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A Kisumu court refused a landowner's late appeal because his lawyer's knowledge counted as his own and the delay went unexplained.

A Kenyan landowner who missed his appeal deadline due to depression got more time, and his eviction was stopped pending the appeal.

A Makueni landowner won extra time to appeal, a freeze on execution, and a bar on new land titles while his appeal is heard.

Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a family more time to file their appeal after a simple filing mistake, protecting their right to be heard.

A Kenyan court gave Nyamira County more time to challenge a Ksh. 57.6 million legal fees bill, but refused to hand over the money yet.

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

Kenya's Court of Appeal excused a two-year filing delay by imprisoned appellants, showing courts prioritise substantive justice over strict

Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed a company extra time to file its appeal because delays in getting court documents, not laziness, caused the

Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a company a second chance to file its appeal on time, showing courts prefer deciding cases on merit over punish

Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a death-row inmate a second chance to appeal, ruling that justice outweighs missed deadlines in criminal cases.

Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a death-row inmate three years late to appeal another chance, because prison made filing properly difficult.

Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a prisoner more time to appeal because prison transfers delayed his paperwork and the State never disputed his

Kenya's Court of Appeal gave landowners a second chance to appeal after their lawyer failed to tell them their case had been decided.

Kenya's Environment and Land Court allowed a company to appeal a rent tribunal decision months late, ruling that a reasonable explanation ma

A Kenyan landowner lost his bid to pause a judgment cancelling his title because he waited over four months, proved no real harm, and offere

The Environment and Land Court dismissed a landowner's bid to revive her appeal because her supporting affidavit was unsigned and uncommissi

Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed a six-year-late criminal appeal, showing courts prioritise justice and liberty over strict deadlines.

Kenya's Court of Appeal gave six county workers four extra months' grace to appeal, ruling that a lawyer's honest mistake shouldn't block th

Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed six workers to appeal late because a court registry delay, not their own fault, caused the missed deadline.

Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a convicted man 21 extra days to appeal because his short delay and lack of legal help were understandable.

Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a prisoner 45 extra days to file his appeal, ruling a short, explained delay shouldn't block access to justice.

Kenya's Environment and Land Court can extend the 30-day deadline to appeal a land registrar's boundary decision, even after a two-year dela

The Environment and Land Court dismissed a family land appeal, confirming that concluded cases cannot be reopened through consolidation or r

A Kenyan landowner who missed her appeal deadline got a second chance because she explained the delay, and the court froze the land pending

A 15-year-old Ksh 56 billion land compensation case will continue where it stopped, and the government's very late evidence was still allowe