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A Kenyan court stopped a lender from selling a borrower's car, finding he may have repaid triple the loan principal.

A Kenyan court ruled a construction company unfairly fired seven workers but awarded only the small amounts it had already admitted owing.

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

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

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

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

A Kenyan Small Claims Court awarded a lender the full Kshs. 370,000 loan, ruling that borrowers must prove any repayments they claim to have

A Kenyan Small Claims Court refused to reopen a road accident judgment, ruling the matter was already concluded and only the High Court can

A Nairobi Small Claims Court ruled that a bounced cheque is an admission of debt, awarding a red soil supplier KShs. 520,000 plus costs.

A Murang'a Small Claims Court ordered a driver who rear-ended another vehicle's owner to pay over Kshs. 400,000 in car repairs, tracing fees

A Kenyan court ruled that a signed 'proposal' is a binding contract, awarding a service provider Kshs.153,600/= from a school that refused t

Kenya's Eldoret Small Claims Court confirmed claimants can sue where they live or do business, not just where an incident happened.

An Eldoret court ruled that a school which partially paid a supply debt after being sued cannot deny the contract exists, and awarded the su

An Eldoret court stopped seizure of a debtor's office equipment only after he agreed to pay a third of the judgment debt within fifteen days

A Kenyan court ruled that a signed 'full and final settlement' voucher bars an ex-employee from suing for more, even if the amount paid seem

Kenya's Environment and Land Court ruled it cannot hear appeals from the Small Claims Court; such appeals go to the High Court.

A Kenyan Small Claims Court ruled that hiding favourable WhatsApp chats and raising new defences late cost a boat owner Kshs.50,000 plus cos

A Kenyan court ruled that financial hardship doesn't allow judges to change loan terms — borrowers remain bound by what they signed.

A Kenyan Small Claims Court awarded a lender Kshs. 200,000 but refused to enforce a 90% annual interest rate as excessive and unconscionable