Property fraud: Cecil Miller leads push to halt proceedings in high-stakes appeal pending Supreme Court certification

Property fraud: Cecil Miller leads push to halt proceedings in high-stakes appeal pending Supreme Court certification

Responding, Ms Sheila Ndiho for the fourth respondent opposed the adjournment, maintaining that service had been properly effected using the same communication channels. She argued that the objection raised by the respondents was a delay tactic.

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Suspicion of state complicity in Osotsi assault case emerge as doubts arise on how supposed riffraffs could afford stiff $7,800 bail terms

Suspicion of state complicity in Osotsi assault case emerge as doubts arise on how supposed riffraffs could afford stiff $7,800 bail terms

The court directed that the matter proceeds to a pre-trial conference on May 6, 2026, setting the stage for a full hearing of the case. The charges stem from an incident in which Senator Osotsi was attacked by goons at a cafe in Kisumu, a development that sparked public outcry and heightened political fears state-attention in the region.

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‘We cannot stop what has not started’, Oburu denies standoff in troubled coalition talks between ODM and President Ruto ruling UDA

‘We cannot stop what has not started’, Oburu denies standoff in troubled coalition talks between ODM and President Ruto ruling UDA

Dr Oburu Odinga explained that zoning, if eventually adopted, would only apply to coalition partners and not within ODM, where members will still face competitive nominations.

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State resets gold and granite industries in Vihiga County, western Kenya, as region turns to mining for economic growth

State resets gold and granite industries in Vihiga County, western Kenya, as region turns to mining for economic growth

Progress on Planet Gold Programme was also reviewed with county and national government officials noting significant milestones achieved so far.

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Teachers question legality of an association called KEWOTA to which their employer sends funds deducted from their salaries

Teachers question legality of an association called KEWOTA to which their employer sends funds deducted from their salaries

In Tom Ogada’sopinion, the emergence of KEWOTA is part of government plot to weaken established unions such as the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET). He explained that such an association creates parallel structures that facilitates salary deductions with limited scrutiny.

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Everything wrong with America: Rosa Parks after-story is a case of Black heroism being praised in public and abandoned in private

Everything wrong with America: Rosa Parks after-story is a case of Black heroism being praised in public and abandoned in private

After the boycott, Rosa Parks entered one of the hardest chapters of her life, marked by unemployment, threats, illness, displacement and financial instability. Yet even there, she kept organising, kept speaking and kept widening the meaning of freedom.

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Economic Freedom Fighters leader Malema sentenced to five years in jail on ‘celebratory shot’ offence to ‘entertain crowd’

Economic Freedom Fighters leader Malema sentenced to five years in jail on ‘celebratory shot’ offence to ‘entertain crowd’

The charges stem from an incident on July 28, 2018, when Malema discharged a semi-automatic assault rifle into the air during an EFF political rally in Mdantsane, a largely residential township in Eastern Cape Province.

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Free slave hunts his old masters: How, after fighting in war that freed Blacks from slavery, Isaiah Cole turned fury on priest and judge

Free slave hunts his old masters: How, after fighting in war that freed Blacks from slavery, Isaiah Cole turned fury on priest and judge

Isaiah Cole ordered a meal and sat with his back to the wall, listening, calling it murder, plain and simple. A red-faced farmer was saying, “Man wasn’t popular, but he deserved a trial if he done wrong.” “What trial?” Another scoffed. “Yankees won the war. Ain’t no justice for white...

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Kenya’s electoral agency promises ‘credible 2027 elections’ contested Smartmatic technology withstanding

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chair Erastus Edung Ethekon has assured Kenyans of the agency’s commitment to delivering a credible, transparent and peaceful General Election in 2027. To deliver the promise, Dr Edung Ethekon called for collective responsibility to safeguard the country’s democracy. The promise was made against the...

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US deploys more than 10 warships and dozens of aircraft to enforce ‘blockade’ Strait of Hormuz?

US deploys more than 10 warships and dozens of aircraft to enforce ‘blockade’ Strait of Hormuz?

As a major international energy transport corridor, the Strait of Hormuz links the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman. Twenty-five per cent of global seaborne oil trade passed through the strait in 2025, according to the International Energy Agency.

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