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Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled damages cannot be awarded through originating summons proceedings, but sharply criticised a bank's low-price s

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that a judge cannot dismiss an application for review without hearing the parties, and set the case aside.

Kenya's Court of Appeal quashed a court clerk's convictions because the charges were drafted too vaguely and the magistrate misunderstood ke

Kenya's Court of Appeal quashed a robbery conviction because the accused's explanation for possessing a stolen blanket was credible, leaving

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that land registered in one person's name can still legally belong to family members if that person holds it i

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that property buyers who pay promptly can't lose their purchase just because a vendor missed signing deadl

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled a tenant could defend a rent claim, but only after paying Kshs 45,000 into court first.

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that if you co-pay for land registered in someone else's name, a court can enforce your half-share as a tr

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled landlords can raise rents above controlled limits once a tribunal reassesses the standard rent, even mid-tenan

In Kenya, courts cannot hear land boundary disputes until the Land Registrar first fixes the boundary — skip that step and your case may be

Kenya's Court of Appeal freed one robbery convict because weak co-accused evidence cannot sustain a conviction, while upholding convictions

Kenya's Court of Appeal threw out a landlord-tenant judgment because the trial judge skipped key issues, ordering a fresh trial.

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that evicting someone in defiance of a court-ordered stay is unlawful and the victim can recover damages,

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that ordinary post notices carry no guarantee of delivery, so a tenant's denial of receiving an eviction notic

Kenya's High Court confirmed that an accident alone doesn't prove dangerous driving—prosecutors must show the driver was actually at fault.

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that a tenant cannot dodge double rent by denying liability a judge already assumed in an earlier decision.

Kenya's Court of Appeal struck out most appeal grounds raising arguments never raised in the High Court, confirming you cannot save a weak c

Kenya's Court of Appeal threw out a land 'settlement' order because its terms were too vague, confirming courts cannot grant relief nobody a

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that a written lease agreement for over five years is valid without registration and creates an uncontroll