Retired High Court judge Justice Godfrey Omondi Tunya, who died after a prolonged illness on Sunday night at a Nairobi hospital, leaves behind one of the most contested legacies in Kenya’s judicial history. While the Judiciary has remembered him as a distinguished judicial officer who faithfully served the country, many former political detainees, lawyers and pro-democracy activists recall him as a magistrate whose court became synonymous with some of the most controversial political prosecutions during President Daniel arap Moi’s administration. Chief Justice Martha Koome led tributes following his death, describing him as a committed judicial officer whose work contributed to…
Author: Davin Muthoni
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has revived efforts to recover Sh1.5 billion paid out in the controversial Ruaraka land compensation saga following a Court of Appeal ruling that declared the payment unlawful. The commission also announced plans to reopen criminal proceedings by resubmitting its investigation file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), after the appellate court settled the long-running dispute over ownership of the land. EACC Chief Executive Officer Abdi Mohamud said the commission had initially forwarded its inquiry file to the DPP in 2025, but a decision on possible prosecutions was deferred pending the outcome of the…
Former Attorney General Justin Muturi has publicly backed Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka as his preferred presidential candidate should he fail to secure the United Opposition’s ticket ahead of the 2027 General Election, piling fresh pressure on the coalition to settle the question of its flag bearer. Speaking during a church service at Around the Globe Deliverance Ministries in Kamulu on Sunday, Muturi departed from the coalition’s cautious approach to succession politics, saying the opposition should stop delaying the process of identifying its presidential candidate. “I want to say this while I am here today and God help me. If it…
An obituary published for the late Racheal Nakhumicha Kituyi has ignited a national debate over political influence and public appointments following claims highlighting senior government officials and politicians from National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula’s extended family. The obituary, published ahead of Kituyi’s burial in Chwele, Bungoma County, listed relatives serving in Cabinet, Parliament, State corporations and independent public institutions. While there is no evidence that any of those named were appointed unlawfully or without meeting constitutional requirements, the publication has renewed public debate over allegations of nepotism, regional balance and merit in government appointments. The deceased was identified as Speaker…
Police have summoned Principal Secretary for Youth Affairs and Creative Economy Fikirini Jacobs to record a statement as part of investigations into the fatal shooting of 29-year-old youth leader Cecil Ouma following a government youth engagement event in Nairobi. The shooting occurred on Tuesday evening after a meeting at Kariokor Social Hall, with investigators seeking to establish the circumstances that led to Ouma’s death. Detectives have seized two firearms issued to officers attached to the Principal Secretary’s security detail for forensic examination. The probe has since widened, with detectives from Nairobi North Sub-County recording statements from at least seven people,…
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has suspended the mandatory annual inspection of private vehicles, citing inadequate inspection capacity to roll out the programme nationwide. The exercise, which had been scheduled to take effect on Wednesday, July 1, has been deferred until early next year to allow the authority to automate its existing government inspection centres and expand the country’s inspection network. “For private motor vehicles, we have suspended the exercise until early next year. Enforcement will begin once we have fully automated the existing 17 government inspection centres,” NTSA Director-General Nashon Kondiwa said during NTV and Nation FM’s…
President William Ruto has been ordered to reconstitute his Cabinet within 120 days after the High Court ruled that its current composition breaches the Constitution’s two-thirds gender principle. In a majority decision delivered on Wednesday, Justices Fred Ogola and Stephen Githinji found that the Cabinet does not meet the constitutional requirement for gender representation, while Justice Jairus Ngaah issued a dissenting opinion challenging both the reappointment of dismissed Cabinet Secretaries and the inclusion of opposition politicians in government. The court found that the 25-member Cabinet comprises 18 men and seven women, giving women approximately 28 per cent representation—below the constitutional…
Calls for reconciliation between Democracy for Citizen Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua and former President Uhuru Kenyatta have gained momentum as a 45-day political retreat at Gachagua’s Wamunyoro home in Nyeri County enters its next phase. The retreat, which began on June 16 and is expected to end on July 30, has brought together grassroots leaders, clergy, professionals and political aspirants to deliberate on Mt Kenya’s political direction ahead of the 2027 General Election. Reports emerging from the meetings indicate that discussions have centred on forging opposition unity, with claims that some allies of President William Ruto are also seeking…
Inject Party leader Morara Kebaso has announced that he has joined the Jubilee Party, signalling a major political shift as he throws his weight behind the political camp associated with former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i ahead of the 2027 General Election. Speaking during an interview on a local television station, Kebaso said he would no longer use the Inject Party as his political vehicle, explaining that prevailing political realities had informed his decision. “The Inject Party will remain on the shelf. At the moment, we are working with the party of Chairman Fred Matiang’i, which is the Jubilee Party,”…
Kenya has deported Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister Jibril Abdirashid Haji after he was denied entry at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport over allegations of possessing a fraudulently acquired Kenyan passport, a police report showed on Friday. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday evening at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) after Haji arrived from Mogadishu aboard a Saacid Airlines flight. According to immigration sources, the Somali official presented a valid Somali diplomatic passport together with an entry visa. However, immigration officers allegedly flagged him after suspecting that he was also carrying a Kenyan passport believed to have been obtained fraudulently. Sources familiar…
