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Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction if constitutional issues weren't central in lower courts.

Supreme Court upholds Mike Sonko’s impeachment; courts won’t second-guess political processes unless the Constitution is broken.

Supreme Court cannot hear a landlord-tenant dispute unless it involves constitutional interpretation.

Withdrawing an appeal before hearing means each side pays its own costs.

No side pays costs in public interest election suits unless bad faith is proven.

Supreme Court waived costs for withdrawn election appeal citing public interest, each side pays own costs.

Supreme Court expunged a replying affidavit filed nearly two years late without leave, but allowed late submissions.

Court allows lawyer to withdraw because client stopped communicating and giving instructions.

Supreme Court dismissed review bid because applicants were given fair chance to be heard but chose not to file required submissions.

Court cannot penalize a party for delays caused by its own administrative processes.

Supreme Court: MCAs' term not reduced; office is a public trust, not property.

Supreme Court halts Sh1.06 billion judgment against Moi estate pending appeal.

Kenya's Supreme Court ruled that public interest cases can justify each side paying its own legal costs.

Kenya Bankers Association can join a tax case but cannot add new evidence.

Kenya's Supreme Court dismisses an association's bid to join a tax case, clarifying joinder requirements.

EACC can investigate corruption without giving prior notice in most cases.

Supreme Court dismisses KAA's bid to stop arbitration payment, finding no constitutional issue raised.

Supreme Court: High Court cannot reopen Court of Appeal cases, even if a judge was later removed.

Supreme Court strikes out appeal by interested parties who tried to become main parties.

Senate can summon governors and oversee all county revenue, including locally generated funds.

Supreme Court upheld Ruto’s win, but ruled IEBC must tally votes as a commission, not just its chair.

Supreme Court cannot hear pre-election challenges to presidential candidates.

Supreme Court upheld Ruto's election, rejecting claims of irregularities and confirming IEBC's tallying process.

Allegations of election rigging must be proved to the intermediate standard, with hard evidence — speculation is not enough.

A late application to remove a party from a presidential election petition is invalid and an abuse of court process.