Author: Bessy Awuor
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Chief Justice Martha Koome has pledged to lead the charge in rooting out unqualified individuals posing as legal practitioners to safeguard the integrity of the legal profession. Addressing the admission of 339 lawyers to the role of advocates at the Supreme Court on Friday, CJ Koome emphasized the importance of combating unauthorized legal practice, highlighting […]
Kirinyaga Governor Ann Waiguru has appealed to President William Ruto’s administration to intervene following a significant reduction in macadamia nut prices. The prices plummeted from Sh180 to a mere Sh30 per kilogram within a week in what has shocked farmers. As the Chairperson of the Council of Governors, Waiguru urged President Ruto to implement reforms […]
Bishop Margaret Wanjiru of the Jesus is Alive Ministries has issued a scathing rebuke to President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua following a contentious raid on her church premises by police officers. Flanked by a host of church members, Bishop Wanjiru expressed her anguish and frustration during a press conference on Thursday in […]
A 36-year-old woman has died after a gold mining shaft collapsed in Siaya County. Police said the incident happened at Ramba ‘A’ village in North Rama, Rarieda Sub County. “The incident at the site was reported at Ndori Police Station by an official at the mining company,” police said. Preliminary investigations established that the mining […]
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has shortlisted one hundred candidates for the position of Judge of the High Court of Kenya. In a statement, Chief Justice Martha Koome said the JSC invited applications for twenty vacancies on October 13, 2023. “At the close of the advertisement on November 3, 2023 a total of three hundred […]
Chief Justice Martha Koome has reaffirmed her support for and emphasized the importance of establishing judiciary desks at Huduma Centres. The inclusion of judicial services in Huduma Centres has been a contentious issue among legal professionals, with the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) expressing their reservations. While assuring that the registry services provided at the […]
The Auditor General has flagged the use of taxpayers’ money in the construction of stadia. A report from Nancy Gathangu’s office shows that Wang’uru Stadium in Mwea, Kirinyaga County, for instance, cost the taxpayer Ksh.696 million but the price was increased by Ksh.76.5 million. According to the Auditor General, the regularity and value for money […]
The decomposed body of a 23-year-old university student who had been reported missing has been found in a house in Mathare shopping centre, Imenti North, Meru County. The deceased was identified as Samuel Gathongo a student at the Kenya Methodist University. He had been missing since February 29. His friends reported he was missing as […]
A team of detectives is investigating the murder of a woman whose body was found dumped at the City Park, Parklands in Nairobi. Police say the woman who has been identified as Rosemary Shikoku, 35 was on Sunday found dead at the park. Her hands had been tied with a rope to the back and […]
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) is set to sue the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) for illegally deducting the housing levy. In a statement, the organisation’s president Faith Odhiambo faulted the taxman over what she termed as the seclusion of workers in the informal sector. “There is no legal basis to deduct the Housing Levy […]
