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Kenya's Environment and Land Court struck out a boundary dispute suit because the Land Registrar must determine boundaries first.

The Environment and Land Court in Machakos struck out a Kshs. 18 million land sale claim because disputes between co-operative society membe

Landowners in an adjudication section must first use the Land Adjudication Act's objection and appeal process before suing, or their case wi

The Court of Appeal confirmed that Kenyan employees must exhaust internal appeal procedures, like PSC appeals, before rushing to court.

Kenya's Employment Court confirmed that a dispute over an employee's salary cannot end a case early because salary is a factual issue requir

A Kenyan court ruled that community land dispute rules only apply where a community is formally registered, so the case proceeds in the Envi

Kenya's High Court confirmed anyone can file a public-interest petition, but must first use the specific objection process the law provides

A Kenyan landowner lost his 2022 land case because he failed to use the proper legal channels to challenge a 2006 Tribunal decision years ea

Kenya's Environment and Land Court ruled that boundary disputes between registered landowners must first go to the Land Registrar before the

Kenya's Employment Court confirmed that constitutional petitions cannot be thrown out over party-joining technicalities, and counties don't

President cannot initiate constitutional amendments; basic structure doctrine rejected in Kenya.

A Kenyan court threw out a public health officers' petition challenging deployments because the association lacked authority to sue and skip

If the Land Adjudication Act gives you a right of appeal, you must use it first — Kenyan courts will strike out cases that skip the step.

A landowner's constitutional petition over an electricity pole was struck out because Kenya's Energy Act requires such disputes to go first

A property owner who skipped the statutory appeal process lost his court challenge to a county enforcement notice and was ordered to pay cos

Kenya's Environment and Land Court dismissed a school's sewerage dispute, ruling it must first go through the Water Tribunal under the Water

Kenya's employment court quashed two National Land Commission appointments because the candidates were interviewed for Chairperson but appoi

Kenya's Employment and Labour Relations Court ruled that an MP can lawfully serve as a trade union secretary general unless someone proves a

A county employee's unfair dismissal claim failed because he skipped the mandatory appeal to the Public Service Commission before going to c

A Kenyan land claim filed 24 years too late failed because the plaintiff skipped the required appeal process and sued someone without author

A landowner who lost a land adjudication appeal lost again in court because she bypassed the required legal procedures for challenging the M

A county employee lost his case because he went to court before finishing the mandatory appeal process to the Public Service Commission.

Kenya's Environment and Land Court ruled that land partition disputes must first go to the Land Registrar, not the court, so the defendants'

Kenya's Court of Appeal nullified Mary Wambui Munene's 2013 Othaya parliamentary election, ruling that widespread tallying errors and unsecu

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that when the law prescribes a specific procedure for a grievance, you must follow it and cannot use judicial