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Kenya's Environment and Land Court struck out a property fraud suit, ruling the real dispute was about money and misrepresentation, not land

The Environment and Land Court in Kisii refused to stop construction of Nyambera Modern Market, finding the land buyer's loss could be paid

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed you cannot get a stay of execution against a dismissal ruling, because a dismissal orders nobody to do any

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a Kshs 6.1 million insurance payout but cut the interest rate, ruling insurers can't cancel policies over pre

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that once a hire purchase customer has paid two-thirds of the price, a bank cannot repossess or sell the v

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that an employee fired for proven fraud cannot claim extra compensation when the employer's evidence justi

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to stop the release of deposited defamation damages, confirming that orders dismissing a case cannot be stay

The Environment and Land Court in Mombasa dismissed a borrower's challenge to a bank's mortgage sale, ordering her to vacate the Mombasa pro

Kenya's Employment Court confirmed it can hear low-salary employment claims, dismissing an employer's attempt to block a worker's case.

Directline Assurance lost its bid to revive a lapsed stay of execution because a consent order binds like a contract and financial hardship

A Kenyan court ordered a company's directors to be questioned about its assets, but refused to make them personally pay its judgment debt ye

A Kenyan landowner who waited 29 years to enforce a 1997 judgment lost his injunction bid but got a status quo order protecting the disputed

A Kenyan court dismissed a land fraud appeal, ruling that long occupation and a 1987 deposit receipt cannot defeat a registered title withou

A Kenyan court allowed a judgment debtor to pay a Kshs 3.19 million decree in instalments, but only after a Kshs 1 million up-front deposit.

A Bungoma court awarded a family KShs 2.66 million for a fatal boda boda accident, but ruled the motorcycle's financier is not responsible f

Sending someone money is not proof of a loan; without a written agreement or repayment evidence, a Kenyan court may dismiss your claim.

The Environment and Land Court paused collection of a Kshs. 5.9 million judgment pending appeal, but only because the losing party agreed to

Kenya's Environment and Land Court ruled it cannot hear cases about loan defaults and property sold to recover debt—those belong in the High

Even when nobody shows up to defend a case, you still must prove your claim with solid evidence — this Bungoma court dismissed a foreigner's

A Mombasa court split two family plots 30/70, recognizing that unpaid work like managing property counts toward ownership.

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to pause a billion-shilling judgment because the winning bank can easily repay if the appeal later succeeds.

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to block the sale of Gilgil Treatment Industries' properties, ruling the bank can compensate the company if

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that whoever pays for property owns it beneficially, even if it's registered in someone else's name.

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that a 'Musharaka' Islamic finance label doesn't change a loan's substance: borrowers must repay even if the b