Kenya Railways Managing Director Philip Mainga has been temporarily barred from exercising the powers of his office after the Employment and Labour Relations Court issued interim orders questioning the legality of his continued tenure at the corporation. Justice Nzioki wa Makau granted the orders after hearing a petition filed by Joan Machuma Nyongesa, who is challenging whether Mainga still holds a lawful mandate to run the State corporation. “Pending the hearing and determination of this Application Inter partes, a conservatory order be issued restraining Mainga, whether by himself, his agents, servants, appointees or any person acting under his direction, from…
Author: Davin Muthoni
Cyber cafes across the country will from Friday be required to keep detailed records of their customers, including names, identification numbers, the computer used and login times, as part of fresh government efforts to curb cybercrimes such as mobile money theft and SIM-swap fraud. New licensing regulations published by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) require internet shops to issue receipts for every transaction and retain customer records for a minimum of three years, during which the regulator can demand access to them for investigation. “Put in place a mechanism for registering customers,” the new CA licensing rules for public…
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has set the maximum amount a presidential candidate may spend during the 2027 General Election at Sh6.11 billion, higher than the Sh4.4 billion ceiling the commission had earlier floated in draft regulations. The figure was published in a special Kenya Gazette notice dated Friday, August 7, 2026, alongside spending limits for county, parliamentary and county assembly races, as well as caps for political parties. According to the IEBC, the limits were arrived at using a formula that weighs population at 70 per cent and geographical land area at 30 per cent, reflecting the…
Three suspects linked to the murder of clinical psychologist Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso have been remanded for 30 days to allow detectives to complete their investigation into her killing. The trio appeared before Principal Magistrate Paul Mutai at the Milimani Law Courts on Monday, where the court granted police more time to hold them. They will be detained separately: Kevin Ngugi at Gigiri Police Station, Daniel Mwangi at Pangani Police Station, and Elijah Kibelion at Ruaraka Police Station. Should investigations wrap up sooner, the suspects will be brought back to court for further directions. The case has been set for…
Detectives investigating the murder of clinical psychologist Dr Victoria Mutiso have established that the police officers and other suspects involved in the killing were promised a total of Sh1.5 million to carry out the assassination, as the manhunt for two fugitive officers intensifies. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said part of the money had already been paid before the killing took place. Investigators believe the payment was to be split three ways among the officers involved, with the murder described as a carefully coordinated contract killing tied to a long-running land dispute. The manhunt for the two officers still…
The High Court in Malindi has ruled that Kenya’s next presidential election should legally have been held on August 11, 2026, not in 2027 as the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has planned, though it suspended the practical effect of the decision to avoid disrupting the country’s electoral timeline. In a judgement delivered on Friday, Justice Mugure Thande found that Article 136(2)(a) of the Constitution requires the presidential election to be held on the second Tuesday of August within the fifth year following the previous General Election, not after that fifth year has elapsed. Relying on Article 259(5)(5)(c), which…
The government has announced a raft of reforms to strengthen the management of public vehicles, including the introduction of a digital monitoring system aimed at improving accountability, reducing misuse and enhancing service delivery. The new Government Vehicle Management System (GVMS) will provide real-time oversight of government vehicles by tracking authorised drivers, fuel consumption, mileage and maintenance records through a centralised digital platform. “At the centre of these reforms is the Government Vehicle Management System (GVMS), a centralised digital platform that will provide real-time oversight of every government vehicle, its authorised driver, fuel consumption, mileage and maintenance history,” Head of Public…
A Nairobi magistrate has declined to suspend East African Breweries Limited’s (EABL) licence in a Sh10 million payment dispute with media personality Willis Raburu, instead ordering the brewer to deposit the disputed amount in a joint account pending the hearing and determination of the case. Senior Principal Magistrate A. Nyoike, sitting at the Milimani Commercial Magistrate’s Court, ruled that suspending or revoking EABL’s licence would amount to a mandatory injunction — a remedy Raburu had not met the legal threshold to obtain. The magistrate directed EABL to deposit Sh10 million into a joint account operated by advocates for both sides,…
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has named a serving police inspector as a central suspect in the murder of clinical psychologist Dr Victoria Mutiso, saying investigators allege the officer supplied the firearm used in the killing and linked those suspected of financing the attack to the team that carried it out. Speaking during a press briefing at Magereza House on Friday, August 7, DCI Director Mohammed Amin said Inspector Kenneth Kipkemboi Sang, officer in charge of Nderi Police Post under Kikuyu Police Station, had been identified by investigators as the alleged link between those suspected of financing the killing…
Public universities could soon lose access to scholarships altogether under a new government proposal to fund every qualifying student entirely through loans repayable after graduation. The Tertiary Education Placement and Funding Bill, now before Parliament, seeks to bring all higher education financing under a single authority, replacing the current arrangement in which some students receive scholarships while others get a blend of scholarships and loans based on financial need. Under the new proposal, students placed in public universities would receive up to 100 per cent funding, but the entire amount would be treated as a loan, to be repaid once…
