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Kenya's Court of Appeal froze a Lavington property sale pending appeal, confirming missing statutory notices can ground a challenge to a len

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to revive an eight-year-old land case because the applicants couldn't explain every gap in their delay, and

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that a clear guilty plea ends the need for evidence, and 30-year sentences cannot be reduced on a second a

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a murder conviction but replaced the mandatory death sentence with 25 years' imprisonment, applying the Murua

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to pause admiralty proceedings against the Dolphin Star because money damages could compensate the shipowner

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a robbery with violence conviction but replaced the mandatory death sentence with 20 years' imprisonment, app

Kenya's Court of Appeal released a man who had served six years for defilement, ruling that judges can depart from mandatory minimum sentenc

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to pause a Kisumu land case because the applicant didn't prove the appeal was arguable or would be ruined wi

The Court of Appeal allowed banks and other late-joined parties to present extra documents in an ongoing land appeal because they never had

Kenya's Court of Appeal struck out an entire appeal because the notice of appeal lacked the Registrar's seal, signature and date.

Kenya's Court of Appeal stopped a land eviction, confirming that long possession plus an arguable appeal can justify a stay of execution.

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to excuse an 18-month delay, holding that an advocate leaving a firm does not justify missing appeal deadlin

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that when a court registry delays providing certified proceedings, litigants can still get more time to file t

Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a company extra time to appeal despite missing the deadline, but refused to pause the judgment's enforcement.

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed a life sentence for defilement, ruling that penetration can be proven without spermatozoa, a broken hymen,

Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed an 89-year-old appellant extra time to appeal after a two-year delay, showing honest explanations can excuse

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to pause a Kshs 62 million judgment because the applicant ignored a court order to secure the money with a b

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to strike out an appeal, confirming the official Certificate of Delay—not a typing pool Dispatch Book—contro

Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed a late notice of appeal filed seven days late, showing short delays can be excused when justice demands a he

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to halt enforcement of a land ruling because the company waited too long to ask and the disputed title trans

Kenya's Court of Appeal dismissed a wife's bid to pause a divorce-linked case because her requests didn't flow from the decision she was app

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to extend time to appeal, ruling that a good explanation for delay is not enough unless the intended appeal

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that a judicial officer cannot be suspended before proper disciplinary charges are laid, and never without