Courts

KRA has today arraigned the Director of Patiala Distillers Kenya Limited Mr Francis Kiambi Matanka Kiriiro at the Milimani Law court to answer to charges of selling alcoholic beverages affixed with counterfeit excise stamps to distributors. Francis Kiambi Matanka Kiriiro appeared before Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi where he faced a count of selling Excisable Goods affixed with counterfeit excise stamps contrary to section 40 of the Excise Duty Act 2015 and Regulations 30(1) (g) as read with Regulations 30(2) of the Excise Duty (Excisable Goods Management System) Regulations, 2017.  He denied the charge and was released on a bond of KShs.1 million and one surety or Cash bail of Kshs.500,000. The second accused person Mary Waigwe Muthoni did not appear in court for plea and she will be required to appear on 31st August 2021 for plea taking. While conducting compliance checks on different shops within  Nairobi, Enforcement officers found 178 bottles of Blue Ice Vodka affixed with counterfeit excise stamps at a shop by the name Nice Link Dealers Limited that is located along Mwiki Kasarani Road.  The product is manufactured by Patiala Distillers Limited and investigations established that the manufacturer had...

Milimani Court has today acquitted Makongeni Member of County Assembly Peter Anyule Imwatok accused of being in possession illegal firearm....

Four men and a woman in car theft syndicate cornered after several adjournments in order to delay justice. Five suspects...

Former Lugari Member of Parliament Cyrus Jirongo has got a reprieve after a Nairobi court on Wednesday terminated a 24-year-old...

Local investors are counting losses running into billions of shillings after Kenyan authorities resolved to destroy a Ksh1.4 Billion shipment...

Atotal of 995 cases are pending before Special Magistrates and Judges in the Anti-Corruption (ACEC) Division of the High Court countrywide. Chief...

British Army Training Unit - BATUK soldiers try to put out the fire that burnt almost 12,000 acres of Lolldaiga...

The Tax Appeals Tribunal has barred a former officer of the Kenya Revenue Authority from representing the adverse party in a matter involving a decision made by the officer.  Mr Patrick  Chege, having intimate knowledge about the matter while in the employment of the Authority participated in making an objection decision in the tax case of ICEA Lion Life Assurance Company vs Commissioner of Domestic Taxes. In a ruling delivered on 16th July 2021, the Tribunal heard that Mr. Patrick Chege was previously a senior employee of KRA before leaving the position. While in the employment of the Authority, he made an objection decision on behalf of the Commissioner, the subject of the current appeal at the Tribunal by Icea Lion Life Assurance Company that he sought to represent in the proceedings. In a clear message of disapproval of representation of a client by a person with...

Peter Ndegwa, Safaricom CEO Safaricom has been ordered to pay a blind man Sh6 million as compensation for failing to...

Between April and May 2019, Absa Kenya received 20 cheques purportedly written and signed by ear, nose and throat surgeon...