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Susan Kihika

Kenyan lawyer and politician who has been Governor of Nakuru County since 2022 and was previously Senator for Nakuru and Speaker of the Nakuru County Assembly.

On appealLatest source dated 2025-07-29Last reviewed 2026-10-26

What did the court decide?

Baboon Project Kenya v Governor of Nakuru County and Nakuru Water and Sanitation Services Company (contempt application over waste disposal in Lake Nakuru)

On appeal
Court
Environment and Land Court at Nakuru; Court of Appeal
Parties
Baboon Project Kenya (applicant) v Governor Susan Kihika and James Ng'ang'a, Managing Director of Nawasco (respondents)

Claims. Application alleged continued disposal of waste in the Lake Nakuru basin in breach of a 26 September 2024 order barring such disposal.

Decision. The Standard reported that the Environment and Land Court (Judge Anthony Ombwayo) issued a contempt ruling imposing a Sh2 million fine in February 2025, and that in July 2025 the Court of Appeal, by consent, stayed that ruling pending Nawasco's intended appeal and ordered the status quo of 28 July 2025 maintained.[1]

Sources

  1. Appellate court temporarily halts Governor Kihika's contempt caseThe Standard, 2025-07-29, secondary source

Change history

  • 2026-10-26 Record published.

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