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Final court judgments are binding; you cannot reopen the case to add new parties or change the outcome.

Kenya's Environment and Land Court dismissed a society's third attempt to stop eviction, ruling the matter was already decided and compensat

Kenya's Environment and Land Court struck out a land dispute because the same claim had already been decided, confirming you only get one ch

A Kenyan court confirmed that a title deed alone doesn't prove land encroachment, and boundary disputes must first go to the Land Registrar,

A Kenyatta University employee won temporary protection from eviction pending appeal, but only if he keeps paying rent and clears all arrear

A Kenyan employment court dismissed a review application because the applicant claimed new evidence existed but never actually showed it to

Kenya's Employment Court refused to review its earlier ruling because the applicant had already appealed, so the recruitment process continu

Kenya's Employment Court ruled a magistrate went too far by striking out a worker's injury claim during a file-reconstruction hearing, and o

A Kenyan land court froze all dealings with a disputed Nandi parcel, protecting an adverse possession claimant's appeal even after his case

A Kenyan court froze a Kshs 100 million land sale pending appeal, confirming judges can still protect property after delivering judgment.

Kenya's Environment and Land Court confirmed that once a court delivers judgment, it cannot reopen the case or grant orders nobody asked for

Kenya's Mombasa Land Court removed a restriction on registered land, ruling that unproven fraud claims and a pending appeal cannot block a l

The Employment Court ruled that you cannot claim benefits under a judgment you were never a party to, even if you claim you were accidentall

A Kenyan employment court refused to revive a union dispute, ruling that unpaid filing fees mean a document was never properly filed and par

Kenya's Environment and Land Court confirmed that an abated land suit can be revived, and dismissed the defendants' attempt to undo that rev

The Environment and Land Court at Kapsabet allowed ten family members claiming an interest in disputed land to join an ongoing case and sent

The Environment and Land Court in Voi refused to stop arrest warrants against two judgment debtors, confirming email service was valid and c

A Kenyan land buyer who lost her suit and appeal cannot return to the same court for a Kshs. 3 million refund — that door is closed.

Kenya's Employment Court set aside contempt orders made against an auctioneer who was never joined or heard in the case.

A Kenyan court refused to stop a land eviction, ruling that challenges to executing a court decree must go through the court that issued it.

A Kenyan magistrates' court refused to re-open a decided case, ruling it had no power to revisit its own final judgment once delivered.

Courts in Kenya can review their own decisions, but you must stick strictly to the original facts and arguments when seeking a change.

The court ruled Kisumu County wrongly deducted tax from a court award, must pay the remaining Kshs. 120,692.76 within 30 days, or face jail

Once a court delivers a sentence, it generally cannot be changed later just because the defendant has paid compensation or reconciled with t