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The Court of Appeal confirmed that living on family land with permission never ripens into ownership, and old tribunal awards left unchallen

A Kenyan widow won her appeal against a Sacco, securing a Kshs 5.05 million refund with interest after the court found the land sale was nev

The Environment and Land Court confirmed that a church that built on someone else's allotted plot must demolish its structure, pay damages,

Kenya's Environment and Land Court threw out Kshs. 4 million in awards and sent a landlord-tenant dispute back for a fresh hearing before a

A Kenyan court dismissed a landowner's trespass claim because he couldn't prove trespass and the land was legally public wetland, not privat

A Kenyan landowner who obtained a title through fraud against an elderly relative lost it - courts will impeach fraudulent titles no matter

The Environment and Land Court in Kisumu confirmed that land bought from someone with no right to sell it after the owner's death gives you

Kenya's Environment and Land Court confirmed that long, peaceful family occupation can create a customary trust binding landowners even with

Kenya's Environment and Land Court confirmed that courts cannot dismiss a lawsuit for non-attendance on a mere mention date, so wrongly dism

A Kenyan court ruled that whoever pays for land owns it beneficially, even if the title is registered in someone else's name.

A Kenyan court confirmed auctioneers cannot seize property using only a taxed costs certificate—a formal signed decree must exist first, or

Kenya's Narok Land Court ruled an allotment letter alone doesn't prove land ownership, and courts can't decide issues nobody pleaded.

A Kenyan court cancelled a land title bought decades after allocation, confirming long-time occupiers keep the land.

The Environment and Land Court upheld a Tribunal order requiring landlords to refund Kshs. 500,000 to a tenant, ruling it was a rent deposit

The Environment and Land Court dismissed Kisumu County's appeal, confirming that a private owner's title to a disputed Kisumu plot stands be

Kenya's Environment and Land Court confirmed that an earlier land allocation beats a later one, even against a registered title holder.

The court upheld a Kshs.3.05 million land refund with interest, finding a small part-payment reset Kenya's six-year deadline for suing on th

The appeal court threw out the couple's land claim because their ownership documents were never properly produced as evidence, ruling the ap

A land buyer lost his appeal because he couldn't prove how he got the land or that fraud occurred.

Kenya's Environment and Land Court dismissed an appeal over a 2004 land sale, confirming claims to force a land transfer die after six years

A Kenyan court voided a land title obtained without succession or transfer documents, sending the family's ownership dispute to succession p

Kenya's Environment and Land Court dismissed a land appeal, confirming that courts can decide cases on written statements without oral testi

A Kenyan land buyer who keeps payment receipts and occupies the plot beat rivals with altered documents, even without a title deed.