Sam Alfan

By Sam Alfan. National Police Service (NPS) has urged the Court of Appeal to dismiss an appeal by the National Police Service Commission (NPSC), arguing that only the NPS and the Inspector-General have the constitutional mandate to recruit police officers. Through lawyer Martin Gitonga, the NPS defended a decision by Employment and Labour Relations Court Judge Hellen Wasilwa, who ruled that the commission’s recruitment role was unconstitutional.

By Sam Alfan. Equity Bank (Kenya) Limited has issued a Sh250 million bank guarantee on behalf of Heineken East Africa Import Company Limited, allowing the brewer to keep a court order stopping the execution of a multi-million-shilling judgment while its appeal is heard. The guarantee complies with a condition set by the Court of Appeal in a ruling delivered on May 29, 2026, by a three-judge bench comprising Joel Ngugi, Nduma Nderi and Munyao Sila.

By Sam Alfan. A Nairobi court has dealt Nation Media Group a stinging rebuke, ordering the media giant to pay Sh2 million in damages after it falsely attributed statements to a senior government official – then tried to wriggle out of accountability with a token apology and an insulting counter-offer of Sh150,000.