David Wanjala: B.A. Journalism, LL.B (Hons)

Writer, Researcher, Lawyer, Arsenal FC diehard.

Former Associate Editor, Nairobi Law Monthly Magazine

Former Managing Editor, Nairobi Business Monthly Magazin

[David Wanjala: B.A. Journalism, LL.B (Hons) @DavidWanjala75]

@RobertAlai @DCI_Kenya You're not learning from your current court process

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@mitchretoucher @JaphethOtieno01 You are the only one talking about the photographers here, no one else is. Can't you see that?

[David Wanjala: B.A. Journalism, LL.B (Hons) @DavidWanjala75]

@sholard_mancity It is a double-edged sword. But let me read the judgment.

[Nairobi Law Monthly @NLM_Magazine]

EACC’s 2025 survey reveals a troubling reality: women in Kenya face a heavier burden of corruption—more likely to encounter bribes and sexual extortion, yet less likely to report. With bribery rising and 98.6% of cases going unreported, public trust in anti-corruption efforts continues to erode.

https://t.co/kxDEowqUhm

[Nairobi Law Monthly @NLM_Magazine]

Two back-to-back rulings at Milimani expose a deeper fault line in Kenya’s anti-corruption fight: when investigators and prosecutors pull in different directions, cases stall, collapse, or clash in court. Coordination isn’t optional, it’s the backbone of accountability.

https://t.co/nagJewIoXR

[David Wanjala: B.A. Journalism, LL.B (Hons) @DavidWanjala75]

@DrBKhalwale 11,000, Mhesh? The studium he has promised us in busia can only hold 10,000. If a home can host host 11,000, the minimum a county stadium should hold should be 30,000.

[David Wanjala: B.A. Journalism, LL.B (Hons) @DavidWanjala75]

@citizentvkenya I have had to listen to her, and unfortunately, she is being deliberately misunderstood. Plainly, she's speaking to the corruption involved that inflates the cost. She is not objecting to the project itself.

[David Wanjala: B.A. Journalism, LL.B (Hons) @DavidWanjala75]

@LinusGitahi @Paul_Muite @WMutunga SC did not question the viability of the project but rather the launch of Kisumu/Malaba ahead of the completion of Naivasha/Kisumu.

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@johnnjenga Is this kind of thinking scholarly?

[ROBA & ASSOCIATES LLP @AssociatesRoba]

🚨🚨 BREAKING: COURT OF APPEAL DECLARES - A TITLE DEED CANNOT DEFEAT A PROVEN TRUST

In Erick Kipkurgat Kiprono v Patrick Kimutai Kiprono, the Court of Appeal has sent shockwaves through land ownership disputes after ordering a registered landowner to surrender half of land he held solely in his name. The dispute traces back to around 2000 when two parties allegedly agreed to jointly purchase 10 acres from Lonrho Agribusiness for KSh 350,000. Because one party worked in Nairobi, the other handled the transaction. The sale agreement expressly stated the purchaser was acting as agent for both and even allocated 5 acres each in the schedule. However, when the title was eventually issued, the entire land was registered in only one name. When the excluded party later demanded his share, the registered owner flatly denied any joint purchase, contribution, or trust.

The Court of Appeal was not convinced. After re-evaluating the evidence, the judges found the intention to jointly own the land was not speculative; it was written into the very sale agreement used to obtain Land Control Board consent. Testimony from the attesting advocate, the vendor’s lawyer, and the vendor’s representative all confirmed the joint purchase. The Court emphasized that a trust will be implied where parties’ intention is clearly established, and that equity will not allow a registered proprietor to approbate and reprobate by relying on the same agreement to obtain title while denying the beneficial interest recorded in it. Crucially, the Court held that the Land Control Act could not be used as an instrument of fraud where consent had already been obtained on the basis of a disclosed joint interest.

For the ordinary mwananchi, this decision is a serious reality check. Many people believe the name on the title deed is the end of the story, it is not. If evidence shows land was bought jointly or one party acted as agent for another, courts can and will slice through the register and enforce a trust. What many are not ready for is this: informal family arrangements, handshake land deals, and “weka kwa jina yako kwanza” transactions are legally dangerous. Going forward, anyone entering joint land purchases must document contributions clearly and align registration with the true intention; because in today’s Kenya, the courts are increasingly willing to look beyond the title and follow the money and the intention.

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@Africanacityy I sat through his 1hr+ recorded interview on YouTube without blinking. What a calm, intelligent, stubbornly humble human being!

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@DesireeAmerica4 @WeAreCharlieUS Your perception is warped and twisted.

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@AbsaKenya True, you do your best. However, you must pull up your socks as regards online fraud which smacks of an inside job. On Monday at 5:16pm, I fell pray to a fraudster who had every detail of my account. I only survived as the said acc had nothing. You must deal with that.

[Nairobi Law Monthly @NLM_Magazine]

Magarini by-election: A symptom of deeper electoral justice failures
https://t.co/nrAjiWKOXK

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@ahmednasirlaw Still, he has given us better results since the exit of the legendary Arsene Wenger. Disappointing sometimes, yes, but still better than any of them. Man City defended more, packed the bus, so to speak, on Sunday, which messed up the game for us.

[David Wanjala: B.A. Journalism, LL.B (Hons) @DavidWanjala75]

@SafaricomPLC @ObuttBrian A complaint such as Brian's should be addressed publicly as it speaks for many. If anything, it is raised publicly. Why DM a response that many look forward to?

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- I did this editorial 5 years ago. It still rings true.

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It was an honour, indeed, to have attended his memorial ceremony yesterday at the Nairobi National Museum. A great man he was: https://t.co/Pb6RPK2sfT

[Elizabeth @ElizabethhQuinn]

Transparency in government is not a privilege, it is a right. Citizens must demand open budgets, clear procurement processes, and access to public information. #KenyaAgainstCorruption #AfricaAgainstCorruption