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A Kenyan court confirmed that only the Land Registrar can fix land boundaries, and granted an injunction against a neighbour who encroached.

The Environment and Land Court in Makueni dismissed a family land claim, confirming that land bought during adjudication does not need succe

The Environment and Land Court in Eldoret confirmed a landowner's title, voided a Gazette Notice cancellation, and evicted the deceased sell

The Environment and Land Court in Garissa temporarily stopped quarrying on disputed Mandera land, but only for sixty days while the appeal i

A Makueni court has temporarily blocked the National Land Commission from implementing recommendations that would have forced a landowner to

Kenya's Environment and Land Court ruled that access to public parks is a constitutional right and ordered Central Park reopened immediately

The court let a pension scheme dispute proceed with an amended claim, but refused the injunction and document orders because the wrong legal

A Kenyan court gave Nyamira County more time to challenge a Ksh. 57.6 million legal fees bill, but refused to hand over the money yet.

A Nakuru court ordered a long-time land occupier to leave within 60 days because fighting over the land in court stopped his adverse possess

A Kenyan court confirmed that a title deed alone doesn't prove land encroachment, and boundary disputes must first go to the Land Registrar,

A Homa Bay court protected a family's 26-year occupation of disputed land but refused to halt succession proceedings, ruling each court must

A Kenyan land court froze three disputed Machakos plots but refused to evict anyone or hand final victory before a full trial.

A Kenyan court halted an EPZ project because the government started construction without consulting residents or completing an environmental

A Kenyan court refused to block land dealings but froze the property's status quo, showing courts can preserve disputed land even when an in

Buyers of plots from unverified sellers lost their land, paid Kshs 2 million in damages, and were ordered to vacate within 90 days.

A Kenyan court awarded a buyer ownership of land he occupied for 26 years after paying for it, but only the exact portion he actually fenced

A woman who openly lived on and farmed 1.5 acres for over 20 years won ownership of that land in Kenya's Environment and Land Court.

Kenya's Environment and Land Court confirmed the landowner's title, dismissed the rival claim, and ordered the occupant to vacate after prop

A Kenyan court ruled that a plaintiff cannot control who gets joined to a land dispute — necessary parties must be heard even against her wi

A Kenyan land buyer with a registered title won an injunction, and a defendant who kept building despite a court order now faces jail and a

The Environment and Land Court at Meru ordered a Kshs 100,000 court security deposit released, mostly to the respondent's advocates, after t

A Mombasa court cancelled a forged land title and ordered a Kshs 45 million buyer to return the property, ruling that a fake company's docum