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

Kenya's Court of Appeal gave five teachers more time to appeal, ruling that litigants cannot be punished for delays caused by the court's ow

Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed a late land appeal, ruling that delays caused by waiting for certified court documents are excusable.

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 extra time to appeal his 150-year murder sentence, accepting that being in prison explained the dela

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 Court of Appeal refused to pause a long-running land case, ruling that winning an appeal later would not be pointless because the tr

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 refused a landowner's late attempt to add fraud and trust claims to a 2019 adverse possession suit, and order

A Kenyan court ruled that suing someone in the wrong capacity is a fixable mistake, not a fatal one, allowing a land dispute to continue.

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

The Court of Appeal refused to forgive a three-month appeal delay, ruling that clients—not their lawyers—must personally follow up on their

Kenya's Court of Appeal gave twelve landowners more time to appeal, confirming that a well-explained delay can be forgiven in the interest o

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 allowed a litigant who missed an appeal deadline due to tuberculosis to still file her appeal within 30 days.

A Kenyan land appeal survived dismissal despite serious delay, because courts treat dismissal as a last resort and the compensation money re

Kenya's Employment Court reinstated a worker's nine-year-old case, ruling her lawyer's missed hearing shouldn't cost her the chance to be he

A Kenyan court refused to let a public officer appeal late, ruling the 30-day appeal deadline is mandatory and a five-month unexplained dela

Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a prisoner three extra months to file his appeal, confirming that jail time and lack of money are valid reasons

The Court of Appeal threw out an appeal attempt filed months late, confirming that challenges to a single judge's decision must be made with

The Court of Appeal dismissed a bid to file a late appeal because a nearly ten-month delay was left largely unexplained.

Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed an appeal filed eight years late because the delay was not the applicant's fault, confirming that a good exp

Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed a company to appeal two days late, ruling that short delays with honest explanations deserve forgiveness.

The Court of Appeal struck out Webtribe's appeal because it never served the notice of appeal and gave no explanation for the nine-month del