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Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that judges cannot rewrite loan agreements or reduce agreed interest unless a borrower proves fraud, coercion,

A Nairobi court stopped a developer from selling eleven properties a buyer had mostly paid for, ruling the developer could not add new terms

A Nairobi court enforced a 2% monthly interest clause on an unpaid excavation debt, ruling the rate fair unless proven oppressive.

A Kenyan court ruled a signed debt acknowledgment is powerful proof you owe money — and vague claims of pressure won't undo it.

Kenya's Environment and Land Court ruled a bank cannot be forced to consent to a property sale that doesn't fully repay the secured loan.

A Kenyan court ordered a former employee to repay Kshs 409,359 in overpaid terminal dues because a signed written separation agreement could

Kenya's Employment Court ruled that if your salary contract says it already includes house allowance, you cannot claim it separately.

A Kenyan land buyer won his case because the other side never showed up to challenge his evidence, losing his own claim entirely.

An employer could not force an employee's claim for already-agreed terminal dues into arbitration because the money owed was settled, leavin

A canteen operator lost its court challenge because its licence had expired, and the court ruled procurement disputes belong elsewhere.

A Kenyan court upheld a land sale agreement, ruling that written acreage terms cannot be changed later without proof of fraud or coercion.

A Kenyan court ordered a land seller to transfer plots within 90 days and ruled she could not demand extra title fees beyond the original ag

The High Court dismissed a land buyer's claim but ordered the seller to refund the Kshs. 500,000 deposit, confirming that unclear contract t

A Kenyan landlord won forfeiture of two leases after the tenant stopped paying rent and filed a defence but offered no evidence.

A Kenyan court ruled that if you want a dispute sent to arbitration, you must raise it when you first appear in the case—not two years later

A Kenyan court ruled that a Kshs 60,000 loan borrower had to pay Kshs 409,185 because agreed interest and penalty terms bind you once you si

A Kenyan court refused to rewrite a former bank employee's staff mortgage deal, ruling the bank lawfully kept his dues as loan security unde

A Kenyan court held tenants can't exit a fixed-term lease early without penalty, but landlords who sit on vacated premises lose damages clai

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to overturn two lower courts that awarded a consultant only half her fee, confirming second appeals cannot r

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that a business which fails to fulfil its own contractual obligation cannot blame the other party for the deal

A Kenyan court ruled that cleaners whose contracts ended when the client's cleaning subcontract expired were fairly terminated and not owed