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A Nairobi court ordered a father to pay KES 5,000 monthly for his child's food, ruling that equal parental responsibility doesn't mean equal
A Murang'a court stopped stone-crushing on disputed land but refused to order the crusher operator out, saying such orders can't be granted
A Kenyan court refused to reopen an estate distribution ruling and confirmed two grandchildren can now collect rent from ground floor rooms.
A Murang'a court revoked a grant that used dead beneficiaries' signatures and wrongly claimed the deceased fully owned co-shared Nairobi pro
A Kenyan court awarded a seven-year-old boy Kshs. 617,900 after a driver who hit him failed to prove the crash was unavoidable.
A Nairobi court awarded a pedestrian Kshs.2.5 million after a reversing vehicle knocked him down, but cut his claimed expenses because they
A Kenyan court dismissed a family's medical negligence claim over a loved one's death, ruling that a bad medical outcome alone does not prov
A Nakuru court refused to grant a divorce because it found no legally recognised marriage existed between the couple in the first place.
A Kilifi court awarded a woman Kshs 1 million after finding her criminal prosecution was malicious, confirming that withdrawn charges can co
A Kenyan court cut a KShs. 384,120 group loan claim to about KShs. 109,200 because the lender never specified who owed what.
A Nakuru court awarded a road accident victim KShs 450,000 after the defendants offered no evidence, but cut her medical expense claim to on
A Kenyan court ruled that outsourcing a worker without protecting his agreed terms amounted to unfair termination, awarding him over Kshs. 2
A Kenyan court acquitted a driver of careless driving because police failed to gather basic accident evidence, proving that an accident alon
A Nairobi court awarded a boda boda rider Kshs.1.66 million after a road accident, holding the vehicle's owner and driver fully liable.
A Nakuru court halved a fatal accident award because the family couldn't prove the pedestrian was on a zebra crossing, recovering Kshs.753,9
A Kenyan court awarded a bus crash victim Kshs.803,500 after deductions, but refused extra compensation because she lacked evidence of her i
A Kenyan court struck out a dog bite compensation claim filed seven years late, confirming the three-year deadline for injury lawsuits is st
A Kenyan court stopped a lender from selling a borrower's car, finding he may have repaid triple the loan principal.
A Kehancha court paused eviction of 15 defendants pending appeal, but only if each deposits Kshs. 50,000 within 30 days.
A Mavoko court halved a road accident victim's compensation to Kshs 256,250 after finding his own driver partly to blame for the crash.
A Tigania court spared a first-time offender who pleaded guilty to a panga attack from likely prison, pending a probation report.
A Mariakani court awarded a motorcyclist Kshs. 400,000 after the tanker driver who hit him never showed up to defend the case.