The High Court in Nairobi has stopped Absa Bank Kenya PLC from proceeding with the auction of two commercial properties in Sigona after a borrower claimed he had cleared his loan arrears. In a ruling delivered on May 28, 2026, at the Milimani Commercial Courts, the borrower entered into a long-term repayment arrangement structured over
Transgender rights in Kenya have received a major boost after the High Court ruled that state agencies can allow changes to gender markers on official identity documents under specific conditions. In a decision delivered on May 19, 2026, the High Court examined how constitutional protections apply to identity documentation where existing laws remain silent on
The High Court has delivered a constitutional ruling declaring that the indiscriminate criminal prosecution of consensual sexual relationships between adolescents violates constitutional protections. In a judgment issued in Constitutional Petition No. E490 of 2025, Justice Bahati Mwamuye found that applying Sections 8, 9, 11, and 43 of the Sexual Offences Act against minors involved in