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Kenya's Employment Court refused to gag MTN from speaking about a former employee, ruling that private defamation disputes belong in ordinar

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

Kenya's Employment Court refused to strike out a defamation suit, ruling that whether an employment relationship existed must be decided aft

A Kenyan defamation claim failed because the plaintiff produced no evidence of the alleged Facebook post or spoken words, even though the de

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that complaint letters can be defamatory, and unverified allegations cost Dr. Pukose Kshs. 2 million plus

A Kenyan employment court ruled that an employer who followed fair disciplinary procedures and had evidence of misconduct lawfully dismissed

A Kenyan court ruled that firing a driver over suspected cargo theft without proof of theft was unfair, awarding five months' salary.

Kenya's Court of Appeal threw out a Kshs. 800,000 defamation award, confirming that truthful statements made to defend your reputation are n

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a Kshs.13.5 million defamation award against Nation Media Group for publishing an unverified article linking

Kenya's Court of Appeal threw out a Kshs. 3 million defamation award against Nation Media Group because the published story was substantiall

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a defamation finding over an accusatory workplace letter but halved the damages to Kshs 3 million and scrappe

Kenya's Court of Appeal struck out an appeal challenge filed late, confirming that the seven-day deadline for references is strict and juris

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to excuse a company's four-year delay in filing its appeal, showing vague excuses like Covid-19 won't work.

A Kenyan court ruled the dismissal was procedurally unfair because the employer never gave the employee a hearing after suspending her, awar

A Kenyan court dismissed mutual slander claims because neither side brought witnesses or proof that the alleged words were actually spoken.

Kenya's Environment and Land Court threw out a landowner's entire case because she filed documents but never formally proved them in court.

Kenya's Court of Appeal paused Senator Wetang'ula's defamation trial against the BBC until it decides whether the BBC can gather evidence fr

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that internal circulation of a dismissal letter is not defamation, and older dismissals can't claim damage

Kenya's Employment Court refused to strike out a lengthy employment claim, confirming that verbosity alone won't kill a pleading unless it t

A Kenyan court ruled a teacher's dismissal was fair because she hid her previous sacking and inflated her salary during recruitment.

A Kenyan court upheld unfair dismissal compensation for an employee denied case details, but scrapped extra awards for gratuity and defamati