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A lender suing to recover Kshs. 298,500 lost in Kenya's Small Claims Court because her paperwork didn't prove the loan, and was ordered to p

The Small Claims Court dismissed a company's bid to stop auction of its attached vehicle because it showed no real loss, no security, and no

The Eldoret Small Claims Court refused to jail a man for ignoring a court order because he proved he no longer had the vehicle.

A Kenyan court confirmed WhatsApp service is legally valid, so ignoring court papers sent to your phone can cost you the case.

A Kenyan Small Claims Court dismissed a Kshs. 553,000 loan claim because the company failed to prove the money was actually a personal debt.

The Small Claims Court dismissed a Kshs. 363,436 debt claim because the supplier couldn't prove who actually owed the money or that goods we

The Small Claims Court at Eldoret dismissed a review application, confirming that disagreeing with how evidence was weighed requires an appe

A Kenyan court refused to throw out a job-seeker's refund claim, saying allegations of fraud about a Kshs.25,000 recruitment fee must be tes

A Kenyan court confirmed you can cross-examine someone on their sworn affidavit if you show the disputed facts actually matter to your case.

An Eldoret court released only goods a woman could prove she owned with receipts, keeping the rest attached to settle her partner's debt.

The Malaba Small Claims Court dismissed an attempt to overturn a judgment, warning that relitigating settled matters wastes the court's time

An Eldoret court ordered a man to refund Kshs. 800,000 for a car he never delivered, even though the purchase agreement was only verbal.

A claim in Kenya's Small Claims Court doesn't need a verifying affidavit or a date to survive; minor paperwork gaps get fixed, not thrown ou

An Eldoret court awarded a landowner Kshs.150,000 she was owed but rejected her bigger claims because she couldn't prove who breached the le

A Kenyan supplier lost a Kshs. 237,030 debt claim because unsigned contracts, self-made spreadsheets and unacknowledged invoices did not pro