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A Nairobi court has sentenced a Congolese national to two months’ imprisonment, or alternatively fined him Sh40,000, after he pleaded guilty to unlawfully staying in Kenya without valid immigration documentation. The accused, Joli Liuson Vhemba, admitted the charge and confirmed that the facts presented by the prosecution were correct. The prosecution told the Milimani magistrate court that on January 16, 2026, immigration officers stopped Vhemba and asked him to produce his passport. Vhemba failed to do so, raising suspicion that he was in the country unlawfully. He was subsequently escorted to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) offices for further questioning. Investigations at the DCI established, through immigration system records, that Vhemba entered Kenya on February 10, 2025.  The prosecution said he had failed to update his immigration status since then, rendering his continued stay in the country unlawful. His passport was later recovered on January 17, 2026,...

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has secured interim court orders to freeze five bank accounts linked to Kiambu Governor Paul Kimani Wamatangi. In Courts The move comes amid a civil suit alleging corruption and economic crimes. The suit, filed against Wamatangi and 13 other respondents, claims that between 2017 and 2022, while serving in the Senate, he unlawfully acquired over Sh. 700 million. He is also accused of using his position as Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Roads to influence tenders awarded by KeNHA, KURA, and KeRRA to companies linked to him. Investigations indicate that although Wamatangi formally transferred directorships to family members, including his wife and siblings, he allegedly remained a signatory and beneficial owner of the accounts. The EACC is seeking the recovery or forfeiture of Sh. 813,145,532.40, categorised as proceeds of corruption. The court targeted accounts at Family Bank held by companies associated with the Governor. These in...

Lugari Member of Parliament Nabii Daraja Nabwera has moved to the High Court seeking Sh100 million in damages over alleged defamatory remarks attributed to Kakamega Deputy Governor Ayub Angatia Savula. In an application filed at the Milimani Law Courts, the MP claims Savula made false, malicious and derogatory statements during a burial ceremony held on November 25, 2025, in Kakamega County. According to court documents, Nabwera alleges the remarks insinuated his HIV status, claims he says are untrue and calculated to injure his reputation and political standing. “The statements made by the respondent were false, malicious and defamatory, and were calculated to lower my reputation in the eyes of right-thinking members of society,” Nabwera says in his affidavit. Through his lawyers, Danstan Omari & Associates Advocates, Nabwera wants the court to certify the matter as urgent and hear it ex parte in the first instance. Member of Parliament Nabii Daraja Nabwera addressing the media ou...

A Nairobi court has ordered two Villa Police Station officers to remain in custody for 14 days following a request by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) to allow a full investigation into the fatal shooting of a delivery man.  Senior Principal Magistrate Caroline Nyaguthii Mugo reduced the period from 21 days, as sought by the prosecution, to ensure justice is served while balancing the rights of the officers. The officers, Godwin Mjomba and APC Patric Mutunga Titus, face allegations in connection with the death of Shukri Adan Ibrahim Issaka. Issaka, a middle-aged vehicle delivery and logistics worker, was on duty with two companions when he was shot while delivering a Toyota Fielder. A post-mortem report confirmed that he died from a single gunshot wound to the head. Godwin Mjomba and APC Patric Mutunga Titus before Milimani magistrate courts on January 12,2026. The authority argued that the officers should remain in detention to prevent tampering with evidence, c...

Congolese doctors practicing in Kenya have filed a court case challenging the Ministry of Health’s refusal to issue Letters of Non-Objection. The decision has blocked the renewal of their professional licences and work permits for 2026. The doctors filed an Originating Motion and a Certificate of Urgency at Milimani Law Courts, claiming the Ministry acted arbitrarily and violated Kenya’s obligations under the East African Community (EAC). A group of Doctors together with counsel Danstan Omari during a press briefing outside Milimani law courts on January 12,2026. The applicants are seeking three court orders. First, certiorari to quash the Ministry’s decision dated January 7, 2026. Second, mandamus to compel the Ministry to issue the Letters of Non-Objection to enable licence and permit renewal. Third, prohibition to stop the Ministry from imposing further administrative barriers on foreign medical practitioners. Court documents state that the decision contravenes EAC protocols on the ...

A Nairobi man, Josephat Kamau Chege, was on Thursday, January 8, 2026, sentenced to 12 months suspended imprisonment for stealing railway grills by the Milimani Law Courts. Delivering her ruling, Chief Magistrate Dolphina Alego said she had considered Chege’s personal circumstances, explanation, and remorse before passing the sentence. Josephat Kamau Chege before Milimani magistrate court on January 8,2025. "The court hereby considers your mitigation,You will serve a 12-month suspended sentence," Magistrate Alego ruled. "You have a right to appeal within 14 days,"the Magistrate added. The prosecution noted that a pre-sentence report had not been prepared, and the matter had initially been deferred to Monday. An exhibit presented previously at the Milimani law courts/Photo/Reporter In his mitigation, Chege, 28, told the court that he has two children and earns a living selling tomatoes at a local market.  Chege also admitted agreeing to sell the stolen grills, adding...

A Nairobi court on Thursday released Daniel Mbithi Kyalo on bond after he denied charges of obtaining money by false pretences in a fake Denmark job scam. The court, presided over by Chief Magistrate Dolphina Alego at Milimani Law Courts, directed the accused to deposit his passport.  His bond was set at Sh 500,000 with one surety of a similar amount, or alternatively, a cash bail of Sh 200,000 with two contact persons. "The accused is released on bond of Sh 500,000 with one surety, or alternatively, Sh 200,000 cash with two contact persons. He shall deposit his passport in court," ruled Magistrate Alego. Kyalo is accused of obtaining money from two women by falsely promising that he could secure warehouse operative jobs in Denmark. Daniel Mbithi Kyalo before Milimani law courts Nairobi. According to the charge sheet, he faces two counts involving Sh 253,000 obtained from the victims under the alleged scheme. In the first count, prosecutors allege that between July 1, 2025, a...