police Service, with each accused person facing separate charges that were read out individually in court. The accused persons — Moses Kobia, Brian Wekesa Mulonho, Geoffrey Mutahi, Felix Kelel Kishenkop, Hashim Kahindi Furaha, Eugene Kipchirchir, Brian Kipkemoi Cheruiyot, Irene Wanja, William Ngacha Ngatia, Kipchumba Kevin, Kevin Mutusi Mutua, and Kasie Morgan Inyasa. Each were  arraigned and separately charged with forgery and uttering false documents, contrary to Sections 345 and 353 of the Penal Code where they pleaded not guilty before Milimani Magistrate Paul Mutai. The accused persons before Milimani law courts during plea taking/Photo/reporter  The court heard that the suspects allegedly forged Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificates in their respective names, which were then used in an at...

A Nairobi court heard a bail application in a case involving a suspect accused of orchestrating a Sh60 million government tender scam linked to allegations of fraud, forgery, and obtaining money by false pretences. The prosecution alleges that "between September and December 2023, Joy Wangari Kamau conspired to defraud a complainant, Vijay Virma, by falsely claiming she could secure a government tender for the supply of laptops and accessories to the Ministry of Information, Communication and Digital Economy.”prosecution alleged. Joy Wangari Kamau before Milimani Residing Magistrate Joan Mati on March 31,2026/Photo/Reporter Wangari is further accused of obtaining USD 398,000 (approximately Sh60 million) through the alleged scheme and forging a Request for Quotation document referenced MICT/VOL.I/VACC/2023-1 to make the transaction appear legitimate. The accused denied all charges when she appeared before the Milimani Law Courts, where she is facing three counts arising from the al...

Nairobi Law Firm Employee Charged with Sh3.45M Money Laundering Case A Nairobi law firm employee has been charged before a court with multiple counts of money laundering and obtaining money by false pretences involving Sh3.45 million. Mercy Wangari Wachiuri denied the charges, which allege that she handled proceeds of crime amounting to Sh3,450,000, said to have been fraudulently obtained from Grace Njeri Irungu through a fake goods transaction involving the supply of rice and sugar. The prosecution told the court that between May 14 and August 2025, the accused allegedly participated in concealing the funds, which were proceeds of crime from the fraudulent scheme. Mercy Wangari Wachiuri before Milimani magistrate court on March 31st 2026/photo/reporter  Investigators further alleged that part of the money was used to purchase an orange Ford Ranger, registration number KDT 605S, which is believed to be proceeds of crime. The court also heard that the accused allegedly transferred o...