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A Kenyan court confirmed that a land buyer in open possession holds overriding rights that defeat later registered titles, even from success

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

A Machakos court cancelled land subdivisions made while a case was ongoing, confirming that buyers during litigation gain no rights in Kenya

The Environment and Land Court in Meru dismissed a man's attempt to overturn a judgment for the second time, ruling you cannot get the same

A Nairobi land court dismissed a community's claim to parcels with registered titles because the group produced no allocation documents, occ

The court refused to pause an eviction order because the applicant only claimed he would suffer loss without explaining what that loss actua

Kenya's Malindi Environment and Land Court ruled that fraud, collusion or mistake allegations against a consent judgment must be fully heard

A Kenyan court ruled that a land buyer's refund claim is not time-barred because the countdown only starts once their titles are found inval

A Kenyan court refused to revive a land suit filed six years late, ruling family disagreements do not excuse prolonged inaction.

A Kenyan court dismissed a land claim by adverse possession because the claimant could not prove exactly when, how, and how much land he occ

The Environment and Land Court in Chuka refused to protect land claimants with an injunction because they switched legal arguments mid-case

A Kajiado court ruled that parties tied to a land allocation dispute cannot be removed from a case, because their presence helps the court r

A land dispute filed in the wrong Kenyan court was transferred to the Chief Magistrate's Court because the court documents showed it was alw

The Environment and Land Court in Malindi refused to strike out a land counterclaim, ruling earlier cases never conclusively decided the par

The High Court's land division dismissed the EACC's attempt to cancel two Nairobi properties, confirming the current owners and I&M Bank's c

The High Court refused to pause execution of a judgment because the applicant built houses on disputed land while the case was still in cour

The Environment and Land Court in Kakamega dismissed a land dispute application, ruling you cannot substitute deceased parties in a case tha

A Kenyan court refused to strike out a woman who claimed she never agreed to be a company director, because official company records still l

A Kenyan court cancelled a land title it found was fraudulently obtained, confirming that a genuine purchase with proper due diligence beats

A land suit survived dismissal because both parties proved a pending succession case explained the two-year delay.

The Environment and Land Court in Kericho ruled that a claim that a land case is too old must be decided at trial with evidence, not thrown

A Nairobi land suit over Plot 13 Kahawa West was struck out because the court had already decided the same dispute in a previous case.