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A Kenyan court threw out a 2012 land claim because it was filed against people who were already dead, ruling such a suit is a nullity that c

A Nairobi contractor won Kshs 24.7 million with interest because the defendants admitted the debt, but lost larger claims by failing to prov

Landowners in an adjudication section must first use the Land Adjudication Act's objection and appeal process before suing, or their case wi

The Environment and Land Court in Meru refused to let a defendant add old documents as new evidence late in a land trial, because she couldn

The Environment and Land Court dismissed the applicants' bid to reverse eviction orders, confirming that parties seeking review must prove s

A Kenyan court allowed a widow to continue her late husband's land suit and added the property's new owner as a defendant, but refused to ha

Kenya's High Court confirmed that people left out of a consent order over their land can go to court to have it amended to protect their pro

The High Court dismissed the defendants' bid to pause execution of a Kshs.4.3 million judgment, holding that a large decree alone is not eno

Kenya's High Court ruled that a lawyer practising under a firm name is still fully qualified, dismissing an attempt to throw out the entire

A Kenyan High Court cut a road accident victim's compensation because he couldn't prove his income or future medical costs with documents.

The High Court refused to freeze land dealings because the claimants produced no ownership documents, while the registered owner proved a co

Kenya's High Court refused to lift an injunction over Nairobi property, ruling that suspected fraud must be proven at trial, not through rev

Kenya's High Court ruled that when a plaintiff withdraws an entire suit, the case ends for everyone and the court cannot entertain further a

A Kenyan High Court refused to stop development of Nakuru plots because the plaintiffs offered no evidence backing their claim that the land

A Meru property owner lost his access-road case because he couldn't prove it with official records, and was ordered to pay the defendants' l

Shareholders can sue directors over a company's management deadlock, but cannot directly sue the company's outside contractors.

Shareholders cannot directly sue a company's contractor, but they can sue directors over a management stalemate.

Kenya's High Court found three defendants in contempt for forcefully seizing a property, confirming you cannot take the law into your own ha

A Kenyan landowner won court permission to demolish neighbours' encroaching boundary walls after survey maps proved the trespass.

The High Court in Embu dismissed a land fraud suit because the plaintiff had no capacity to sue, sued too late, and proved no fraud.

A Kenyan vendor who signs a sale agreement and takes the 10% deposit holds the land in trust for the buyer and cannot legally sell it to som

A Mombasa landowner's urgent bid to evict long-time occupants failed because her ownership papers contradicted each other, leaving the dispu

A Kenyan widow who lived on land for 18 years stopped a registered owner from evicting her until the ownership dispute is fully decided in c

Kenya's High Court confirmed it cannot stop collection of taxed legal costs—the winning party may collect while you appeal.