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To enforce county services, you must sue the individual County Governments, not the advisory Council of Governors.

Kenya's High Court ruled that the Speaker of the National Assembly can stay in a constitutional petition challenging the IEBC, because misjo

To successfully appeal a court decision in Kenya, you must appeal the formal written order, not just the judge's reasons.

Kenya's High Court forced the workplace safety regulator to decide an injured worker's compensation claim within 90 days, ruling it cannot s

Kenya's Environment and Land Court allowed an occupying company to join a land dispute and froze the property's status quo until trial.

The High Court in Kakamega dismissed a prisoner's bid to reduce his mandatory life sentence for defilement, confirming Kenya's Supreme Court

Public officials must follow proper procedures and use official data when making enforcement decisions; otherwise, their actions can be lega

The High Court dismissed a prisoner's challenge to his life sentence, confirming that Kenya's Supreme Court has settled that life imprisonme

The Environment and Land Court in Murang'a dismissed a request to review its ruling, confirming that a party's own mistakes cannot be fixed

A Migori court ruled it cannot lift a land prohibition registered by a different court — you must apply to whichever court originally made t

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a life sentence for incest against a four-year-old, confirming courts can fix conviction errors and rely on c

Kenya's Environment and Land Court ruled that a registered society cannot sue in its own name, striking out Stony Athi Members Association's

The High Court dismissed a public interest challenge over boda boda regulation because the petition was too vague and relied mainly on newsp

The High Court temporarily stopped the Meru County Miraa Act from being enforced because it raised serious constitutional questions about go

A Kenyan court confirmed auctioneers cannot seize property using only a taxed costs certificate—a formal signed decree must exist first, or

The Court of Appeal refused to let Lucy Chege take her long-running land dispute to the Supreme Court, finding no public importance and no p

The Court of Appeal refused to suspend orders restricting government use of outside lawyers, meaning public entities must now follow approva

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that a lawful 15-year sentence for grievous harm cannot be reduced on second appeal unless it is unlawful.

A Kenyan court blocked a bank from selling Kajiado land pending trial, but paused the case against two bankrupt defendants until court leave

The Environment and Land Court struck out a land dispute against Family Bank because the plaintiffs ignored court directions and could not s

Supreme Court orders Parliament to enact laws for local tribunals without unreasonable delay, but cancels court supervision.

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a death sentence for robbery with violence, confirming that recognition by people who know you is powerful co

The court refused to block enforcement of its land ruling and let the winners proceed with property transfers, saying only the Court of Appe

Kenya's Court of Appeal has allowed the JSC to resume hearing complaints against judges while it appeals a High Court ruling, and joined the