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Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed insurers only need to file a policy-avoidance suit within three months — they don't need the court's decla

Kenya's Court of Appeal cut a road accident award from Shs.5.5 million to Shs.574,200, ruling that unproven losses and speculative future me

Kenya's Court of Appeal stopped the striking out of a fishing community's land claim, ruling the case raised serious issues and the villager

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that a registered buyer who paid for land keeps strong ownership rights, even against a spouse claiming a matr

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld two murder convictions, confirming that strong, consistent witness testimony can defeat alibi defences even w

Kenya's Court of Appeal quashed seven murder convictions and death sentences, ruling that an uncorroborated dying declaration and ignored de

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that appeals in admiralty (ship-related) cases go straight to the Court of Appeal without needing prior pe

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that trustees of a registered corporate body cannot be sued personally — you must sue the organisation its

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that a claim against Kenya Posts & Telecommunications was filed too late because a special 12-month deadline a

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that a person occupying premises without lawful title is a trespasser who can be ordered to vacate, and mu

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to extend appeal time, ruling that a litigant cannot blame delays caused by switching between different law

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that disputes between co-operative members and their society's officials must go to the Co-operative Commi

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that once it rules, a case is over — interim injunctions lapse and trying to revive a decided dispute is a

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that a government official who convenes a meeting without legal authority creates a nullity that courts must p

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that an unexplained cash shortage alone cannot prove theft by a public officer unless the accused is directly

Kenya's Court of Appeal slashed a road accident damages award from Kshs.960,000 to Kshs.282,080 because the victim couldn't prove her income

Kenya's Court of Appeal freed two men convicted of murder because the trial judge failed to properly explain why they, not their co-accused,

The Court of Appeal refused to revive a 17-year-old case because the applicant sat on his rights and never filed a valid notice of appeal.

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that 'loss of user' and repair costs must be strictly proven with evidence, not estimated—vague claims wil

Kenya's Court of Appeal threw out Kshs.767,750 in accident damages because the lorry owner couldn't prove his losses with solid evidence.

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed it can directly grant extensions of time to file appeals, even after earlier appeals were struck out.

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled a judge cannot abandon revision proceedings she started, and cut a foreign tourist's excessive sentence to tim

Kenya's Court of Appeal quashed a murder conviction and death sentence, ruling that suspicion and expert opinion alone cannot replace solid

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that if a judge is actually biased, the case must be retried before a different judge, no matter how fair the