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Kenya's Environment and Land Court refused to step aside from a land dispute, ruling that disagreeing with a judge's earlier finding is not

A Siaya court let a late land appeal proceed despite a weak excuse, prioritising the right to be heard over strict deadlines.

The court let a pension scheme dispute proceed with an amended claim, but refused the injunction and document orders because the wrong legal

A Kenyan court sent a county HR director's employment dispute to the Public Service Commission but protected her job, salary and position in

A Kenyan court ruled a teacher's dismissal unfair because his school never invited him to a disciplinary hearing or let him question his acc

Kenya's Environment and Land Court dismissed a land appeal because the appellant filed an incomplete record, showing courts will not hear ap

Kenya's Environment and Land Court refused to dismiss a 13-year-old land suit because the bank seeking dismissal had itself caused the delay

A Kenyan court ruled an employee who resigned over workplace harassment gets only unpaid leave and a service certificate, not millions in da

Kenya's Employment Court quashed an ODPP transfer issued during an employee's leave without notice, ruling employers must follow their own t

Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed a prisoner to appeal ten years late, ruling that justice outweighs missed deadlines in criminal cases.

Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed a company extra time to file its appeal because delays in getting court documents, not laziness, caused the

The Environment and Land Court dismissed Lucky Kai's appeal, confirming that skipping your own trial hearing and failing to present evidence

Kenya's Employment Court blocked a university from permanently filling its Vice Chancellor post while a dismissed professor's reinstatement

Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a death-row inmate a second chance to appeal, ruling that justice outweighs missed deadlines in criminal cases.

A Kenyan court ruled that a plaintiff cannot control who gets joined to a land dispute — necessary parties must be heard even against her wi

KCB Bank wrongfully fired an employee stranded by Covid-19 travel bans, and the Employment Court ordered it to pay her nearly Kshs.1 million

The High Court at Kilgoris dismissed a request to disqualify the judge, ruling that a judge's remarks in an earlier judgment do not show bia

A Kenyan land court refused to step aside from a case just because it had earlier ruled on a related dispute involving the same people and p

Kenya's Environment and Land Court cancelled a title issued behind a landowner's back, restoring Yaska Petroleum as registered proprietor wh

A Kenyan court cancelled a county government's reallocation of co-operative land to KTDA, ruling the society's registered lease could not be

A Malindi court gave late-filing land plaintiffs one more chance to be heard, but only after paying the other side Kshs. 30,000.

Kenya's Environment and Land Court cancelled a land transfer done without notifying the owner's family, confirming you can't lose land throu

Kenya's Environment and Land Court barred lawyer Nelson Havi from acting against his former client's estate, ruling confidentiality outweigh

A Kenyan bank lawfully dismissed a treasury employee for negligence, and she must now repay her staff loan at commercial rates.

Kenya's Employment Court ordered Bocon Materials to sign a union recognition agreement after ignoring the union's case, though dues deductio