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A preliminary objection must be a pure legal point, not a factual dispute in disguise.

Supreme Court cannot hear appeals from cases finalized before the 2010 Constitution.

Supreme Court refuses appeal certification because the issues only affect the parties, not the public.

Supreme Court won't hear land dispute because issues weren't raised in lower courts first.

The National Land Commission cannot register land titles; that power belongs to the Ministry of Land.

A charge prepared by an advocate without a practising certificate remains valid.

Supreme Court refused to hear appeal on bank rates suit because the law on representative cases is already clear.

Courts won't order a vote recount unless you show specific evidence it could change the result.

Supreme Court can review denied appeals, but private fee disputes aren't public importance.

Supreme Court cannot admit new evidence in election petition appeals; only legal issues allowed.

Supreme Court says land dispute was private, not a matter of general public importance.

Supreme Court cannot hear appeals from temporary Court of Appeal orders unless a full appeal is pending.

Supreme Court cannot hear appeals from people who were not parties in lower courts.

Supreme Court struck out appeal for late and wrongly filed notice of appeal.

Supreme Court certifies appeal on whether customary trust requires proof of physical possession.

Supreme Court cannot hear an appeal on costs alone after constitutional grounds are withdrawn.

Supreme Court cannot hear appeals from Court of Appeal decisions on time extensions.

Amicus curiae must be neutral; taking sides disqualifies them from helping the court.

Supreme Court dismisses appeal because the legal question was never raised in lower courts.

Supreme Court dismisses appeal for wrong route; you cannot switch appeal types after deadlines lapse.

Supreme Court cannot hear succession appeals unless they involve genuine constitutional interpretation.

Supreme Court can review Court of Appeal’s refusal to certify a public importance appeal.

You cannot switch appeal routes after losing a certification bid; seek review instead.

Supreme Court clarifies rules for preliminary objections and time extensions in appeals.

Diaspora Kenyans get progressive voting rights; IEBC must report to Parliament annually.