A Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company employee has been ordered to pay Ksh7.5 million in compensation and fines after being convicted of using a forged Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate to secure employment. The Milimani Anti-Corruption Court convicted Kelly Gichuri Muiruri, a driver at the company, on four counts relating to fraudulent acquisition of public property, uttering a false document, deceiving a principal and presenting a forged certificate. In a judgment delivered on October 29, 2026, Principal Magistrate Celesa Okore found that Muiruri presented a KCSE certificate indicating that he had attained a mean grade of C…
Author: Tess Muthaka
Former Chief Justice David Maraga has called on President William Ruto to immediately reconstitute his Cabinet to comply with the two-thirds gender rule, warning of possible legal consequences following the expiry of a court-imposed deadline. In a statement issued on Friday, October 30, 2026, Maraga said the President had failed to comply with a High Court judgment declaring his 25-member Cabinet unconstitutional for failing to meet the constitutional gender threshold. The judgment in the case of Katiba Institute & Others v. President William Ruto & Another gave the Head of State 120 days to reorganise his Cabinet to include at…
A Kenyan national has been arrested in the United States over an alleged scheme to fraudulently obtain federal student financial aid using stolen identities of American citizens and redirect the funds to himself and associates in Kenya. Francis Mogambi was indicted by a federal grand jury in Nebraska on October 19, 2026, on five counts of theft of government money and five counts of aggravated identity theft. According to the indictment, the alleged scheme operated between November 2025 and May 2026, with Mogambi and his associates accused of using stolen identities to enrol American victims in educational institutions and obtain…
Uganda’s shilling has tumbled to its weakest level in more than three decades, defying emergency interest rate hikes and direct dollar sales by the central bank, as surging import costs and foreign investor outflows overwhelm policymakers’ efforts to stabilise the currency. The shilling weakened past 4,500 per US dollar in late October, extending its losses this month to as much as 13% and making it the second-worst performing currency globally after Iraq’s dinar, according to Bloomberg data. The currency had opened 2026 at roughly 3,623 shillings to the dollar, meaning it has lost approximately 20% of its value this year.…
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has secured a death sentence against Duncan Livingstone Kimathi, a former student of the United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa), for the murder of his fellow student, Sarah Akello Aruwa, in a case involving abduction and a Ksh. 100,000 ransom demand. Justice Kanyi Kimondo sentenced the 37-year-old after finding him guilty of murdering Akello between June 30 and July 1, 2012, in the Kiamako area of Githunguri, Kiambu County. The prosecution, led by Millicent Kigira, called 17 witnesses to establish the circumstances surrounding Akello’s abduction, the ransom demands made to her family and her subsequent…
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a fatal robbery and a separate stabbing incident reported in Lindi, Kibra, Nairobi County, following an intelligence-led operation by detectives. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the incidents occurred on the morning of October 23, 2026, leaving one man dead and another seriously injured in separate attacks as they made their way to work. In the first incident, 49-year-old Jacob Odhiambo Alube was fatally stabbed after thugs allegedly robbed him of his valuables, including his mobile phone. According to detectives, Alube attempted to resist the robbery, prompting the assailants to turn…
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has announced the closure of Kenya’s 2026/2027 avocado harvesting season for sea exports, citing low production volumes that are insufficient to support shipments. In a notice issued to avocado and mango exporters, importers and processors, the authority said the decision followed a countrywide survey conducted by its Horticultural Crops Directorate to assess production patterns across major avocado-growing zones. “The survey findings are that current production volumes are low and insufficient for sea shipment,” the notice stated. The closure of the harvesting season for Hass, Fuerte, Pinkerton and Jumbo avocado varieties for sea shipment will…
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has suspended the Migwani Ward by-election in Mwingi West Constituency, Kitui County, following interim orders issued by the High Court. In a public notice dated Tuesday, October 27, the commission said the suspension followed conservatory orders issued by the court on October 22, 2026, in Constitutional Petition No. E011 of 2026, filed by Francis Musili Kauta against the IEBC and three others. “The Court issued the orders for a period of 30 days pending the hearing of the petition,” the commission stated. The petition is scheduled for hearing on November 11, 2026. The…
The testimony was presented during the murder trial of Erick Mutinda Philip, who is accused of killing the university student on March 30, 2025.
The five accused persons have denied the murder charge, and the allegations against them remain subject to determination by the court.
