The Kerugoya High Court has suspended the government's Direct Settlement System (DSS) for coffee farmer payments until May 20, 2026. This decision came after coffee farmers successfully argued that the system was implemented without proper public participation or parliamentary approval, affecting their ability to save.

• The DSS, introduced in August 2023, aimed to send direct payments to farmers via mobile phones after buyers paid into a central account.
• Judge Edward Muriithi ruled that public participation was violated in 15 coffee-growing counties and highlighted the lack of parliamentary approval.
• Felix Muriithi, National Coffee Cooperative Union chairperson, welcomed the ruling, calling it a "new dawn for coffee production."
• The government's system, spearheaded by Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, aimed to eliminate middlemen and cartels through an online platform.

In a landmark ruling, the Employment and Labour Relations Court in Kisumu affirmed that employees can sue their bosses for underpayment and that paying below the statutory minimum wage is unlawful. This decision stemmed from a case involving a domestic worker who sought legal redress for underpayment and unfair termination.

• A domestic worker, employed for six years at a monthly salary of Ksh4,000, successfully sued her employer for underpayment, house allowance, leave pay, and termination benefits.
• The court, presided over by Justice Jacob Gakeri, ruled that workers cannot be paid below the legal minimum wage, and employers must formally terminate employment and demonstrate efforts to contact employees who desert duty.
• The worker was awarded a total of Ksh569,717.48 for various claims including house allowance, leave pay, and salary in lieu of notice, with the court stressing that annual leave is a statutory right.

A city lawyer, among 22 individuals arrested in a nationwide counter-terrorism operation, awaits a court ruling on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, regarding extended detention for further investigation. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) states he is suspected of financing, facilitating, radicalizing, and recruiting for terror networks.

• 22 suspects were apprehended across Nairobi, Mombasa, Kapseret, Moyale, and Marsabit.
• The city lawyer was arrested in Mombasa on Friday, November 14, 2025, for financing terrorism.
• The Kahawa Law Courts will rule on a 20-day custodial order for the lawyer and varying custodial requests for other suspects.
• Investigations were guided by the detention of approximately ten young recruits who were allegedly preparing to join ISIS affiliates in Yemen via Puntland, Somalia.

Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu can secure his freedom by depositing a Ksh53 million bank guarantee, as ruled by Principal Magistrate Rose Ndombi. This decision comes after his third bond review application was denied by Justice Lucy Njuguna, who rejected substituting the guarantee with cash deposits.

• Ferdinand Waititu must deposit a Ksh53 million bank guarantee for his release in the offensive conduct case.
• The Principal Magistrate Rose Ndombi reaffirmed existing bond terms, while Justice Lucy Njuguna previously denied an application to alter the bond.
• Waititu was convicted in February for failing to safeguard public funds, stemming from an unlawful tender award of Ksh25 million, and faces a fine of Ksh53.5 million or 12 years in prison.
• The next hearing for the case is scheduled for January 15, 2026.