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The Environment and Land Court in Kitale refused to reopen a concluded land case, telling the self-help group to file a fresh suit instead.

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'

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

Kenyan courts prioritize finding the truth and achieving justice over strict adherence to procedural timelines.

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

A Kenyan court allowed a bank to proceed with auctioning charged land because the borrower only disputed the debt amount without proving a s

The Environment and Land Court in Chuka refused to protect land claimants with an injunction because they switched legal arguments mid-case

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

A Nyeri court refused to stop an auction because the borrower never disputed the debt or proved payment, and the bank's statutory notices we

A Kenyan court has confirmed that magistrates without special gazetted appointment cannot cancel land titles, and it restored the buyers' ow

A Kenyan court dismissed a family's land claim, ruling that occupation without documented purchase or 12 years of open, exclusive possession

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

A Kenyan court ruled the first person to receive and act on a land allotment keeps it, even when someone else later holds another letter for

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

A Kenyan court ruled that two families who openly farmed land for 30 years now own it, even though their old sale agreements were invalid.

The Environment and Land Court allowed a land dispute defendant to amend its defence, add new parties, and pursue a fraud counter-claim, dis

Kenya's Environment and Land Court ruled a buyer's title was illegal because it came from unlawfully carved-up public land, so the buyer los

Kenya's Environment and Land Court allowed a land buyer to update his lawsuit papers, confirming that courts freely permit amendments unless

A Kenyan court refused to pause a Kshs 6 million refund judgment because the buyer didn't appeal that part and offered no security.

A Kenyan court struck out a land suit filed against a defendant who had died 13 years earlier, ruling the case was void from the start.

Kenya's Environment and Land Court allowed Kenya Airports Authority to bring Kenya Railways into an airport land dispute, confirming courts

A Kenyan court refused to reopen a 2014 land judgment because the company ignored a newspaper notice inviting it to join the case, and its l

Courts will adjust death claims based on comparable cases and evidence, ensuring the final award is fair and not excessive.

Courts in Kenya can reopen a case after it has closed if new, vital evidence emerges, ensuring everyone gets a fair chance to be heard.