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A Multimedia University (MMU) student has told a Nairobi court that Erick mutinda a student accused of murdering his girlfriend Sylvia Kemunto, confessed to strangling her, packing her body in a suitcase, and disposing of it. Testifying before Justice Diana Kavedza of Kibera law courts, 19-year-old Philip said Erick called him on the night of April 3, 2025, and narrated how he allegedly killed the deceased Sylvia Kemunto. "On the April 3,2025 Erick called me and told me that he had strangled her girlfriend by holding her neck, packed the body in a suitcase, and took it from his room using the back door of Block E, which has CCTV cameras," witness told the court. Erick Mutinda accused in the murder of multimedia University student Sylvia Kemunto /Photo/Sarah Awinja  The witness added that Erick asked him to keep the confession secret and mentioned he could flee to Tanzania using his father’s car.  The witness who says he has known the accused since their days at Matiliku High...

Former Nairobi Governor Ferdinand Ndungu Waititu Babayao has asked the High Court to lower his bail, claiming the Sh53.5 million bank guarantee set in July 2025 is impossible to secure. Through his lawyer, Chris N. Mutuku, Waititu is requesting that the amount be replaced with a cash deposit of Sh20 million or another sum the court finds appropriate The application cites the “Doctrine of Impossibility,” arguing that forcing him to meet the original conditions effectively denies him the right to bail. Ferdinand waititu/photo/files The former governor also highlights his advanced age and ill-health, warning that remaining in custody while his appeal is pending could cause irreparable harm.  Waititu also adds that he has faithfully followed court orders for over five years and poses no flight risk. Filed under Section 357(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code, the motion asks the court to treat the matter as urgent and hear it ex-parte, allowing for immediate review before the Prosecution...

A Nairobi court has acquitted Abdi Ibrahim, popularly known as DJ Brown Skin, who had been charged with aiding the suicide of his wife, after finding that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case. In its ruling, the court emphasized that “the right to life is the most fundamental of all rights,” while describing death by one’s own hand as “a profound tragedy that requires sobriety, compassion and careful legal reflection rather than moral judgment.” DJ Brown Skin faced three counts in relation to the death of his wife, Sharon Jereimi Wangi, who died on July 29, 2022, after ingesting insecticide.  Dj Brown Skin in Milimani law courts on January 22,2026/Screengrab The charges included aiding suicide, failing to prevent a felony on grounds that he allegedly knew of her intention to take her life and failed to intervene, and destroying evidence by allegedly removing a mobile phone SIM card to obstruct its use in judicial proceedings. At the close of the prosecution’s case...

 A Nairobi court on Wednesday released Titus Ntheuwa Ngathe, a tractor driver accused of damaging a 200KVA transformer sub-station owned by Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) in Westlands, after granting him bail. The hearing was held at Milimani Law Courts before Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina, who set the bond at Sh 100,000 with one contact person, or an alternative of similar amount with a surety.  Ngathe, a Kenyan adult male, pleaded not guilty on the alleged damage, valued at Sh 1.87 million which occurred on January 11, 2026, at 2nd Parklands Avenue, Westlands Sub-County.  Titus Ntheuwa Ngathe before Milimani magistrate court on January 21,2026. During the hearing, Ngathe’s lawyer made two applications which was for reasonable bail, noting that Ngathe is a tractor driver employed on Kenya Rural Roads Authority road works, and the tractor allegedly involved in the incident was part of official work. The counsel added, "The accused is fully employed, has a fixed h...

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...