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Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a company a second chance to file its appeal on time, showing courts prefer deciding cases on merit over punish

Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed Sengwer community appellants to add a 2025 land commission decision as new evidence in their Embobut Forest

Kenya's Court of Appeal struck out an entire appeal because the appellant never served documents on time, confirming procedural deadlines ar

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a murder conviction based on circumstantial evidence but replaced the death sentence with 40 years' imprisonm

Kenya's Court of Appeal threw out a land claim based on adverse possession because the claimant entered the land with permission and had occ

Kenya's Court of Appeal freed a man convicted of defilement because the trial court mishandled child witness questioning and skipped cross-e

Kenya's Court of Appeal blocked an eviction from family land pending appeal, confirming it can freeze lower-court decisions through injuncti

Kenya's Court of Appeal froze the sale of a Naivasha farm pending an appeal, but the applicants must file that appeal within 45 days or the

Kenya's Court of Appeal froze the sale of one disputed flat in an estate, but allowed the rest of the estate's administration to continue.

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a Kshs 6.1 million insurance payout but cut the interest rate, ruling insurers can't cancel policies over pre

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that a missing court file doesn't mean your case is dead - the suit must be revived and heard.

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a finding that a public-interest retirement was unfair, but slashed the damages award from Kshs 6 million to

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a Kshs 1.15 billion payment owed to a supplier by government but struck out the massive compound interest awa

Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a landowner 14 more days to file an appeal after a 19-day delay, showing courts will forgive short, well-explai

Kenya's Court of Appeal voided a Ksh 2.4 billion land judgment because the High Court lacked jurisdiction over the land dispute after Novemb

Kenya's Court of Appeal struck out the Speaker's appeal record for being filed 182 days late without permission, ending that appeal as filed

Kenya's Court of Appeal cut an unfair dismissal award from Kshs. 1 million to Kshs. 197,900, ruling a fraudulent accountant still deserved a

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed you cannot claim land under a court agreement you never honoured, and the buyer who developed it keeps it.

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that only documents properly admitted as evidence can be used to calculate lawyers' fees, and ordered a fresh

Kenya's Court of Appeal threw out a land ruling because the trial judge refused an adjournment without properly considering it, ordering the

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed a teacher's dismissal was procedurally unfair but cancelled his reinstatement, awarding him Kshs. 2.5 mill

Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed a six-month late appeal over land, saying no fixed deadline bars appeals if the delay is honestly explained.

Kenya's Court of Appeal let a KSh 187 million tax appeal proceed, but only after the company deposits KSh 30 million as security.

The Court of Appeal upheld a 20-year defilement sentence but ordered that the appellant's time in remand be deducted from it.

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a reservist's murder convictions but scrapped his death sentence, sending him back to the High Court for fres