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Kenya's High Court halted a disputed victim 'authentication' process and ring-fenced KES 105 million for abduction victims while other compe

The High Court declined to stop a terrorism remand detainee's isolation at Shimo La Tewa, finding lawful segregation is not automatically to

Suing a public authority in Kenya requires strict adherence to time limits; missing the deadline means the court cannot hear your case.

For workplace injuries, you must follow the official government process before filing a lawsuit in court.

Even when the law allows for the death penalty, Kenyan courts can impose a lesser sentence based on the specific facts of the case.

Kenya's High Court struck out two Small Claims Court suits because the claimants wrongly sued through their company and split one claim into

A Kenyan court dismissed a landowner's case against KeNHA because he couldn't prove who marked his wall or that his land was even under thre

Kenya's anti-corruption body successfully reclaimed Mombasa public land fraudulently allocated to private individuals, with titles cancelled

The High Court dismissed a widow's 31-year-delayed claim over her husband's 1980s detention and death because she could not prove it with cr

Kenya's Environment and Land Court in Vihiga revived a family's land case, ruling it shouldn't have been dismissed as time-barred without fi

The Environment and Land Court refused to revive the Applicants' dismissed land case because they could not credibly explain why they ignore

The ELC dismissed a bid to move a commercial tenancy case to its court, confirming you cannot transfer a suit to a court that lacks jurisdic

Supreme Court upholds Kshs 100,000 award for police torture but dismisses journalist's other claims.

The Environment and Land Court in Kericho ruled it has no power to extend limitation periods for land discharge claims, so the family's late

Kenya's Court of Appeal reinstated a 100% liability finding, confirming that pleading contributory negligence without leading any evidence p

Kenya's Environment and Land Court dismissed a landowner's constitutional petition, ruling that ordinary trespass claims must be filed as ci

Kenya's Court of Appeal reinstated a taxpayer's suit against SAP and Deloitte, ruling that limitation defences based on disputed facts canno

A Kenyan court confirmed you can win a trespass claim even when a neighbour never physically enters your land — dumping soil that touches it

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that mandatory life sentences for defilement remain lawful and appeals after a guilty plea can only challe

Kenya's Environment and Land Court confirmed it cannot extend time to file a land fraud claim—poverty is no excuse since pauper suits exist.

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a Kshs.100,000 award for torture by a police officer, ruling the arrest was lawful and rejecting extra damage

A Kenyan court threw out a land claim filed 29 years too late, confirming that no one can sue to recover land more than twelve years after t

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a robbery-with-violence conviction and death sentence, confirming the doctrine of recent possession and that

Kenya's Court of Appeal restored a road accident victim's full award, confirming that two negligent drivers can each be made to pay the enti

A Kenyan court ruled that winning an earlier trespass case does not automatically block a fresh lawsuit over who owns the land.