Sam Kiplagat

Nairobi

Journalist at Daily Nation

Journalist at Nation Media Group

Journalist at Business Daily Africa

Journalist @BD_Africa @NationAfrica @NationMediaGrp

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Articles

Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu allowed to renew bail application

1 day ago | nation.africa | Sam Kiplagat

A judge has allowed former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu to amend his application seeking to be freed on bond, pending his appeal. High Court judge Lucy Njuguna ruled that Mr Waititu’s bid to make a renewed application had merits. The judge further ruled that whereas the Director of Public Prosecution, Renson Ingonga, had an interest in the case, the balance was in favour of granting Waititu’s application rather than dismissing it.
Why homeowners face swift auction over State loans

2 days ago | nation.africa | Dominic Omondi |Sam Kiplagat

Defaulters of affordable housing loans will have a shorter window to regularize their mortgages before their homes are auctioned should the Senate ratify a fresh amendment to the Land Act 2012.
Firm fights Kebs inspections tender, claims discrimination

4 days ago | businessdailyafrica.com | Sam Kiplagat

A Kenyan firm has moved to court to challenge a multimillion-shilling tender by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) for inspection of goods before leaving their source country, arguing that it was discriminatory against local contractors.
Comesa court blocks inauguration of new judges

4 days ago | businessdailyafrica.com | Sam Kiplagat

The Comesa Court of Justice has suspended the appointment of new judges who were elected in November last year, pending the determination of an application by an aggrieved applicant. Ethiopian national Tewodros Getachew Tulu successfully obtained an injunction blocking the secretariat from proceeding with the preparations for the swearing-in of the judges-elect.
Super Metro back on the road after suspension lifted

6 days ago | nation.africa | Sam Kiplagat

Super Metro has resumed passenger services three days after the sacco was ordered to comply with a series of proposals, including the sacking of more than 200 drivers. While lifting the suspension on Thursday, the Transport Licensing Appeals Board Tribunal ordered the transport regulator to come up with a list of other areas the matatu sacco must comply with. The public transport sacco was ordered by the tribunal on Monday to cease operations until it complies with the measures it was given.
Bill gives cheap homes loans defaulters a shorter window

1 week ago | businessdailyafrica.com | Dominic Omondi |Sam Kiplagat

Defaulters of affordable housing loans will have a shorter window to regularise their mortgages before their homes are auctioned should the Senate ratify a fresh amendment to the Land Act 2012. The Business Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 proposes to slash the lifeline given to defaulters of cheaper home loans to clear their bad credit history from the normal 90 days to 45 days, an incentive to banks and other institutions who might want to provide mortgages to first-time homeowners.
Ruto regime’s string of losses in the courts

1 week ago | nation.africa | Sam Kiplagat

President William Ruto’s government failed attempt to have a judgment blocking the sale of 11 parastatals suspended adds to a growing list of controversial policies by the Kenya Kwanza administration thwarted by the courts. The Court of Appeal declined to suspend the judgment that had quashed the Privatisation Act, 2023, that had eased the path for the government to unilaterally sell State firms.
Suspect held after JamboPay portal hacked, Sh49m stolen

1 week ago | businessdailyafrica.com | Sam Kiplagat

Police have been allowed to hold a man suspected of hacking into an electronic payments platform and transferring more than Sh49 million. Officers from the financial investigation unit were allowed to detain Joseph Momanyi at Muthaiga Police Station for a week to complete investigations into the hacking allegations.
Super Metro ordered to suspend operations, fire 269 drivers, re-test 42 others

1 week ago | nation.africa | Sam Kiplagat

Public transport firm Super Metro has been ordered to suspend its operations, for at least three days, pending compliance with a raft of measures given by a tribunal. In an order given on April 14, the Transport and Licensing appeals board directed the company to disengage 269 drivers identified in a list submitted to the board.
Court deals Ruto fresh blow on sale of KICC, Kenya Pipeline and nine other parastatals

1 week ago | nation.africa | Sam Kiplagat

An application by the government to suspend a judgment blocking plans to privatise eleven parastatals, among them the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) and Kenya Pipeline Company, has been rejected by the appellate court. Dismissing the application, the court said the government had failed to show how the appeal would be rendered useless if the application was not granted.