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Michael Odoyo Nyakwaka v Boaz Owiti Okoth & 2 others [2013] KEMC 12 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2013] KEMC 12 (KLR)2013-08-28…Item No.8 a sum of 1500/- is awarded to cater for attndfance item No.9 a sum of 10…
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Munywoki (Suing as the Administrator of the Late Kiema Munywoki Musioni) v Macharia & 3 others; Land Registrar-Makueni (Interested Party) (Environment and Land Case E010 of 2023) [2025] KEMC 289 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2025] KEMC 289 (KLR)2025-11-27Set aside in part…Order 5 rule 2 of the Civil Procedure Rules provides as follows: “ (1) A summons (other than a concurrent summons…
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Chege v Nafas World Auto (K) Limited & another (Civil Case 359 of 2017) [2025] KEMC 292 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2025] KEMC 292 (KLR)2025-12-02Affirmed below…Order 5 rule 2 of the Civil Procedure Rules provides as follows: “ (1) A summons (other than a concurrent summons…
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Frankline v Wambugu (Civil Suit 341 of 2018) [2026] KEMC 264 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2026] KEMC 264 (KLR)2026-07-07Affirmed below…The plaintifi’s response in summary is that the magistrate dealt with the issue of summons in the ruling of…
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Kisoya v Maingi (Civil Case 198 of 2019) [2026] KEMC 418 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2026] KEMC 418 (KLR)2026-07-21Set aside in part…1) That the Honourable court to grant an order for the defendant to settle the balance of the decretal sum…
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Mugendi v Directline Assurance Company Limited (Civil Case E011 of 2025) [2025] KEMC 379 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2025] KEMC 379 (KLR)2025-08-05…The purpose of the proceedings in an application for summary judgment is to enable a Plaintiff to obtain a quick…
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Kahuki v Badar Hardware & 5 others (Civil Case 363 of 2013) [2026] KEMC 130 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2026] KEMC 130 (KLR)2026-05-26Affirmed below…He opposed the application on the following summarized grounds: 1. The application is made in bad faith, is frivolous, vexatious…
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Munala v Oness Pele Ltd (Civil Suit E174 of 2025) [2026] KEMC 823 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2026] KEMC 823 (KLR)2026-08-19…Warui received the plaintiffs advocates letter dated 20/4/2026; the judgment was obtained without proper service of summons as…
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Waiganjo (Suing as the Legal Representative of the Estate of Peter Ndere Waiganjo) v Njoroge (Civil Case E065 of 2023) [2026] KEMC 337 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2026] KEMC 337 (KLR)2026-07-08…The plaintifi sought a sum of Kshs. 32,150/= in special damages being the sum of Kshs. 50/= for procuring…
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Barasa (Suing as the Legal Representative of the Estate the Late Robert Wakhungu - Deceased) v Gamba aka William Gamsa Obed & another; Auctioneers (Interested Party) (Civil Case 116 of 2017) [2026] KEMC 549 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2026] KEMC 549 (KLR)2026-08-20…That the applicant be granted an extension of time to pay the decretal sum of Kshs. 3,194,115/= by…
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Co-operative Bank of Kenya v Gitonga (Civil Suit 216 of 2017) [2026] KEMC 31 (KLR)
MagistrateOriginal[2026] KEMC 31 (KLR)2026-02-19…The validity of summons can be extended where such summons is issued but not served within 12 months from the…
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Barasa v Weson Investment Limited t/a Shell Radiant Service Station (Employment and Labour Relations Cause E100 of 2024) [2025] KEMC 26 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2025] KEMC 26 (KLR)2025-03-04…Section 44 of the Employment Act 2007stipulates when summary dismissal can occur: 44. Summary dismissal (1) Summary dismissal shall take…
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Wambua v Mutinda (Civil Case E142 of 2023) [2025] KEMC 321 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2025] KEMC 321 (KLR)2025-12-16…That the Defendant was served with summons to enter appearance from court she was taken ill and got admitted to…
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Abdinuur & another v Monarch Insurance Co. Limited & another (Civil Case 239B of 2023) [2026] KEMC 63 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2026] KEMC 63 (KLR)2026-03-17Affirmed below…The plaintifi stated that through the insurance brokers, they requested the defendant to settle the decretal sum in the civil…
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In re Estate of Opicho (Deceased) (Succession Cause E325 of 2024) [2026] KEMC 349 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2026] KEMC 349 (KLR)2026-07-23…The Petitioner has since filed ahis summons for confirmation of grant dated 17/12/2025. 2. In that summons, his…
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Mutua & another (Suing as the administrators to the Estate of the late Benard Mutua Mwanzia - Deceased) v Mwalimu (Civil Suit 9 of 2020) [2025] KEMC 20 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2025] KEMC 20 (KLR)2025-02-19Set aside in part…The plaintifis have proposed a sum of Kshs. 400,000/=. They have relied on the award of Kshs. 200,000…
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Bwana v Al-Kamar Trading Company Limited (Civil Case E757 of 2025) [2026] KEMC 817 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2026] KEMC 817 (KLR)2026-08-27Set aside in part…The Defendant additionally sought to have the process server summoned for purposes of cross-examination regarding the disputed service of…
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Wanderi v Ng’ang’a & another (Civil Case E149 of 2024) [2026] KEMC 185 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2026] KEMC 185 (KLR)2026-06-24Reversed below…On appeal, the court reviewed the award of general damages from a sum of Kshs. 800,000/= to a sum…
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In re Estate of Musimbi (Deceased) (Succession Cause E082 of 2023) [2026] KEMC 341 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2026] KEMC 341 (KLR)2026-06-25Reversed below…E082 OF 2023 IN THE MATTER OF MUSIMBI…………………...DECEASED THE ESTATE OF FEMENES =AND= GEORGE RICHARD…………………..……………………………………………………....PETITIONER RULING ON SUMMONS…
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In re Estate of Wangembe (Deceased) (Succession Cause E208 of 2024) [2026] KEMC 342 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2026] KEMC 342 (KLR)2026-07-23Reversed below…The Petitioner has since filed his summons for confirmation of grant dated 26/06/2025 In that summons, his specific…