×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Truth Without Fear
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

Topic: Jail

Kumbe ni under 18: Age doubts saves man from 10 years in jail

By Joackim Bwana   2026-07-25 12:32:37

A man convicted of defilement and sentenced to 10 years in prison has been freed after the High Court ruled prosecutors failed to prove the complainant was under 18 at the time.

Father, son jailed for assaulting woman over 'missing genitals' witchcraft claim

By Marion Kithi   2026-07-25 11:15:18

A Kilifi father and his son were jailed for one year each after assaulting a woman they falsely accused of using witchcraft to make the son's genitals disappear.

Archbishop Harrison Ng'ang'a at centre of affair allegations, accuser lands in jail

By Silas Nyamweya   2026-07-25 10:36:59

The controversy surrounding Archbishop Harrison Ng’ang’a intensified after woman behind affair allegations against him, was arrested and remanded following a dramatic court appearance.

Man slapped with seven-year jail term for stealing father's timber

By Marion Kithi   2026-07-25 16:39:58

A 22-year-old man in Kilifi has been sentenced to seven years in prison for stealing his father's timber worth Sh30,000.

High Court lifts jail term against former Nairobi Finance CEC Kerich

By Nancy Gitonga   2026-07-16 21:30:09

Court lifts 3-month jail term for suspended Nairobi Finance CEC Charles Kerich after Sh30m payout to law firm, commits to court-approved plan to clear remaining Sh106m legal fees.

Ex-KDF officer jailed for life over murder of his wife, two children

By Nancy Gitonga   2026-07-14 18:03:47

Former KDF officer Major Peter Mugure Mwaura has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of his estranged wife and their two children in October 2019 in Nayuki.