CONTEMPT OF COURT Archives

High court declines to suspend Kerich’s jail term, orders immediate imprisonment

Binti WangilaJuly 7, 2026July 7, 202602 mins

The High Court has declined to suspend a three-month jail sentence imposed on suspended Nairobi County Finance Executive Committee Member Charles Kerich for contempt of court, ordering him to report immediately to Industrial Area Remand Prison. In a ruling delivered on Tuesday, Justice Francis Gikonyo dismissed Kerich’s application seeking to set aside or stay the…

High Court Spares Health CS Aden Duale After Ebola Quarantine Project Is Suspended

Vincent AmaraJune 23, 2026June 23, 202602 mins

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has avoided further contempt of court action after personally appearing before the High Court and confirming that the controversial U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine project linked to Laikipia Air Base has been suspended. The court had summoned Duale over concerns that government officials may have failed to comply with earlier court orders…