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Supreme Court declined to rule on election date, preserving High Court's first-instance constitutional role.

Kenya's Environment and Land Court struck out a tenancy suit because the same dispute was already before the Rent Tribunal, and cheaper, ear

Kenya's High Court confirmed you cannot appeal a Business Premises Rent Tribunal complaint decision — only its rulings on formal tenancy ter

The Mombasa Environment and Land Court struck down a contempt application filed in a fresh file, ruling it belonged in the pending petition

A Kenyan court dismissed a stay-of-execution application because the applicants had no permission to appeal and showed no evidence of real l

A Mombasa court struck out a landowner's injunction suit because the same dispute was already pending in another case, awarding costs agains

Kenya's High Court dismissed the appeal, ruling that disputed facts about a land sale agreement can only be resolved at a full trial, not th

The Environment and Land Court struck out a tenant's suit because appeals from Kenya's Rent Restriction Tribunal must go through an appeal,

A Kenyan court confirmed residents can sue counties over disputed boundary taxation, but must first take their land and boundary complaints

The Employment and Labour Relations Court dismissed attempts to stop a judicial review case against the Nairobi County Assembly Board, with

A Kenyan court ordered independent verification of a union's e-voting records instead of cancelling results, setting a proof burden for elec

Kenya Power's attempt to force a trespass case to the Energy Tribunal failed, confirming land courts can hear trespass claims.

Supreme Court cannot hear appeals from Court of Appeal interim rulings before the main appeal is decided.

Supreme Court refused to advise on filling Nairobi governor vacancy due to pending lower court cases.

An Employment Court in Nairobi ordered the Registrar of Companies to reveal who really owns Gallant Security Services while interim protecti

A Meru court refused to halt a land judgment because the appellant was present in court but chose not to proceed, so she couldn't claim unfa

Kenya's Employment Court dismissed a worker's fresh bid for permanent employment because the same dispute had already been finally decided,

Courts allow plaintiffs to act in person, but joining a lawsuit requires proving a direct legal stake, not just a general interest.

When a family estate is disputed, the court ensures all beneficiaries have equal rights and mandates shared management of property until the

The Environment and Land Court in Meru allowed a land dispute worth over Shs.33 million to move from the magistrates' court because that cou

Kenya's Employment Court dismissed a teacher's unfair dismissal claim because he filed it five years late, past the three-year legal deadlin

When a law sets out a specific way to resolve a dispute, courts must follow that process and may lack jurisdiction otherwise.

The court refused an immediate transfer of a land case, ordering an independent government valuation first because the applicant hid their o