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A Kenyan court confirmed that recusal requires actual bias, not just suspicion, but reassigned the appeal anyway because the judge had been

A Kenyan Kadhi's Court refused to step aside from a succession case, ruling that attending a wedding and delayed objections don't prove judi

Kenya's Environment and Land Court refused to step aside from a land dispute, ruling that disagreeing with a judge's earlier finding is not

Kenya's Employment Court stopped the JSC from removing Justice Ombwayo because the complaint against him was never a valid removal petition.

The High Court at Kilgoris dismissed a request to disqualify the judge, ruling that a judge's remarks in an earlier judgment do not show bia

A Kenyan land court refused to step aside from a case just because it had earlier ruled on a related dispute involving the same people and p

A Kenyan employment judge stepped aside from a case because her own lawyer represented the other side's counsel, prioritising the appearance

A Kenyan employment judge stepped aside from a case because her own lawyer was representing one of the parties.

Kenya's Supreme Court lifted its own recusal from the Dari Ltd case after the underlying complaint was withdrawn, but refused to review the

A Kenyan court dismissed a bid to have a judge step aside for bias, confirming that suspicion alone is not enough—bias must be proven with s

A Kenyan employment court found no bias but stepped aside anyway, showing that judges may recuse to protect confidence in justice.

A Nairobi Small Claims Court adjudicator stepped aside because past dealings with a claimant's law firm could make her look biased, even tho

A Bungoma court found no bias against itself but still recused from the criminal trial because Kenyan law gives an accused that right after

Kakuzi's appeal against the National Land Commission was struck out because no law allowed an appeal; judicial review is the correct route i

The Nyeri Environment and Land Court refused to step aside from a land dispute, ruling that unhappiness with rulings is a ground for appeal,

The Environment and Land Court allowed a defendant to appeal a judge's refusal to step aside, pausing the case for 60 days.

A Nairobi Small Claims Court adjudicator stepped aside from a case because her past dealings with the claimant's firm could make her look bi

Kenya's Environment and Land Court in Embu dismissed a bid to have the judge step aside, confirming that unhappiness with a procedural rulin

A Kenyan court refused to step aside from a case because the ruling the party complained about concerned an application that had since been

A Bungoma court ruled that merely filing a complaint against a judge does not force that judge to step aside from your case.

The Court of Appeal refused to pause a land case because a party challenging a judge's recusal did not prove bias or serious harm.

A Kenyan land case continues even after one plaintiff's suit ends on death, because counterclaims and other parties' claims live on independ

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that unused notices of appeal automatically 'die' after 60 days, and later filings cannot revive them.

A Kenyan court refused to disqualify a judge, ruling that granting interim orders shows judicial discretion, not bias.