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 The High Court has suspended the implementation of a $2.5 billion (sh 325 billion) health cooperation framework between Kenya and the United States following a constitutional petition filed by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah Okoiti.  The petition, filed as PET E816 of 2025, challenges the legality of the agreement signed on December 4, 2025. Omtatah sued Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Musalia Mudavadi, the Cabinet Secretary for Health, the National Treasury, and the Attorney General, accusing the government of bypassing public participation, Parliament, and data protection safeguards. Omtatah argues that the deal was negotiated and signed in Washington DC without public disclosure or consultations, contrary to Articles 10 and 118 of the Constitution, despite its far-reaching implications on public health policy, taxation, and personal medical data. In Courts. Although described as a “framework,” Omtatah contends the agreement is in substance a b...

A Nairobi High Court has sentenced two officials of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) to jail after finding them in contempt for defying court orders. The two,secretary general Rev. Patrick Waihenya received a three-month jail term, while Moderator Rev. Patrick Thegu Mutahi was sentenced to one month. Both officials were also given the option of paying fines instead sh150,000 for Waihenya and sh100,000 for Thegu. “I hereby find the 1st and 2nd respondents (Waihenya and Thegu) in contempt of this court, and the first respondent will serve three months in jail or pay a sh150,000 fine, while the second respondent will serve one month in jail or pay a fine of sh100,000,” Lady Justice Stella Mutuku ruled. A photo of Milimani law courts building/photo/Files  The court found that the two officials deliberately ignored orders halting the installation of David Nderitu Ndumo as the church’s Honorary Treasurer.  The orders had been issued on April 8, 2024, ahead of PCEA’s 24t...

The High Court at Milimani has struck down three directives that had barred Marie Stopes Kenya from offering abortion services, post-abortion care, and related health information, delivering a major victory for women, adolescents, and marginalized groups. The directives, issued by the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB), the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC), and the Director of Medical Services (DMS), had sparked a legal battle spanning more than seven years. The case was filed by the Network for Adolescents and Youth of Africa (NAYA–Kenya) and Jackline Mary Karanja, represented by the Center for Reproductive Rights, before Justice Chacha Mwita. A photo of Milimani law courts Nairobi/Photo/File The petitioners argued that the directives violated the Constitution and denied women and young people access to essential sexual and reproductive health information. The dispute dates back to August 2018 when Marie Stopes Kenya, in partnership with Radio Africa Group,...

Embu Senator Alexander Munyi Mundigi has hit back at the Democratic Party of Kenya (DPK), rejecting claims that he supported a rival candidate in the Mbeere North by-election and dismissing the party’s warning as unfounded. Through Danstan Omari & Associates, the senator’s legal team said Mundigi was never personally served with the disciplinary letter dated November 18, 2025, as he was on official duty in Uganda at the time. Embu senator Alexander Munyi Mundigi addressing the media/Photo/X They further argued that DPK has not formally exited the Kenya Kwanza coalition, insisting the senator remains a loyal party member. “Our client has consistently remitted party dues and remains committed to the party. Issuing summons and threatening expulsion before engaging him on the allegations undermines his role as Acting Deputy Party Leader,” lawyer Danstan Omari said. DPK had accused Mundigi of breaching party loyalty by allegedly campaigning for a candidate not nominated by the party in ...

The family of Beatrice Wairimu Mbugua, also known as Betty Bayo, has formally requested the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to institute an inquest into her death, citing disturbing circumstances surrounding the case. In their letter dated December 9, 2025, the family expresses suspicion of foul play and outlines concerns about the manner in which the matter was handled.  Through Omenke Andeje & Company Advocates, the family represented by her mother Joyce Wairimu Mbugua says “the family has had to go through unbearable pain in accepting the fact that the deceased, who had never exhibited any illness would just die mysteriously. The late gospel artist Beatrice Wairimu Mbugua alias Betty Bayo with his husband/Photo/X The family argue that Betty Bayo “did not have a history of any underlying condition,” yet the family was denied an autopsy report and was also not provided with the medical records or information regarding what she was being treated for.  Accordi...

A photo of Kenyatta University vice chancellor Prof.Paul Wainaina/photo/X A petition challenging the leadership decisions of Kenyatta University Vice Chancellor Prof. Paul Kuria Wainaina has been placed before the High Court, with two alumni seeking to have him compelled to proceed on terminal leave. Principal Judge Byram Ongaya has directep that the petition dated December 1, 2025 be served on all parties immediately. He stopped short of issuing interim orders and instead scheduled the matter for inter partes hearing on December 16, 2025. The petitioners, Elizabeth Chesang and Rosemary Wanjiru Gichuhi, argue that Prof. Wainaina’s term ends on January 26, 2026, yet they claim he has continued to make decisions within the last six months that allegedly undermine the Constitution. Through their lawyer Odhiambo Ouma, the two want the university compelled to disclose how it arrived at decisions to revoke, appoint, and promote various office holders during that period.  They insist the...

Police in Laare have arrested six more suspects in connection with the shocking gang rape of a young woman in Laare Town, Igembe North Sub-County, on December 1, 2025. According to police reports, officers at Laare Police Station received a distress call from members of the public alerting them to an incident in which a woman was being assaulted by a group of men taking part in a traditional circumcision procession. Responding immediately, the officers rushed to the scene and found the victim in severe distress, her clothing torn and her dignity violated. She was quickly escorted to Nyambene Hospital, where she received urgent medical care. Following the attack, police launched an intensive manhunt for the perpetrators. Guided by forensic leads, officers conducted targeted raids across Irinde, Lubwa, and Kiarama areas. During the operation, they arrested six suspects identified as Dennis Mwirigi, Ismael Gichuge, Elijah Muriki, Isaac Ntomauta, Joseph Marete, and Phineas Mutali, who were...

A public inquest will be opened to investigate the death of Lornah Kathambi, a Daystar University student who died after falling from the 11th floor of Harmony Plaza in Ngara. This follows advice from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, issued after detectives handed over CCTV recordings and a toxicology analysis capturing the student’s final hours. Testifying before Magistrate Dolphina Alego at the Milimani law courts,the lead investigator Johnnes Nyangige explained that Kathambi had been with Kariuki moments before the fall.  The two reportedly attempted to move from one part of the building to another. The 1st respondent (Kariuki Gitonga) completed the jump, but Kathambi slipped and plunged to the ground. Seven suspects before Milimani law courts on December 1,2025 after the court told them they will serve as state witnesses in the case.photo/Screengrab Nyangige noted that the toxicology report indicated Kathambi was heavily intoxicated at the time. The State has ...

Pioneer International University Chancellor and Equity Bank founder Dr. Peter Munga has urged the government to strengthen Kenya’s education system by equipping learners with modern, practical skills that match today’s fast-changing global, socio-economic and political landscape. Speaking during the university’s sixth graduation ceremony, where 600 students received degrees, diplomas and certificates, Dr. Munga celebrated the achievements of the Class of 2025, describing graduation as “a powerful reminder of the transformative nature of education.” Chancellor Dr.Peter Munga during the sixth graduation ceremony at the Pioneer university on November 28,2025 This year’s theme, “Pioneering the Futature: Minds that Innovate, Hearts that Serve,” he said, reflects the institution’s mission of producing graduates who combine intellectual curiosity with compassion and service. “We need to nurture hearts that serve with compassion and empathy,” he told the graduates. “I implore you to be the kin...

A Nairobi court has released a man accused of impersonating a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) brigadier on a bond of Ksh 1 million or an alternative cash bail of Ksh 500,000, with two contact persons.  The accused, Joshua Muthwii Maingi, was also ordered to deposit his passport in court pending a pre-trial mention scheduled for December 9, 2025.  “The accused is hereby released on a bond of Ksh 1 million or, in the alternative, a cash bail of Ksh 500,000, with two contact persons required and the accused’s passport to be deposited in court.”Magistrate Alego directed. Joshua Muthwii Maingi during his first appearance in court on November 18,2025 at the Milimani law courts  Maingi appeared before Principal Magistrate Dolphina Alego at the Milimani Law Courts, where he pleaded not guilty to all four charges that were read to him on November 24, 2025. During the bail hearing, Maingi’s lawyer, Counsel Kiprop, pleaded for lenient bond terms, arguing that his client had fully coopera...

The Court of Appeal in Nairobi has upheld the liquidation of several Cytonn-linked Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs), dismissing four consolidated appeals filed by hundreds of investors challenging the High Court’s 2023 ruling. The court of appeal judges comprising of Justices Kiage, Jamila Mohamed and Odunga delivered the decision in Civil Appeal Nos. E102, E103, E104 & E105 of 2024, all stemming from Insolvency Petition No. E063 of 2021.  In Courts The appeals filed by Valerina Jiwa & 289 others, Birgut Lamizana & 81 others, and Kennedy Muruli Musembi & 24 others, who sought to overturn Justice A. Mabeya’s decision placing Cytonn High Yields Solutions (CHYS) and related SPVs under liquidation. The Court of Appeal agreed with the Official Receiver’s position that the SPVs were not genuinely independent entities. “The various Cytonn SPVs were not genuinely separate legal entities but mere instrumentalities created to channel investor funds,”the court noted on its find...

The High Court will deliver its ruling on whether police officer Klinzy Baraza will be granted bail on 18 December 2025, following heated submissions in a case where he is accused of killing Boniface Kariuki, popularly known as “the mask vendor.” During Wednesday’s hearing, appearing before Justice Margaret Muigai of the Milimani High Court on November 19, 2025, the victims’ family urged the court to keep Baraza in custody until all witnesses have testified.  The victims family lawyer, Counsel Erick Muriuki, argued that releasing the officer would pose a threat to the integrity of the proceedings. Muriuki told the court that Baraza’s release would pose a real and immediate threat to the integrity of the case.  He argued that the accused, still an active member of the National Police Service, retains the training, resources, and networks that could be used to interfere with witnesses. “The family fears that if the accused is released, he might exploit his police skills, utilise...

 A Kisumu court has handed a major victory to former house help Gladys Misango, affirming that she was unfairly dismissed and entitled to Kshs. 569,717.48, despite her employer’s attempt to overturn the ruling. The court upheld the bulk of the trial court’s findings in her favor, confirming that Misango, who worked for Rahim Ibrahim Ramzan from March 2018 to March 2024, was unlawfully terminated after six uninterrupted years of service. In his appeal, Ramzan claimed that Misango was not a full-time employee but a casual worker who only reported “once in a while,” and that she deserted duty after falling ill. However, the court dismissed the claims, noting that Ramzan himself had admitted to paying her a monthly salary of Kshs. 4,000, making the allegation of casual employment untenable. Justice Jacob Gakeri of the employment and labour court in Kisumu found that Ramzan failed to take reasonable steps to trace the employee or issue a notice to show cause before deeming her to have d...

  Says State’s Delays and Stigmatization of Rastafarians Undermine Constitutional Rights Advocate Danstan Omari has challenged the treatment of Rastafarians, who he says have been unfairly stigmatized for their spiritual use of cannabis.  Speaking to journalists at the Millimani Law Courts after a court session lawyer Omari argued that the State’s approach amounts to discrimination and undermines the constitutional rights of the community. “Live evidence is here that taking ganja produces some of the best legal brains in this country,” Omari said. He countered claims that cannabis use is incompatible with professionalism or intellectual ability. Lawyer Danstan Omari during the press   briefing outside Milimani law courts on November 17,2025/Photo/Reporter Further, Omari questioned why other cultural and religious groups are allowed to practice freely without interference, highlighting inconsistencies in how traditions are treated across communities.  “The Kayas in ...

  Rastafarians urge the High court to end decades of stigma and discrimination, insisting that ganja is a sacred herb central to their spiritual identity. The Rastafari Society of Kenya (RSK) has renewed its push for the decriminalization of "ganja,"arguing that the substance’s prohibition infringes on their constitutional rights, spiritual practices, and minority protections under Article 56 of the Constitution. Appearing before Justice Bahati Mwamuye of the Milimani High Court, lawyers, community representatives, and Rastafari faithful addressed the media, decrying what they described as decades of stigmatization, victimization, and criminalization of their culture. The petitioners,including the Rastafari Society of Kenya, Mwendwa Wambua (alias Ras Prophet), the Attorney General as the 1st respondent, and the Kenya Law Reform Commission as the 2nd respondent—accuse the State of perpetuating outdated and discriminatory laws. Court documents indicate that the petitioners cont...