Cathy Wamaitha

The High Court at Nairobi has dismissed a petition by a convicted murderer seeking to have his life sentence declared unconstitutional. George Kamau Wambui had asked the court to declare that his commuted death sentence to life imprisonment violates his rights to dignity and freedom from inhuman treatment under Articles 28 and 29 of the constitution. Wambui, who has served 12 years in prison, was convicted for the 2012 murder of Joyce Muthoni Muriu. He challenged the decision.

State agencies led by the NCIC during their joint briefing reaffirming their commitment to safeguarding national cohesion ahead of the 2027 polls  /HANDOUT On Monday, August 3, a coalition of state agencies led by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission unveiled a coordinated strategy to combat hate speech, ethnic incitement and election-related offences ahead of the 2027 general election.

The Court of Appeal in Nairobi has dismissed a man's bid to overturn his conviction and life sentence for defiling two minors. Justices Patrick Kiage, Rachel Ngetich and Stephen Radido found no basis to interfere with the concurrent findings of the trial court and the High Court, which convicted Samson Mburia Gakono on two counts of defilement.