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Kenya's Court of Appeal freed a man convicted of manslaughter because the trial judge relied on theories, not actual evidence.

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that late service of a Notice of Appeal is fatal, but paused striking out the DPP's appeal pending its ext

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to pause a major land case, ruling that prejudice fixable by paying costs is not enough to stop proceedings.

Kenya's Court of Appeal let a developer appeal late because it never got notice of the ruling date, confirming short, explained delays can b

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a murder conviction built entirely on circumstantial evidence, confirming that a complete chain of circumstan

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to halt a Vipingo development project, finding residents' appeal arguable but not left without a remedy if t

The Court of Appeal refused a Mombasa property owner's request to pause his eviction because he hid key facts from the court.

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to stop a former Kenya Ports Authority employee's eviction, ruling that employer-provided housing ends when

The Court of Appeal refused to reopen its land ownership ruling, confirming that losing parties cannot get a second chance by simply disagre

Kenya's Court of Appeal stopped the release of rosewood containers at Mombasa port until KWS's appeal over CITES permit obligations is decid

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld three murder convictions and 45-year sentences for a mob killing, confirming that recognising attackers you k

Kenya's Court of Appeal let a worker move to kill a dormant appeal because the employer sat on it for over three years.

The Court of Appeal refused 62 former port workers more time to appeal because they could not explain their long delays in filing.

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to revive a seven-year-stalled appeal, confirming that blaming your lawyer does not excuse missing court dea

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed it will rarely overturn a single judge's decision to allow a late appeal filing, dismissing the challenge

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to pause a land dispute ruling, confirming courts cannot stay 'dismissal' orders and that money losses can b

The Court of Appeal dismissed five land occupants' claim, confirming that adverse possession claims fail without proof of long, peaceful, un

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that injured employees who knowingly use unsafe equipment share blame, and courts won't reduce damages wit

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed a life sentence for defilement, ruling a P3 form is valid evidence even when produced by someone other tha

Kenya's Court of Appeal restored a worker's full injury compensation, ruling judges cannot cut damages awards without clear legal or factual

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to remove a deceased man's widow from an appeal, ruling that challenges to a judgment belong in the appeal i

The Court of Appeal refused to pause a land injunction, ruling the appeal was unlikely to succeed and stopping it would change nothing.

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled a bank's receivership was invalid because the loan security was never stamped and registered, entitling the co