A magistrate is caught allegedly pocketing a bribe hours before sentencing a convicted fraudster. On the same day, lawyers walk out of every courtroom in the country. Buried in the fine print of their protest list is a fact most Kenyans have not been told: virtually the entire Supreme Court bench, including the Chief Justice herself, currently sits under court orders that block the one body constitutionally empowered to discipline them.
Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has revived his campaign to have Chief Justice Martha Koome removed from office, demanding answers over a three-year delay in processing his petition to the Judicial Service Commission. In a strongly worded letter dated November 24, 2025, Sonko expressed frustration at what he termed an inexplicable silence from the JSC […]
Rigathi Gachagua, Kenya’s former deputy president, has claimed that the government is planning to arrest him. He insists he has no problem with it, boldly stating, “Jela ni za wanaume” (prisons are for men). The alleged plot follows his remarks about an attempt to remove Chief Justice Martha Koome. As political tensions rise, Gachagua remains […]
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua Warns President Ruto Against Targeting Chief Justice Martha Koome, Threatens Mass Demonstrations Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has launched fresh accusations against President William Ruto, alleging that he is orchestrating a plan to remove Chief Justice Martha Koome from office. Speaking at a church service in Meru County on Sunday, Gachagua […]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a case from the law firm of Ahmednasir Abdullahi saying that the ban they issued last year is still in effect. The judges declined to hear a lawyer from the firm of Abdullahi’s law saying that the ban against the Senior Counsel and his legal team from […]
Ahmednasir initially kicked off the campaign on a revenge mission against CJ Koome and other Supreme Court judges after they barred him from ever appearing before them.
Kenyans will now pay more than double for court services after the Judiciary revised its fees and hiked the cost of litigation as seen in the new fees schedule published by Chief Justice Martha Koome who also introduced extra costs including charges for lodging of documents. All applications filed at the High Court except criminal […]
Controversial High Court judge Eric Ogola has been moved from Mombasa to a lesser station in Eldoret in the latest reshuffles announced by Chief Justice Martha Koome. The reshuffle that affected 23 judges has left a section of Mombasa based lawyers in high spirits as they celebrated the transfer of Ogola from where Mombasa Law […]
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