President Ruto Appoints Six Court of Appeal Judges

The appointment and swearing in of court of appeal judges by President Elect William Ruto may be a good sign of his commitment to the declarations he made to the judiciary on his inauguration. The Law Society of Kenya had, among other issues, asked President Ruto to prioritize the appointment of the six judges who […]

Environment And Lands Court Leads From the Front on Matters Environment Conservation

The Environment and Land Court is leading from the front on matters of environment conservation with two public clean up exercises lined up for Kwale and Diani at the Coastal region beginning today. Under the theme ‘bringing purity and cleanliness to nature’ the court will in the next two days beginning today, conduct a cleaning […]

Kenyan Legal Start-Up Sets Up a Virtual Workspace for Lawyers/Magistrates

A Kenyan legal firm has unveiled a virtual workspace that enables lawyers and advocates to work from anywhere, using a phone, tablet or personal computer. In a move that will open up more opportunities and career paths for lawyers and advocates, the Legal Point is feature-rich and is designed to make legal work easier, more […]

Kenyan Legal Firms Scoop Awards at African Legal Awards

Out of the four Kenyan law firms shortlisted for the 2022 African Legal Awards, ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna, Bowmans, TripleOKLaw and IKM Advocates (DLA Piper Africa) all managed to scoop awards in the just concluded Africa Legal Awards held in South Africa early this month.  IKM Advocates (DLA Piper Africa took home the […]

Kenyan Legal Firm Establishes a Web Platform to File Election Petitions

It will now be faster to file election petitions arising from the election slated for next week, thanks to a web portal by Kenyan Law Firm Lawyering Africa International Partners. Lawyering Africa has set up an election petitions command center, a web platform that seeks to complete the full circle of access to justice particularly […]

Capital Markets Authority Fines Former Chase Bank Directors, Audit Firm

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has fined top officials of the defunct Chase Bank reporting accountants Deloitte and Touche over their alleged role in the issuance of a Sh10 billion medium-term bond in 2015. Those fined by the regulator include former Chase Bank managing director Duncan Kabui Sh5 million and disqualified him from being director […]

Disinformation Expected to Thrive in the 2022 General Election – Report

KICTANet, a multi-stakeholder Think Tank for ICT policy and regulation, has called for a multi sectoral approach in combating misinformation in the 2022 general elections. KICTANet says this will ensure that all sectors and sources of misinformation are guarded, to keep the elections secure. In its report, Disinformation in Kenya’s Political Sphere: Actors, Pathways and […]

Meta Unveils Plans to Combat Misinformation Ahead of Kenya’s August Elections

Meta, ooriginally known as Facebook, has outlined interventions it has been making towards making Kenya’s August 2022 elections safer, and curb misinformation, voter harassment and increase transparency.  Meta says the company has preparing for 2022 election over the past year, and has roped in the help of a dedicated teams working closely with election authorities […]