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Kenya's Court of Appeal reinstated a land case that had been struck out as duplicative, ruling that a claim cannot be dismissed as sub-judic

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that once a valid auction of charged land happens, the borrower's ownership rights end and any complaints

Kenya's Court of Appeal slashed a Kshs 30 million fire-damage award to Kshs 20,000 because the building owner couldn't produce receipts prov

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that when public land is allocated twice, the first person allocated and who paid wins.

Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed late filing of an appeal, ruling that a lawyer's mistake should not punish the client when the delay is hone

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that a lawsuit filed in a court without jurisdiction cannot be fixed by simply transferring it to the right co

Kenya's Court of Appeal set aside a default judgment because the defendant was never properly served, restoring his right to defend the case

A Kenyan court ruled that if a land claim is too old to sue on, the other side's counterclaim based on the same old agreement dies too.

The Court of Appeal allowed a son to replace his deceased mother in a pending appeal, but clarified single judges cannot grant certain relie

The Court of Appeal refused to halt a Kshs. 217 million judgment against Kisii County, ruling that money judgments are rarely stopped when t

The Court of Appeal refused to stop an auction of property transferred after a judgment, confirming courts will block deals made to dodge de

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a murder conviction but replaced the death sentence with 40 years' imprisonment, showing courts can revisit s

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld an acquittal in a defilement case because inconsistent prosecution evidence left doubts, confirming prosecuto

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a life sentence for defilement, confirming judges have no discretion to reduce mandatory Sexual Offences Act

Kenya's Court of Appeal dismissed a defilement sentence appeal, confirming mandatory minimum sentences remain lawful and cannot be challenge

Kenya's Court of Appeal let a prisoner appeal late because he explained the delay plausibly, confirming courts have no fixed time limit for

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that mandatory life imprisonment for defilement of children under eleven remains lawful, following the Sup

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a murder conviction but replaced the death sentence with 40 years' imprisonment, backdated to when he was fir

Kenya's Court of Appeal cut a 30-year manslaughter sentence to 10 years, ruling that people who plead guilty deserve shorter sentences.

Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a life convict 45 more days to appeal, ruling that prison delays and a missing reply affidavit justified excusi

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a murder conviction based on circumstantial evidence but ruled that life imprisonment means 30 years, not nat

Kenya's Court of Appeal gave Moses Swali 30 more days to file his appeal record, ruling that waiting 211 days for certified court proceeding

Kenya's Court of Appeal paused a Kshs 22 million judgment against National Oil, confirming that a Notice of Appeal alone is enough to seek a