Kenya’s top golfer Njoroge Kibugu is five-million shillings richer after the government issued a cheque in honor of his phenomenal performance at the Magical Kenya Open (MKO) golfing tournament in February. The five million bonanza is a fulfilment of the pledge made to the young golfer by President William Ruto during award presentation and closing ceremony of the MKO at Karen Country Golf Club on 22nd of February. While presenting the cheque on Tuesday at Talanta Plaza in Nairobi, the Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports Salim Mvurya stated that the monetary reward was a solid demonstration…
Author: Special Correspondent
Arbitration has long been heralded as the “gold standard” for commercial dispute resolution in Kenya. It promises a “private room” where disputes are resolved with speed, technical expertise and confidentiality. Yet, as the complexity of Kenyan commerce grows, the gap between this promise and operational reality of arbitration is becoming increasingly visible. Why Parties Opt Out of Court Kenyan courts often operate in the opposite way: public, procedural, inflexible and slow. Even relatively straightforward commercial or specialized cases can drag on for years due to backlogs, frequent adjournments, recusal applications and constitutional petitions. This is not necessarily a reflection of…
A long-running financial dispute involving former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju has escalated into a dramatic property battle that stretches from courtrooms in London to legal proceedings in Nairobi. The dispute revolves around a loan obtained nearly nine years ago by Tuju’s company, Dari Limited, which used several prime properties in the affluent Karen suburb as collateral. The case has now reached a critical point after courts declined to stop the auction of the properties, opening the way for lenders to recover billions of shillings in unpaid debt. The Sh1.2 billion loan was initially obtained to finance business operations and investments…
By Seth Shisabilu Shava For all their swagger, intimidating appearance and reputation for extreme violence, the Africa Corps have not been noticeably effective in securing the regions they have been paid to secure. Africa Corps’ predecessor, the infamous Wagner Group, from which it evolved in 2023, was under the personal control of its chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin. He ran it as a marauding militia that remained at arm’s length from the Kremlin but ultimately followed Putin’s orders from afar. Wagner Group primarily provided “security” and military training and, in return, received benefits such as access to minerals. That was until Prigozhin…
The drought situation in Kenya is worsening with more than 3.3 million people in arid and semi-arid lands facing starvation, the Kenya Red Cross said on Thursday. The drought emergency has evolved beyond a climate shock into a full-scale humanitarian crisis, affecting 23 out of 47 counties, the humanitarian agency said in a statement issued in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. “More than 3.3 million people are in need of food assistance, 1.5 million of them urgently need water, and over 200,000 children are battling severe acute malnutrition,” it said, calling for scale-up of water trucking, provision of food aid, malnutrition…
Motorists across Kenya received temporary relief after the High Court stopped the enforcement of instant traffic fines introduced by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA). In orders issued by the court, NTSA and the Office of the Attorney General were barred from issuing, demanding, or enforcing automated traffic penalties generated through digital systems. The decision temporarily halts the newly introduced instant fines system that had begun operating on Kenyan roads. The ruling was made by Justice Bahati Mwamuye following a constitutional petition challenging the legality of the system. The court issued conservatory orders stopping the enforcement of the penalties…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has launched body-worn cameras for customs and law enforcement officers at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in a move aimed at strengthening border security, improving accountability, and enhancing transparency in customs operations. Speaking during the launch, KRA Commissioner General Humphrey Wattanga noted that the initiative marks a major milestone in the modernization of customs administration and the use of technology to combat illicit trade. Wattanga observed that the authority plays a critical role in securing Kenya’s borders while facilitating the seamless movement of goods and people across ports of entry. “Through sustained surveillance and intelligence-led…
A court in Embu County has sentenced a woman who pretended to be a lawyer and conned a client out of Sh229,000 to two years in prison. The ruling was delivered at a magistrate’s court in Siakago after the court found that the woman had falsely presented herself as a qualified advocate. The accused, identified as Jane Kiura, was convicted after the prosecution proved that she impersonated an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and obtained money from a member of the public under false pretences. According to the prosecution, Kiura deceived a client who was seeking legal assistance…
By Gabriel Gervais Since the coup of October 2025, Madagascar has become a test case for the African Union. Immediate suspension from continental bodies, diplomatic pressure and the requirement of a credible electoral timetable show that zero tolerance for unconstitutional changes of government is being applied with consistency. In Addis Ababa, at the 39th summit, the Chairperson of the AU Commission reaffirmed that no leniency would be granted to military seizures of power. On 15 October 2025, Madagascar was formally suspended from all activities of the organisation. Any normalisation is contingent upon a return to constitutional order. Structured continental pressure…
The Director of Public Prosecutions has recommended an 11-year structured sentence combining custodial and non-custodial terms for Enos Amanya alias Haleluya, a convict in the Shakahola massacre case, to facilitate his rehabilitation and reintegration into society. Appearing before Justice Diana Kavedza at the High Court in Mombasa on Thursday, the prosecution, led by Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Jami Yamina, proposed that the sentence account for the three years Amanya has spent in remand custody. This would reduce the effective term to eight years. Out of the eight years, the DPP recommended that Amanya serve between one and two and…
