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A Siaya land court struck out an entire estate dispute because the defendant was sued on behalf of a deceased's estate without letters of ad

The High Court refused to jail a company director for contempt, allowed the company to amend its defence, and rejected a demand for Kshs. 20

Vehicle owners are legally responsible for damages caused by their drivers, even if they were not behind the wheel.

If you are making payments on a secured loan, you can seek a court order to stop foreclosure if you can prove your payments exceed the bank'

A Kisumu court stopped a bank from selling disputed family land, ruling that fraud allegations must be tested with evidence, not dismissed t

Dropping one claim doesn't automatically end the case; the court will only dismiss the suit if no valid legal issues remain against any defe

Banks can proceed with property sales if they follow the Land Act procedures and the borrower cannot prove irreparable harm.

Debt disputes alone won't stop a bank from selling your collateral if they followed the law and you are in default.

Kenya's Environment and Land Court in Meru ruled that a court-appointed guardian keeps legal authority to sue until a court cancels that app

A Kenyan court ruled that even a registered titleholder must hold family land in trust for relatives despite owning the title document.

A Kenyan land court allowed only the Registrar of Titles to join a property dispute and refused a receiver manager because the applicant lac

A Kenyan High Court stopped a bank from auctioning two properties over a disputed loan, but only for four months while the parties negotiate

The High Court refused to pause execution of a judgment because the applicant built houses on disputed land while the case was still in cour

A Kenyan land court ruled that filing an appeal doesn't freeze a case: the plaintiff could still change lawyers and share surveyor costs to

Kenya's Environment and Land Court struck out a land claim built on a title already annulled in earlier litigation, reinforcing that annulle

A Nairobi court dismissed an 18-year-old land dispute because the plaintiffs couldn't prove their plots were smaller or that the disputed pl

A Nairobi court confirmed a landowner's right to evict a trespassing neighbour, but denied lost-rent compensation because the claim was poor

Kenya's Environment and Land Court dismissed a review bid, ruling that blaming a sick lawyer without evidence—and a three-month delay—doesn'

The Environment and Land Court in Kajiado dismissed a cottages owner's claims against a neighbour's stalled construction because no actual d

Landowners in Nakuru lost their titles because their parcels sat on gazetted prison land that was never legally available for private alloca

A Kenyan family lost their 8-year land trust case because they never formally amended court documents after the original owner died and miss