The Managing Director of Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC), Philip Mainga, has found himself unexpectedly mentioned in a high-profile defamation case involving Mombasa businessman Abubakar Ali Joho and his business rival, highlighting the complex web of relationships in Kenya’s port logistics sector. The Unexpected Witness Mainga’s name surfaced during court proceedings where Matilda Maodo Kinzani, an […]
Nyakundi’s accusations, first published on X in April 2025, suggested that certain politicians were acting as agents for betting firms, undermining transparent tax collection.
Kapsaret Member of Parliament, Oscar Sudi, has taken legal action against political activist Morara Kebaso, filing a defamation lawsuit in the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Eldoret. The suit stems from an allegedly defamatory post made by Kebaso on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) on December 22, 2024. In the contentious post, […]
A section of Kenyans have turned their backs on Nairobi governor Johnson Sakaja and accused him of being intolerant towards fair criticism after suing Human Rights activist Jerotich Seii for alleged defamation. Coming hot on their heels, the Nairobi boss is being criticized for not having a hard shell to deal with criticism from his […]
SLAPP stands for Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation. SLAPPs are lawsuits intended to silence or intimidate critics by burdening them with legal costs and the threat of further litigation. The primary goal of a SLAPP is not to win the case, but rather to use the legal process itself to inflict financial and emotional strain on […]
When former Chief Justice David Maraga sued Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi for defamation in February this year, he may not have anticipated that he was getting into pigsty fight. And that is where the wealthy, flamboyant lawyer has taken Maraga in a vicious counter attack. Nassir has spared no efforts in dragging Maraga right into […]
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