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A Malindi court refused to reopen a decided land case because the applicant waited too long and could not prove his own stake in the propert

A Kenyan court cannot evict anyone through a simple application — eviction must be formally pleaded in a proper lawsuit first.

The court dismissed a delayed attempt to overturn a land judgment, confirming you cannot set aside an order that does not exist.

The High Court in Machakos allowed a litigant extra time to appeal a contempt ruling, confirming that changing lawyers is a valid reason for

Kenya's Environment and Land Court set aside a default judgment, ruling that a fee dispute with a lawyer counts as an excusable reason to al

A Nairobi land court gave a defendant owing KES 4.7 million a 90-day pause on enforcement so he could file his appeal.

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

Once a Kenyan court dismisses a lawsuit, temporary orders blocking land deals—like injunctions and inhibitions—automatically lose their forc

A Kenyan court froze a residents' association's challenge to an arbitration award until it deposits Kshs. 7.3 million as security for the de

Kenya's High Court refused to pause a long-running damages case, ruling the planned appeal behind the request was a delaying tactic, not a g

A Kenyan court cancelled a default judgment and halted property seizure after a lawyer's office mistake left a defence unfiled.

Kenya's High Court allowed a late extra claim, ruling case documents can be changed at any stage unless it unfairly harms the other side.

Kenya's High Court struck out an unstamped consultancy agreement and a late affidavit, confirming consultant contracts attract stamp duty an

Kenya's High Court stopped land dealings on a disputed Ruiru property because the family living there would suffer more, even without provin

Kenya's High Court refused to set aside a default judgment because the guarantor applicant showed no written defence and had admitted liabil

A Kenyan court dismissed a land injunction because vague trespass claims and a cancelled award left the applicant unable to prove a stronger

A Kenyan High Court ruled it cannot restore an application dismissed because a lawyer missed the hearing — the fix is simply filing a fresh

Kenya's High Court confirmed that a properly served, unopposed application to convert taxed legal costs into an enforceable judgment will al

A Kenyan court refused to dismiss a stalled defamation suit, giving the plaintiff one final 45-day chance to move the case forward.

The High Court in Nakuru refused to change its earlier decision because the defendant waited seven months to ask and gave no new reason.

The High Court at Malindi refused to set aside a 2005 default judgment because the defendant waited five years and was not honest about know

A Kenyan court refused to kill a genuine debt suit over a defective verifying affidavit, calling it a curable technicality.

Kenya's High Court discharged a property injunction because it was based on an issue the parties never raised in their application.