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1,925 cases matching “Republic v The Commissioner For Lands”

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    Henry Muthee Kathurima v Commissioner Of Lands & another [2015] KECA 892 (KLR)

    Court of AppealBrief[2015] KECA 892 (KLR)2015-03-12Affirmed below

    …compliance with the Government Disposal Act for disposal of Government properties. (See Republic – v- Kisumu District Lands Officer & Another, Misc…

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    Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission v John Kiplagat Chesanga & 2 others [2019] KEELC 1893 (KLR)

    ELCBrief[2019] KEELC 1893 (KLR)2019-08-09Affirmed below

    …The 1st defendant states that in the year 1991 he applied to the commissioner of lands for allocation of land…

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    Satima Enterprises Limited v Kenya Revenue Authority & another [2022] KEELC 1617 (KLR)

    ELCBrief[2022] KEELC 1617 (KLR)2022-01-20Set aside in part

    …It was not open for the Commissioner of Lands to re-alienate the same. So the alienation was void ab…

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    Chesang Kipruto v National Police Service Commission & 3 others [2021] KEELC 3181 (KLR)

    ELCBrief[2021] KEELC 3181 (KLR)2021-05-27Affirmed below

    …Amiani for the Commissioner of Lands. The petitioner accepted the terms of the offer and a lease dated 4 th…

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    Mwangi & 33 others (Petitioning on their Behalf and on Behalf of 106 others) v National Land Commission & another (Environment & Land Petition E018 of 2022) [2024] KEELC 1076 (KLR)

    ELCBrief[2024] KEELC 1076 (KLR)2024-02-29Reversed below

    …That the Commissioner for Lands, the predecessor of the 1st Respondent in conducting the process of acquisition was performing an…

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    Dyno Holdings Limited v National Land Commission & Chief Land Registrar (Environment & Land Case 1115 of 2015) (Environment and Land) [2018] KEELC 4297 (KLR)

    ELCBrief[2018] KEELC 4297 (KLR)2018-02-28

    …Commissioner for Lands & 4 Others [1996] eKLR; Funzi Island Development Ltd & 2 Others v. County Council of Kwale (supra); Republic…

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    Ethics & Anti-Corruption Commission v Njuguna Macharia [2015] KEELC 660 (KLR)

    ELCBrief[2015] KEELC 660 (KLR)2015-01-29Set aside in part

    …145 of 1997 for the submission that the Commissioner of Lands has a duty to cater for public rights. The…

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    Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission v Gemini Properties Limited & 3 others (Environment & Land Case 551 of 2009) [2025] KEELC 4993 (KLR)

    ELCBrief[2025] KEELC 4993 (KLR)2025-06-30Affirmed below

    …Citing the cases of Niaz Mohamed Jan Mohamed v Commissioner for Lands & 4 Others [1996] eKLR; Funzi Island Development Ltd…

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    Kenya Railways Corporation v Combined Warehouse Limited & 5 others

    ELCOriginal[2024] KEELC 13690 (KLR)2024-12-11

    …The suit property was government land, held in trust by the Commissioner of Lands for the public, the principle of…

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    Sirikwa Squatters Group v Commissioner of Lands & 9 others [2017] KEELC 3638 (KLR)

    ELCBrief[2017] KEELC 3638 (KLR)2017-02-09

    …The letter dated the 22nd September, 2010 by Matheka for Commissioner of Lands to the Honourable Attorney General, stated that…

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    Wreck Motor Enterprises v Commissioner of Lands & 3 others [1997] KECA 391 (KLR)

    Court of AppealBrief[1997] KECA 391 (KLR)1997-10-24Affirmed below

    …the President on the applications to the Commissioner of Lands for the suit plot or for that matter any other…

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    Republic v Commissioners of Land Ex parte Kitui African Traders Ltd [2022] KEELC 1271 (KLR)

    ELCBrief[2022] KEELC 1271 (KLR)2022-02-23Reversed below

    …of the request, the Commissioner of Lands wrote to the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Local Government seeking for approval to…

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    Kinuthia & 2 others v Anyanga & 4 others (Environment and Land Case Civil Suit 160 of 2011) [2022] KEELC 3997 (KLR)

    ELCBrief[2022] KEELC 3997 (KLR)2022-07-28

    …the case of Republic v Commissioner of lands & 4 others Ex parte Associate Steel Limited [2004] eKLR. 82. Counsel for…

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    Kaloleni Muslim Mosque Committee & another v Seventh Day Adventist Limited & another [2020] KEELC 42 (KLR)

    ELCBrief[2020] KEELC 42 (KLR)2020-10-23Set aside in part

    …BOX 30450 NAIROBI On the 2nd of September 1998, the Plaintiff formerly applied to the Commissioner of lands for the…

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    Simiyu & 2 others (Petitioning on their own behalf and that of 57 other persons commonly described as the Roho Moja Genuine Squatters) v Attorney General & 5 others (Environment and Land Petition 15 of 2019) [2026] KEELC 3296 (KLR)

    ELCBrief[2026] KEELC 3296 (KLR)2026-05-28Set aside in part

    …the District Lands Officer, the same was forwarded to the Commissioner of Lands through the blue print copies for approval…

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    Joseph Mulwa Ndena v Minister of Lands (through the District Commissioner Mwingi East sub-county Kitui County Appeal No.549 of 2019) & 2 others; Mwendwa Isika (Interested Party) [2022] KEELC 939 (KLR)

    ELCBrief[2022] KEELC 939 (KLR)2022-03-08Affirmed below

    …Mativo J’s ruling in Republic v Commissioner of Domestic Taxes; Panafina Airflo Limited (Ex Parte) (2019) eKLR where the…

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    Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission v Leiyagu & 2 others; Macharia

    ELCOriginal[2023] KEELC 22570 (KLR)2023-12-18

    …The 3rd Defendant was sued on the basis of having been a Commissioner of Lands at the material time when…

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    William Suter & another v County Council of Keiyo [2020] KEELC 1143 (KLR)

    ELCBrief[2020] KEELC 1143 (KLR)2020-09-29Affirmed below

    …been alienated"Counsel further relied on the case of Republic v, Commissioner of Lands 4 others exparte Associated Steel Limited…

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    Robert Mutiso Lelli v Kenya Medical Training College & 2 others [2021] KECA 475 (KLR)

    Court of AppealBrief[2021] KECA 475 (KLR)2021-07-09Affirmed below

    …Commissioner for Lands & 4 Others [1996] eKLR; Funzi Island Development Ltd & 2 Others v. County Council of Kwale (supra); Republic…

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    Lydia Wanjiru Muriithi v Attorney General [2018] KEELC 3881 (KLR)

    ELCBrief[2018] KEELC 3881 (KLR)2018-02-08Affirmed below

    …The issues for determination are: whether the Plaintiff obtained her title legally; whether the Commissioner for Lands was negligent in…