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Kenya's Court of Appeal freed a man sentenced to death for robbery, ruling that weak identification evidence cannot support a conviction bey

Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed an indigent litigant to appeal without paying filing fees after a Registrar's inquiry confirmed she could no

Kenya's Court of Appeal can reverse its own refusal to certify a case as urgent when new evidence, like a threat of execution, emerges.

Kenya's Court of Appeal agreed to fast-track an appeal because a temporary court protection had expired, leaving the applicant exposed to ar

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that a murder conviction can rest entirely on circumstantial evidence if it points only at the accused.

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to lift a Kshs 28.9 million security deposit condition because the company never paid it, losing its extensi

The Court of Appeal refused to revive a stalled appeal because the applicants could not explain years of inaction after filing their Notice

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that if you actually received court documents, you cannot undo ex parte orders by complaining about how th

Kenya's Court of Appeal quashed a robbery conviction because the night-time identification was unreliable and lower courts failed to properl

Kenya's Court of Appeal overturned a default judgment, ruling courts should rarely deny a defendant a hearing when a genuine defence exists.

Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed the anti-corruption watchdog to join a KSh millions arbitration appeal involving a state corporation's publi

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a death sentence, ruling that recognising a familiar attacker at night is reliable evidence even from a singl

The Court of Appeal halted all activity on a disputed Nairobi plot until an appeal is decided, protecting the buyer's structures and possess

Kenya's Court of Appeal killed off Kenya Railways' stalled appeal and ordered Kshs. 31.8 million in deposit funds released to Quicklubes, en

Kenya's Court of Appeal dismissed a defilement appeal, confirming that a victim's testimony alone can sustain a conviction and unlawful dete

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed grandchildren inherit through deceased parents and children cannot be excluded from a family estate simply

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that judges cannot dismiss human rights petitions without hearing both sides first.

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that a defence raising even one genuine disputed fact must go to full trial, not be struck out.

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled judges cannot decide who wins a case during interim injunction hearings—those decisions must wait until a full

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed family land registered in one person's name can be held in trust for the whole family, dismissing the regi

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that agricultural land deals without land control board consent are void, and equity cannot save them.

The Court of Appeal refused to pause a ruling that voided Kiambu County's 2013 Finance Act, meaning Kenyan counties must take public partici

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to lift a security condition after a company ignored it, warning that misusing court procedures carries real

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed it cannot reduce a lawful sentence on a second appeal, so the ten-year sentence stands.