HIGH COSTS (IN ELECTION PETITIONS) ARE AN IMPEDIMENT TO THE RIGHT OF ACCESS TO JUSTICE “In our understanding, the capping of costs provided under Rule 30 of the Petition Rules 2017 was to ensure that parties approach courts without fear of being subjected to excessive costs. Despite this rule, the current trend in the capping […]

High Court Judge Louis Onguto has died. The learned judge collapsed after a gym session at Parklands Sports Club and was pronounced dead at MP Shah Hospital. When he was first appointed, he was posted at the Constitutional and Judicial Review Division at the Milimani Law Courts, Nairobi, and was later moved to the commercial […]

The High court on Wednesday upheld H E John Nyagarama’s election as Nyamira governor. The learned Judge held that Nyagarama was validly elected on August 8 for a second term. The judge said the elections reflected the will of the people and ordered Walter Nyambati – the petitioner, to pay Sh5 million as cost. He […]

The unwarranted death of popular Meru University of Science and Technology Student Union Secretary general Evans Njoroge in the hands of police officers is yet another indictment on the unprofessionalism in the police service. Evans was in a group of students who had taken to the streets to protests and demand the immediate removal of […]

By Moses Mwaura A Cousin of former Nairobi governor Evans Kidero was on Tuesday arraigned in a Nairobi Court and charged with nine criminal counts including land grabbing. Emmanuel Okello who is also a close acquaintance of Kidero was charged alongside businesswoman Elizabeth Waiyego Njagiru and they both denied the charges. The two have been […]

HIGH Court in Garissa upholds election of Aden Duale as Garissa Township MP; petitioner Maalim Farah to pay Sh6million in costs. Hon Farah is Wiper deputy party leader and was vehemently opposed to Raila swearing in