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After Kethi Kilonzo stole the show as a young female lawyer in the 2013 presidential petition at the Supreme Court, 2017 was the chance for Ngania Melissa to grab the attention of many in the ongoing presidential petition filed by Raila Odinga. Being part of the legal team representing President…

The Supreme Court hearings of a presidential petition lodged at the court by National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga ended on Tuesday night, with Chief Justice David Maraga saying a verdict by the seven judge bench will be delivered on Wednesday. The former Prime Minister argued the…

A section of Members of Parliament (MPs) affiliated to the opposition National Super Alliance (Nasa) have vowed to honor the first Parliament sitting convened by President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday by ignoring earlier calls by the opposition to boycott the event. Speaking at Parliament Buildings,…

National Super Alliance co-principal Moses Wetangula's bodyguard was on Wednesday arraigned in court to face charges of causing a disturbance outside the Supreme Court on Monday. Simon Lonyia was charged with creating disturbance, blocking a police officer from carrying his duty and forcing his way…

Hearings of the Kenya Presidential election ended on Tuesday evening, and the nation now awaits the ruling from the Supreme Court. At the conclusion of the hearing, Chief Justice David Maraga said the court will deliver the ruling on Friday. "That brings us to the end of the hearing. We will…

National Super Alliance (NASA) has put on spot three Cabinet secretaries and their role in August 8th general elections during their oral submissions to the Supreme Court on Monday. Senior Counsel Okongo Omogeni, representing Raila Odinga in the petition accused Cabinet Secretaries Eugene Wamalwa (…

President Uhuru Kenyatta's legal team on Tuesday used a video recording of former US Secretary of State John Kerry, where Kerry confessed that Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) adequately put in place systems to ensure the integrity of the 2017 General Election. While making…

The Independent electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and the opposition leader Raila Odinga were embroiled in a tussle several hours to the 5pm deadline issued by the Supreme Court to file a report on the scrutiny of IEBC servers and results transmission kits. On Tuesday morning, NASA lawyer…

Supreme Court Judge Mohammed Ibrahim will miss pat of the Presidential petition hearings after falling ill. Chief Justice David Maraga on Tuesday morning excused Justice Ibrahim from the proceedings, saying that he was under doctor's care after falling sick. Ibrahim is on the seven-judge bench of…

President Uhuru Kenyatta, through his lawyers has watered down the petition by Raila Odinga, arguing it is lacks substantive grounds and should be dismissed for lack of evidence. In his submission, President Uhuru's lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi described Raila's case as one that pleads no cause of…