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A Kenyan election court refused to strike out late-filed responses in a Damajale Ward petition, ruling that missing deadlines is a curable m

A Kenyan court taxed an advocate's fee bill at Ksh. 2.65 million instead of the Ksh. 5.7 million claimed, because the disputed land's value

A Nyeri court upheld the Thegu River Ward MCA election, ruling minor tallying errors were not enough to overturn a 156-vote victory.

A Kenyan election petition challenging an MCA result was struck out for being filed one day late, never properly served, and missing the req

A Kenyan court taxed a costs bill down from Ksh. 270,575 to Ksh. 125,172, cutting instruction fees to 75% because the case ended without a f

A Kwale court convicted a man of defiling a 12-year-old girl, relying on her birth certificate, medical evidence and pregnancy to prove the

A Kwale Children's Court acquitted a minor of defilement because serious contradictions in the complainant's evidence left the court with re

A Kwale court convicted a man of defiling a 17-year-old girl after birth certificate, medical evidence, and identification proved the case b

A Kenyan court slashed a legal costs bill from Ksh. 1.6 million to about Ksh. 278,000, ruling costs must reflect pleaded case value, not spe

A Kenyan election court struck out a petition challenging a candidate's eligibility, ruling that complaints about candidates must go to the

A Migori court acquitted three brothers of grievous harm after the complainant—a family member—chose to withdraw the criminal complaint agai

The Kericho court dismissed an election petition challenging an MCA's election, finding allegations of dual identity and forgery unproven an

A Kenyan magistrate allowed an election petition to be withdrawn after community leaders brokered an out-of-court settlement, with each side

A Kwale court acquitted a boda boda rider on some traffic charges but convicted him for failing to report the accident, riding uninsured and

The Oyugis election court dismissed a petition over an MCA election because the same nomination dispute had already been decided by other Ke

A Kenyan election court ruled that a late deposit of security for costs does not kill an election petition, including party list nomination

A Kenyan court struck out an election petition for missing mandatory requirements and refused withdrawal because proper procedures were not

A Kenyan election petition collapsed entirely because the petitioner's own lawyer commissioned the supporting affidavits, which the law forb

A Kenyan election court refused to dismiss a petition over nominated county assembly seats, ruling that the objection raised disputed facts

A Kenyan court allowed the DPP to withdraw corruption charges against Rigathi Gachagua and nine others, finding charges were filed premature

A Kwale court acquitted a man of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old because police investigations were too weak to prove the case beyond reaso

A Kenyan election court refused to dismiss an MCA petition over a 5-day late deposit of security for costs, so the case proceeds to a full h