The EABL Legal Symposium
In-house legal departments have traditionally had one focus; the business. Their role has always been to provide their employer with advice on the whole range of legal matters that apply to the business, their services and products. In-house counsel are expected to add value to their business by providing a perceptive service; delivering technical know-how […]
Kenya’s justice system faces crisis as DCI Kinoti withdraws officers
DCI Boss George Kinoti/ Courtesy. NAIROBI, Kenya May 30- The Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti has directed investigating officers not to record statements with respect to any charges or give evidence in court. The prolonged turf war between the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) leaves the prosecution of criminal cases […]
High court bars arrest of wanted Kenyan businessman
Kenyan Nathan Lloyd Ndung’u who is wanted in Rwanda appears in Court/ Business Daily NAIROBI, Kenya May 10- The High Court of Kenya has barred the police from arresting and detaining local businessman Nathan Loyd Ndung’u. Ndung’u is wanted over alleged fraud in Rwanda. Justice Anthony Ndung’u issued the order barring the police or any […]
JSC seeks president’s voice in Justice Chitembwe case
Justice Said Chitembwe/ Courtesy NAIROBI, Kenya May 5- The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) now wants President Uhuru Kenyatta to form a tribunal to look into the conduct of High Court judge Said Chitembwe. “The Commission would like to notify the public that the panel constituted to consider the petitions concluded its work and presented its […]
Chief Justice Koome to Look Into Sonko’s Claims Against Chitembwe
Chief Justice Martha Koome conducting a virtual Supreme Court hearing on November 24, 2021. Twitter photo. High Court judge Said Chitembwe is now under scrutiny by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) following former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko’s accusations. Chief Justice Martha Koome said the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) will meet and deliberate on matters raised […]
Top lawyer embroiled in EABL suit
EABL processing plant along Thika Road/ Courtesy NAIROBI Kenya, Dec 17- Senior Counsel Waweru Gatonye is fighting claims that East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL) coerced him to drop out from a lawsuit over a multi-billion shilling distributorship deal involving the brewer’s executives at the last minute. Bia Tosha has accused Senior Counsel Waweru Gatonye of […]
Justice Chitembwe Hearing Postponed
NAIROBI Kenya, Dec 15- High Court Judge Said Juma Chitembwe has been granted 30 days to respond to three petitions that seek to have him ousted from office over bribery and incompetence allegations. The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) secretary Ann Amadi in a letter to one of the petitioners indicated that the High Court judge […]
Justice Chitembwe now wants Sonko evidence scrapped
NAIROBI Kenya, Dec 9- Justice Said Chitembwe now wants the court to bar the Judicial Service Commision(JSC) from using former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko’s video recordings, social media and phone conversations from linking him to bribery. The High Court Judge says the recordings were obtained illegally without his knowledge or consent, meaning that Sonko obtained […]
Attorney General to reveal faces behind state tenders
Attorney General (AG) Kihara Kariuki/ Facebook NAIROBI Kenya, Nov 2- The government has increased efforts to amend the Beneficial Ownership regulation, which will reveal secret owners of companies involved in government tenders and private-public partnerships without seeking a court order. The proposed regulation will allow the state to reveal individuals hiding behind the corporate veil […]
CJ Koome to look into Sonko’s claims against Chitembwe
Chief Justice Martha Koome conducting a virtual Supreme Court hearing on November 24, 2021. Twitter photo. High Court judge Said Chitembwe is now under scrutiny by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) following former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko’s accusations. Chief Justice Martha Koome said the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) will meet and deliberate on matters raised […]
