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Defamation [2026] KEHC 12565 (KLR)

Chesang v Standard Group PLC

Chesang v Standard Group PLC (Civil Case E101 of 2026) [2026] KEHC 12565 (KLR) (30 July 2026) (Ruling)

Court
High Court
Case number
Civil Case E101 of 2026
Judge
["KL Kandet"]

The Applicant failed to satisfy the heightened test for interlocutory relief in defamation. The Respondent raised substantive, non-frivolous defences, the truthfulness and malice allegations required trial evidence, damages remained an adequate remedy, and this was not an exceptional case justifying prior restraint or mandatory takedown at the interlocutory stage.

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  • Interlocutory injunction
  • Mandatory injunction
  • Prior restraint
  • Freedom of expression
  • Reputation and dignity
  • Public interest publications
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Civil procedure [2026] KEHC 12566 (KLR)

Ichung'wah v Standard Group PLC

Ichung'wah v Standard Group PLC (Civil Case E128 of 2026) [2026] KEHC 12566 (KLR) (30 July 2026) (Ruling)

Court
High Court
Case number
Civil Case E128 of 2026
Judge
["KL Kandet"]

The applicant failed to show that the case was one of the exceptional defamation matters warranting prior restraint. The court found that the alleged defamatory meaning, truth, comment, and privilege were contested issues for trial, that damages remained an adequate remedy, that no evidence showed a threatened further republication beyond the existing online availability, and that the stringent threshold for a mandatory injunction had not been met. Accordingly, interlocutory relief was refused.

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  • Interlocutory injunctions
  • Mandatory injunctions
  • Prior restraint on publication
  • Freedom of expression and media freedom
  • Right to dignity and reputation
  • Online republication of defamatory material
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Defamation [2026] KEHC 11981 (KLR)

Momanyi v Mbuvi alias Mike Sonko & 3 others

Momanyi v Mbuvi alias Mike Sonko & 3 others (Civil Case 423 & 424 of 2014 (Consolidated)) [2026] KEHC 11981 (KLR) (Civ) (30 July 2026) (Judgment)

Court
High Court
Case number
Civil Case 423 of 2014
Judge
["JN Mulwa"]

The court held that the televised statements imputed serious wrongdoing to the Plaintiff, an advocate, and were defamatory. The 1st Defendant admitted uttering the words, and the 2nd to 4th Defendants broadcasted them. The Defendants failed to prove truth, privilege, fair comment, or reply to attack because no witness from the widow was called, no criminal or disciplinary finding was shown, and the allegations were presented as fact rather than comment. Liability was therefore joint and several. Because the Plaintiff did not produce independent evidence of reputational or financial loss, the…

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  • Libel by television broadcast
  • Qualified privilege
  • Justification/truth
  • Fair comment
  • Reply to attack
  • Damages in defamation
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Media law [2026] KEHC 12159 (KLR)

Standard Media Group Plc & 3 others v Kaluma

Standard Media Group Plc & 3 others v Kaluma (Civil Appeal E593 of 2022) [2026] KEHC 12159 (KLR) (Civ) (29 July 2026) (Judgment)

Court
High Court
Case number
Civil Appeal E593 of 2022
Judge
["JM Nang'ea"]

The appeal failed because the only issue actively pursued was the fine, and the Kshs. 2,000,000 penalty imposed on the 1st appellant was within the statutory ceiling authorized under section 102E(1)(f) of the Kenya Information and Communications Act; the Tribunal's sanction was therefore lawful.

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  • Jurisdiction of the communications and multimedia appeals tribunal
  • Fair comment and justification
  • Privacy and dignity
  • Protection of children’s identities in court-related publications
  • Legality of penalties/fines under the kenya information and communications act
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Constitutional law [2026] KEHC 11132 (KLR)

Ndirangu v Nation Media Group Ltd & another

Ndirangu v Nation Media Group Ltd & another (Civil Case E149 of 2020) [2026] KEHC 11132 (KLR) (Civ) (22 July 2026) (Judgment)

Court
High Court
Case number
Civil Case E149 of 2020
Judge
["JN Mulwa"]

The Court found that the Plaintiff consented to a limited photo session for her beadwork business, but the Defendants later published and retained a different identifiable image of her from 2013 onward without proving valid consent for that context or any sufficient public-interest justification. The tendered publications showed no meaningful nexus between the Plaintiff’s image and the articles, so the continued use amounted to a breach of her privacy and data rights. Exemplary damages were not awarded because they were not pleaded. General damages were set at Kshs. 1,000,000 as a proportiona…

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  • Image rights
  • Unauthorized publication of photograph
  • Consent to use personal data
  • Commercial exploitation of likeness
  • Damages for constitutional/statutory violation
  • Costs
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Constitutional law [2026] KEHC 10864 (KLR)

Owino v Standard Group PLC & 3 others

Owino v Standard Group PLC & 3 others (Petition E571 of 2025) [2026] KEHC 10864 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (9 July 2026) (Ruling)

Court
High Court
Case number
Petition E571 of 2025
Judge
["G Mutai"]

The court held that the objections were proper points of law, that the Media Complaints Commission under section 27 of the Media Council Act supplied an adequate specialist forum that the petitioner did not exhaust, that the pleadings in substance complained of media publications and defamation rather than a standalone constitutional controversy, that constitutional avoidance therefore applied, and that the grievance was in any event statute-barred; the petition was struck out.

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  • Jurisdiction
  • Exhaustion doctrine
  • Constitutional avoidance
  • Statute-barred defamation claims
  • Preliminary objections
  • Media complaints commission
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Constitutional law [2026] KEHC 9798 (KLR)

Law Society of Kenya & another v Communications Authority of Kenya & 7 others

Law Society of Kenya & another v Communications Authority of Kenya & 7 others (Petition E390 of 2025) [2026] KEHC 9798 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (3 July 2026) (Ruling)

Court
High Court
Case number
Petition E390 of 2025
Judge
["RE Aburili"]

The petition was struck out because the exact directive challenged had already been set aside in Judicial Review E176 of 2025, where certiorari and prohibition were granted. The present proceedings attempted to re-litigate matters conclusively determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, and were therefore res judicata.

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  • Res judicata
  • Conservatory orders
  • Certiorari
  • Prohibition
  • Freedom of expression
  • Freedom of the media
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Constitutional law [2026] KEHC 9581 (KLR)

Agwanda v Attorney General & 3 others

Agwanda v Attorney General & 3 others (Constitutional Petition E004 of 2023) [2026] KEHC 9581 (KLR) (3 July 2026) (Ruling)

Court
High Court
Case number
Constitutional Petition E004 of 2023
Judge
["A Mabeya"]

The entire petition attacked the constitutionality of section 23 of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, and that issue had already been finally determined on the merits in BAKE v Attorney General & 3 Others by a court of competent jurisdiction. The petitioner’s absence from the earlier case did not displace res judicata because the subject matter and cause of action were the same, so the court had to down its tools and strike out the petition.

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  • Res judicata
  • Freedom of expression
  • Constitutionality of section 23 of the computer misuse and cybercrimes act
  • Preliminary objection
  • Striking out petition
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Defamation [2026] KEHC 9437 (KLR)

Chadda v Nation Media Group Ltd

Chadda v Nation Media Group Ltd (Civil Appeal E1155 of 2024) [2026] KEHC 9437 (KLR) (Civ) (23 June 2026) (Judgment)

Court
High Court
Case number
Civil Appeal E1155 of 2024
Judge
["AC Mrima"]

The appeal failed because the Appellant proved that the publications referred to him and were capable of defamatory meaning, but he did not displace the Respondent’s justification defence. The court found the core allegations of suspension, financial misconduct allegations, and PwC forensic audit were substantially true on the evidence, including the Appellant’s own ELRC pleadings and testimony. The omission of the Mutual Separation Agreement did not make the publications false, malice was not proved, and the reporting concerned a matter of public interest. The trial court was therefore corre…

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  • Justification defence
  • Fair comment
  • Public interest
  • Malice
  • First appellate review
  • Reputation and damages
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Defamation [2026] KEHC 8598 (KLR)

Angwenyi v Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission & another

Angwenyi v Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission & another (Civil Case E100 of 2022) [2026] KEHC 8598 (KLR) (Civ) (18 June 2026) (Judgment)

Court
High Court
Case number
Civil Case E100 of 2022
Judge
["JN Mulwa"]

The 2nd Defendant’s article of 2 June 2022 falsely presented the Plaintiff as accused of fraudulent land acquisition and implied criminality, which was defamatory and published without verification, comment, or correction. The 1st Defendant was not liable because the suit targeted the 2 June 2022 article, not the report addressed to IEBC, and no cause of action was properly sustained against it. The 2nd Defendant’s defences of truth, qualified privilege, and fair comment failed because the publication was factually inaccurate and reckless. The Plaintiff was therefore entitled to general damag…

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  • Libel
  • Qualified privilege
  • Truth/justification
  • Fair comment
  • Malice
  • Damages
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