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Kenya's Environment and Land Court ruled it cannot evict a spouse from property claimed as a matrimonial home; only the High Court's Family

A Kenyan court refused to lift orders protecting Uhuru Park, ruling that parties who skip court after being properly served cannot claim unf

A Kenyan land court certified a dispute urgent and granted temporary relief, but the case will only be fully decided after both sides are he

Kenya's Environment and Land Court at Isiolo granted temporary land relief but ordered the parties back to court on 19 January 2022, meaning

Kenya's Environment and Land Court in Isiolo granted temporary relief in a land dispute but required the applicant to serve the other side b

Kenya's Environment and Land Court at Isiolo allowed an applicant permission to challenge a decision through judicial review, though the act

Kenya's Environment and Land Court allowed a landowner to add the Land Registrar and amend her claim years later, but rejected a sloppily dr

A Kenyan court refused an adverse possession land claim because the claimant's 12-year occupation involved threats and force, not peaceful p

The court refused to halt a new land adjudication section because the applicants relied on the wrong gazette notice and lacked evidence thei

The Environment and Land Court in Meru dismissed a land buyer's appeal because it was filed late and the land sale lacked a valid written ag

Kenya's Environment and Land Court ruled that Kshs 75,000 in legal fees for a 1,500-acre land case was too low and ordered the bill be re-ta

A Kenyan court ordered a Sacco to complete a 2006 land sale after 15 years, ruling written contract terms cannot be changed by excuses or or

A Kenyan land buyer who purchased in 1992 and held title for three decades won cancellation of the seller's conflicting title and full costs

The High Court in Bungoma dismissed an auctioneer's attempt to use judicial review to challenge a court hearing date, confirming registry li

A Machakos court ordered land occupants evicted, ruling that complaints which should have been raised on appeal cannot stop execution of a v

The Environment and Land Court refused to reinstate a dismissed appeal, confirming that litigants—not their lawyers—bear responsibility for

The court refused a man's request to appeal a 2007 land tribunal award 13 years late, ruling that unexplained, inordinate delay forfeits the

The Environment and Land Court in Meru dismissed a late bid to review a 2015 land judgment, confirming that unexplained delay and unchalleng

A Meru court refused an injunction because the land claimant had no title or evidence, but froze all dealings on the disputed land for one y

The Environment and Land Court in Meru froze a land transfer made just weeks after the owner died, protecting the estate pending a full hear

The Environment and Land Court in Isiolo set deadlines for filing submissions in an ongoing land petition, warning absent parties that they

Kenya's Environment and Land Court confirmed that a signed consent judgment is binding and can only be undone by proving fraud, mistake, or