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Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that a limited grant of administration remains valid to substitute a deceased party in an appeal, and does

Kenya's Environment and Land Court in Meru confirmed you cannot cancel a land title through a simple application; you must plead it properly

A Kenyan landowner lost his crop-damage appeal because his evidence told a different story than his court pleadings.

Kenya's Environment and Land Court ordered an estate to remove wrongly named appellants from its land appeal within 90 days or lose the appe

The Court of Appeal refused to revive an appeal that died when the appellant passed away, because the family waited too long without explain

A Kenyan land dispute struck out by a magistrate has been revived because a consent to file suit under the Land Adjudication Act gives the c

A Kenyan court ruled that subdividing land after winning a court case does not cancel the order requiring the losing party to vacate it.

The Environment and Land Court refused to pause execution of a land judgment because the appellants could not show they would suffer substan

A Kenyan court dismissed a bid to revive employment appeals out of time, ruling the existing appeal's judgment will govern everything.

A Kenyan land buyer lost his Kshs.2 million claim because he wasn't yet the registered owner when he signed the sale agreement.

Kenya's Environment and Land Court ruled a wife's consent was needed to sell the family land, and the buyer failed to prove she was divorced

Kenya's High Court paused enforcement of Rent Tribunal orders made without hearing a landlord, stressing every party deserves a chance to be

The Kitale Environment and Land Court refused to reinstate a dismissed land appeal because the appellant offered explanations from counsel's

The Court of Appeal ruled there is no legal route to challenge a Deputy Registrar's decision on filing timelines, and dismissed the challeng

A Kenyan court confirmed that a land sale without Land Control Board consent can still be enforced through equitable principles, but damages

Kenya's High Court paused arrest orders for contempt because service wasn't proven, but the parties must still resolve the underlying land d

The High Court dismissed a landlord's appeal, confirming that dissatisfaction with a tribunal ruling isn't enough to overturn it.

The High Court dismissed a landowner's appeal because he never pleaded or proved his claim that a land exchange agreement was forged, confir

A Kakamega court ruled that buying land without proof of full payment cannot ripen into adverse possession, and the buyer must vacate within

Kenya's Environment and Land Court confirmed that a registered title wins unless land fraud is specifically pleaded and strictly proved with

Kenya's Environment and Land Court confirmed that a registered landowner's title beats later purchase documents, so buyers must verify title

Kenya's Environment and Land Court refused to revive an appeal ignored for five years, because the family offered no evidence explaining the

A Kenyan High Court ruled that a party who never took part in a case doesn't need court permission to hire a lawyer, even after judgment has