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Wanyonyi & another (Suing as the Father and Mother Respectively and as the Legal Representatives of the Estate of Brian Wekesa Wanjala – Deceased) v Zebedayo (Civil Suit E485 of 2025) [2026] KEMC 826 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2026] KEMC 826 (KLR)2026-03-24Affirmed below…The Plaintifi/Respondent placed reliance on Steyn v Ruscone (Civil Suit 291 of 2013) [2025] KEHC 6196 (KLR) for the…
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Zebedayo v Trident Insurance Company Ltd & another (Civil Suit E369 of 2025) [2026] KEMC 804 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2026] KEMC 804 (KLR)2026-03-31Affirmed below…and the inherent powers of the court (see Steyn v Ruscone (Civil Suit 291 of 2013) [2025] KEHC 6196 (KLR…
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Alice Nduta Mburu & 5 Others v Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited
Court of AppealBrief[2026] KECA 1735 (KLR)2026-09-25…general public importance; that under the principles in Steyn vs. Ruscone (Application 4 of 2012) [2013] KESC 11 (KLR) a…
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Francis Simiyu Tome v Bungoma County Assembly Service Board (CASB) & 2 others
Court of AppealBrief[2026] KECA 2083 (KLR)2026-09-25…referred to Hermanus Phillipus Steyn v Giovanni Gnecchi-Ruscone (2013) eKLR and Peter Oduor Ngoge v Francis Ole Kaparo & 5…
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Mwembelegeza Community Residents v Faruk (Secretary County Government of Mombasa) & 4 others (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Application E027 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 309 (KLR)
ELCBrief[2026] KEELC 309 (KLR)2026-01-29Appeal struck out…follows: “ In the case of Hermanus Phillipus Steyn v. Giovanni Gnnechi-Ruscone, Supreme Court, Application No. 4 of 2012, this…
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J.M. Njenga & Co. Advocates LLP v Kimuri Housing Company Ltd (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Application E129 of 2023) [2026] KEELC 4391 (KLR)
ELCBrief[2026] KEELC 4391 (KLR)2026-07-14Reversed below…Hermanus Philipus Steyn v Giovanni Gnecchi -Ruscone [2013] eKLR and Joreth Ltd v Kigano and Associates [2002] eKLR. Analysis and…
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Miletus Charles Nyongesa v Zakayo Waswa
Court of AppealBrief[2026] KECA 2089 (KLR)2026-07-17…meets the certification threshold under Hermanus Phillipus Steyn v Giovanni Gnecchi-Ruscone [2013] eKLR, as that is exclusively the domain…
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TUV Austria Turk v Public Procurement Administrative Review Board & 3 others
Court of AppealBrief[2026] KECA 1804 (KLR)2026-09-25…of general public importance in Hermanus Phillipus Steyn v Giovanni Gnecchi-Ruscone [2013] eKLR (KLR). It was their position: that…
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Golden Fields Association (Through Its Members Agnes Nyamu, Mwangi Njehia, Stephen Mwangi, John Muiruri & 41 others) v Kajiado County Government & 5 others (Environment and Land Constitutional Petition E001 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 1344 (KLR)
ELCBrief[2026] KEELC 1344 (KLR)2026-02-26Reversed below…In Hermanus Phillipus Steyn v Giovanni Gnechi- Ruscone [2013] eKLR the Supreme Court of Kenya pronounced governing principles for purposes…
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DA v ANW (Children's Case E022 of 2026) [2026] KEMC 663 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2026] KEMC 663 (KLR)2026-08-20…23.In the case of Hermanus Phillipus Steyn v. Giovanni Gnnechi-Ruscone, Supreme Court, Application No. 4 of 2012, this…
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Sangahani & 2 others (For and on behalf of Parklands Residents Association) v Nairobi City County Government & 113 others (Environment and Planning Petition E012 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 2618 (KLR)
ELCBrief[2026] KEELC 2618 (KLR)2026-04-30Set aside in part…As expressed by the Supreme Court in the case of Hermanus Phillipus Steyn vs Giovanni Gnecchi-Ruscone [2013]eKLR: “ The…
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Tonui v Chepngetich & another (Environment and Land Case 227 of 2001) [2026] KEELC 4093 (KLR)
ELCBrief[2026] KEELC 4093 (KLR)2026-07-02Appeal struck out…In support, counsel relied on Lazarus Estates Ltd vs Beasley [1956] 1 QB 702 and Steyn vs Ruscone [2025] KEHC…
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Musau & 4 others v Misori & 17 others
ELRCBrief[2026] KEELRC 2552 (KLR)2026-09-24…which referenced the case of Hermanus Phillipus Steyn v Giovanni Gnecchi Ruscone [2010] KECA 96 (KLR). The principles to be…
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Imiet Supa Investments Limited (Formerly Goshen Ventures Limited) v Burton, Gichuke & Mbogo (Being Sued as the Personal Representatives of the Late Burton Mbogo Mwai alias Mbogo Mwai) & another (Environment and Land Case E027 of 2024) (Environment and Land) [2026] KEELC 3596 (KLR)
ELCBrief[2026] KEELC 3596 (KLR)2026-06-11…In Hermanus Phillipus Steyn v Giovanni Gnecchi-Ruscone [2013] eKLR, the Supreme Court held that: “ The question then is, whether…
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Republic v Paris (Criminal Case E021 of 2026) [2026] KEMC 101 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2026] KEMC 101 (KLR)2026-05-25…Additionally, the Supreme Court in the case of Steyn v Ruscone [2013] KESC 11 (KLR) definition of public interest as…
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Kudate v Tikani & 2 others
ELCOriginal[2026] KEELC 5451 (KLR)2026-09-17…In the case of Steyn v Ruscone (Civil Suit 291 of 2013) [2025] KEHC 6196 (KLR) (Commercial and Tax) (16…
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George Muiruri & Another v Paul Kagunda Njenga & 7 Others
ELCBrief[2026] KEELC 5691 (KLR)2026-09-21…Limited & 3 others v Sirikwa Squatters Group & 17 others (2023) KESC 105 (KLR) alongside Steyn v Ruscone (2025) KEHC 6196…