The High Court has declared as unconstitutional a provision of Kenya penal code on incitement to violence and disobedience of the law. The court on Wednesday stopped prosecution of former Machakos ...

Kenya stands at a critical moment in its mental-health journey. As the country takes steps toward recognising suicide as a public-health issue rather than a criminal offence, it is essential that ...

• In the current Penal Code, persons found guilty of the offence of Idle and Disorderly under Section 182 are liable for the first offence to imprisonment for one month. • Or to a fine not exceeding ...

Kenya’s high court has postponed a ruling on whether to repeal parts of the penal code that criminalize same-sex relations. The ruling, initially scheduled for Friday, will now come in late May.

The effective and efficient functioning of the justice sector requires cooperation among various stakeholders to ensure justice is delivered. The National Council on the Administration of Justice ...

On January 9, Kenya’s High Court made a historic ruling declaring Section 226 of the Penal Code, which criminalised attempted suicide, unconstitutional. Justice Lawrence Mugambi, in his verdict, ...

Omoto faces several charges, including obtaining money by false pretences contrary to Section 313 of the Penal Code, as well as falsification of health records under Section 48(5) of the Social Health ...