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The Environment and Land Court dismissed an appeal over a Ruiru plot, confirming that a buyer who traces her title through company records b

The Environment and Land Court refused to pause the Karen land petition, ruling that defending a case is not enough harm to justify a stay.

Kenya's Environment and Land Court dismissed a landowner's appeal, confirming that court orders made without jurisdiction are void and canno

A Kenyan land court refused to force a housing company to hand over extra details and declined to release an original title before a full he

A Kenyan court ruled that a company facing execution of a judgment debt must send its officials to court, striking out its attempt to block

Kenya's Environment and Land Court ruled you cannot be forced to exhaust an appeal route that doesn't exist yet, so the quarry dispute proce

Kenya's Environment and Land Court dismissed a bid to strike out a land appeal, confirming preliminary objections cannot rely on disputed fa

The Environment and Land Court refused a landowner's late attempt to add fraud and trust claims to a 2019 adverse possession suit, and order

The Eldoret Environment and Land Court stopped defendants from carving a road through disputed land until the full case is heard.

A Kenyan court confirmed that filing a Notice of Appeal does not stop enforcement of taxed costs, awarding Mombasa Cement Kshs. 551,400 plus

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

Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed a prisoner to appeal 8 years late, ruling that a good explanation for delay matters more than its length.

A Kenyan court ruled that land sold before a grant of administration is void, so the widow-owner keeps the property and buyers must vacate.

Kenya's Employment Court allowed a sugar workers' union to add outsourcing firms as defendants, confirming amendments to claims are freely a

Kenya's Employment Court refused to remove three companies from an employee's lawsuit, ruling that questions about who should be sued must w

An employer that loses or settles an employment case in Kenya will normally pay the employee's legal costs unless it gives the court a good

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that a bank is not automatically liable when fraudsters use its account, unless the victim proves the bank owe

The Environment and Land Court in Kisumu dismissed landowners' bid to freeze a property dispute, ruling they cannot relabel failed injunctio

A Makueni court allowed defendants to add key land documents mid-trial because the plaintiff's own testimony opened the door, and any unfair

Kenya's Environment and Land Court ruled that land ownership disputes must be decided by the ELC first, not paused for succession cases.

The Environment and Land Court in Kisumu refused to protect a land buyer who relied on an unfulfilled offer letter instead of a title docume