John Chigiti
John Chigiti is a High Court Justice in Kenya who is part of the judicial bench that ruled on the case concerning Moses Wetangula's position as Speaker of the National Assembly. The judges found that Wetangula's declaration of the Kenya Kwanza coalition as the majority party contradicted prior court decisions.
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John Chigiti is a High Court judge who participated in the decision regarding the speaker's actions.
Case declines to kick out Wetang'ula as speaker
Kenya· 2026-05-29
Judge Chigiti was one of the High Court Judges whose orders were suspended by the Court of Appeal.
Court of Appeal allows JSC to continue handling complaints against judgesKenya· 2026-01-13
Justice John Chigiti quashed the media ban entirely, holding that live reporting is not incitement.
Judiciary faces fresh test after defiant 2025 decisions against StateKenya· 2026-01-11
John Chigiti is one of the High Court judges involved in the decision to put the removal petitions on hold.
High Court puts judges' removal petitions on holdKenya· 2025-12-19
Justice John Chigiti quashed the communication issued to media houses.
Why court ruled CA had no power to stop live broadcast during protestsKenya· 2025-11-28
Justice John Chigiti ruled on the case involving Nairobi County and Donald Kipkorir's law firm.
Court orders Nairobi to deposit Sh1.3b in Kipkorir caseKenya· 2025-08-07
The orders issued by Justice John Chigiti are compensation claims by soldiers who were accused of taking part in the failed 1982 coup.
Total impunity: Defence PS Mariru ignores court orders to pay soldiersKenya· 2025-07-20
Justice John Chigiti addressed a key preliminary issue on the legitimacy of the nomination process.
High Court nullifies IEBC bosses' gazettmentKenya· 2025-07-11
Justice John Chigiti was part of the ruling on the IEBC nominations.
Court upholds IEBC nominations but nullifies Ruto's gazettementKenya· 2025-07-10
Justice John Chigiti gave the orders in a case filed by the Katiba Institute.
Court forces CA to restore TV signals as footballer suedKenya· 2025-06-27
Justice John Chigiti gave the orders in a case filed by the Katiba Institute.
Court forces CA to restore TV signals as footballer sued overKenya· 2025-06-27Justice John Chigiti was the second judge to issue the orders after Justice Chacha Mwita.
KTN, NTV back on air after court freezes CA's broadcast banKenya· 2025-06-26
Justice John Chigiti’s orders stripped CA of its power to dictate what the media houses should show Kenyans.
Communications Authority on the spot for using non-existent section of law to gag mediaKenya· 2025-06-25
Justice John Chigiti is part of the three-judge High Court bench hearing the contempt case.
Lawyer Muite seeks 2-year jail term for Ruto, AG over contemptKenya· 2025-06-23
Justice John Chigiti ruled that Mariru willfully disobeyed a valid court order regarding the compensation of the soldiers.
Defence PS Mariru skips court in Sh134m contempt case over ex-soldiers' payKenya· 2025-04-29
John Chigiti is one of the High Court judges hearing the case regarding the alleged borrowing.
How Ruto, Uhuru allegedly borrowed Sh13trillion without approvalKenya· 2025-04-16
High Court Judge John Chigiti dismissed the application by the Defence ministry.
Turkish firm wins Sh31.6 billion Bomas renovation tender rowKenya· 2025-04-14
Justice John Chigiti is one of the judges involved in the ruling regarding Wetang'ula's dual roles.
Court sets date for hearing Wetang'ula ouster caseKenya· 2025-04-04
Justice John Chigiti barred the DCI from accessing or removing any documents from the health facility in a case filed on Tuesday.
Confidentiality or cover-up? Why Nairobi Hospital opposed DCI's probeKenya· 2025-03-26
High Court Judge John Chigiti dismissed the case before it reached the Court of Appeal.
Big win for pensioners after bank loses bid to stop Sh30b paymentKenya· 2025-03-08
High Court Judge John Chigiti presided over the case involving Nyati Sacco Society.
Sacco sues industry regulator for 'shielding' Kuscco over Sh13b lossKenya· 2025-03-05
Justice John Chigiti is part of the three-judge bench handling the case against Wetang'ula.
High Court suspends case to jail Wetang'ula for contemptKenya· 2025-02-28
Justice John Chigiti is part of the bench that ruled on Wetangula's dual roles.
Lawyers revive case to axe Wetang'ula as speakerKenya· 2025-02-25
