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Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that KRA can seal and seize goods without a prior hearing, and that only the verifying affidavit counts in jud

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused new evidence in a murder appeal because the police records existed at trial — only unavailable evidence qual

Kenya's Court of Appeal quashed a robbery conviction and death sentence because the only identification evidence was unreliable and the man'

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to restore a dismissed appeal application, ruling that a lawyer's careless diary mistake and general delay d

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld death sentences for a deadly 1993 robbery, ruling a widow's torchlight identification of the attackers was re

The Court of Appeal halted an eviction from land a bank had sold, ruling the guarantor's challenge deserved a full hearing first.

The Court of Appeal cut the Muge family's compensation by KShs 525,600 to prevent double payment, but confirmed the lorry driver was fully t

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that a stale notice of appeal can be struck out when the appellant has simply lost interest in pursuing it

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that clear lighting, close distance, and corroborating evidence can sustain a robbery conviction based on

Kenya's Court of Appeal dismissed the Shahs' bid to kill a Kshs 88 million bank suit, confirming unsigned court filings risk being struck ou

Kenya's Court of Appeal dismissed Kibathi's appeal, confirming that eyewitnesses who caught him hitting a man with a metal bar supported his

Kenya's Court of Appeal halted execution of a Sh1.2 million judgment only after Kenya Bus Services agreed to deposit half the decretal amoun

Kenya's Court of Appeal revived a stalled appeal, ruling that delay counts from when the earlier appeal was struck out, not the original jud

Kenya's Court of Appeal postponed a hearing so a party could verify the record and file its own appeal; court-caused delays don't count agai

Kenya's Court of Appeal blocked a bank from selling a borrower's property because it never served the required notice before exercising its

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to restore a dismissed appeal application, ruling that a lawyer's diary mix-up and general carelessness don'

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that losing one appeal does not bar you from a second chance, as long as you file your new application promptl

Kenya's Court of Appeal excused a four-day late appeal filing, blaming the lawyer's office, and gave the litigant fresh deadlines to restart

Kenya's Court of Appeal let a late appeal proceed because a wrong year on the notice was an obvious slip, and delay was counted from four da

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed a robbery conviction and death sentence, ruling that weak identification evidence can be cured by other st

Kenya's Court of Appeal freed three robbery convicts because suspicion alone is not proof, while upholding convictions supported by stronger

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed you cannot force the Government to pay a court award through mandamus without first obtaining a certificat

Kenya's Court of Appeal threw out a Kshs.16 million currency-fluctuation claim because the signed contract said nothing about exchange rates

Kenya's Court of Appeal restored The Standard's right to defend a libel claim, ruling judges must give reasons before throwing out a defence

The Court of Appeal threw out the appeal because the defendants challenged damages they had already agreed to and filed their appeal late.