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The Court of Appeal refused to pause an enforcement case against the Dock Workers Union, ruling there was nothing to stay after its petition

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to pause a land case because the applicants showed only that their appeal was arguable, not that waiting wou

The Court of Appeal dismissed thirteen land occupants' appeal, confirming that defences not raised at trial are lost and registered titles s

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a murder conviction and death sentence based entirely on circumstantial evidence, confirming that an unbroken

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a 30-year murder conviction built on circumstantial evidence, confirming that missing DNA evidence alone cann

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a 45-year murder sentence but ordered that time spent in remand custody must count toward the prison term.

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that the mandatory death sentence for robbery with violence remains valid and new appeal arguments raised

The Court of Appeal dismissed a late appeal because the appellant missed the notice-of-appeal deadline and never asked for an extension, so

Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a landowner two extra months to file his appeal record, ruling that court backlogs justify extensions of time.

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed Dopp Investments must receive Kshs. 667.9 million for SGR land acquisition, but cut interest to start only

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that grandchildren cannot inherit from a grandparent's estate unless they prove they were dependants under

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a murder conviction but replaced the death sentence with 30 years in prison, confirming death penalty is no l

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to pause a High Court case, confirming that stay applications fail without both an arguable appeal and proof

Kenya's Court of Appeal revived an appeal filed by a deceased person, accepting that grief and slow succession processes justified the delay

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that handwritten notes on a cheque cannot prove a land sale contract — only a properly written, signed and

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that contractors cannot claim extra payment beyond a fixed contract sum without written proof the scope of

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that land fraud claims fail unless fraud is specifically detailed in court documents and proven with stron

The Court of Appeal refused to excuse a 53-day delay in filing an appeal, warning that hesitation and indecision will cost you your right to

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a murder conviction and death sentence, confirming eyewitness testimony outweighed minor evidence contradicti

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a robbery conviction and reinstated the death sentence, ruling the mandatory death penalty still applies to r

Kenya's Court of Appeal dismissed an attempt to strike out a land appeal record because the application was filed one day late and the alleg

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a murder conviction but replaced the death sentence with 40 years' imprisonment, confirming the death penalty

The Court of Appeal dismissed a sentence review because the applicant never properly started an appeal first.

The Court of Appeal refused to reopen its own final judgment, confirming that losing parties must appeal to the Supreme Court rather than se