Supreme Court·Petition E036 of 202519 June 2026 Supreme Court cannot hear appeals that merely dress up employment disputes as constitutional cases.
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Supreme Court·Petition (Application) E028 of 20255 December 2025 Supreme Court cannot hear land disputes unless constitutional interpretation is involved.
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Supreme Court·Petition (Application) E011 of 20255 September 2025 Supreme Court cannot hear appeals that only allege constitutional violations without actual constitutional interpretation.
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Supreme Court·Petition (Application) E008 of 2025 & Application E006 of 2025 (Consolidated)27 June 2025 Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction if lower courts only exercised procedural discretion.
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Supreme Court·Petition (Application) E004 of 202410 May 2024 Supreme Court cannot hear appeals that only involve statutory interpretation, not constitutional interpretation.
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Supreme Court·Petition (Application) E027 of 2023 & Application E042 of 2023 (Consolidated)21 December 2023 Supreme Court cannot hear arbitration appeals unless constitutional issues were substantively decided by lower courts.
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Supreme Court·Petition (Application) E029 of 202225 November 2022 Supreme Court cannot hear a landlord-tenant dispute unless it involves constitutional interpretation.
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Supreme Court·Application 8 (E014) of 202228 October 2022 Supreme Court halts Sh1.06 billion judgment against Moi estate pending appeal.
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Supreme Court·Petition 19 (E022) of 20208 October 2021 Supreme Court cannot hear an appeal unless lower courts interpreted the Constitution.
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Supreme Court·Petition 39 of 20194 September 2020 Supreme Court can hear appeals on constitutional issues even if they started as judicial review cases.
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Supreme Court·Petition 10 of 20184 August 2020 To appeal to the Supreme Court, the case must have interpreted the Constitution from the start.
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Supreme Court·Application 20 of 201917 December 2019 Supreme Court cannot hear an appeal unless the Court of Appeal interpreted the Constitution.
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Supreme Court·Criminal Appeal 11 of 201621 December 2018 Supreme Court cannot hear appeals that merely re-litigate facts, not constitutional issues.
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Supreme Court·Petition 2 of 20178 November 2018 Supreme Court can hear arbitration appeals if they raise constitutional interpretation issues.
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Supreme Court·Petition 15A of 20169 October 2018 Supreme Court cannot hear an appeal until the main case is fully decided in lower courts.
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Supreme Court·Petition 7 of 201511 May 2018 Supreme Court refused to hear alimony appeal because it lacked constitutional interpretation.
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Supreme Court·Election Petition 15 of 201419 February 2015 Supreme Court cannot hear appeals on procedural rulings unless they involve constitutional interpretation.
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Supreme Court·Petition 3 of 20124 October 2012 Supreme Court cannot hear appeals that don't involve constitutional interpretation or application.
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