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The Environment and Land Court dismissed an appeal over a Ruiru plot, confirming that a buyer who traces her title through company records b

Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a family more time to file their appeal after a simple filing mistake, protecting their right to be heard.

A Kenyan court confirmed that plot cards and allotment letters are not proof of land ownership, dismissing the appeal with costs.

A Kenyan landowner who builds on a neighbour's plot based on his own belief about the boundary lost his appeal and must pay costs.

Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed a late land appeal, ruling that delays caused by waiting for certified court documents are excusable.

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

Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a company a second chance to file its appeal on time, showing courts prefer deciding cases on merit over punish

Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a prisoner extra time to appeal his 150-year murder sentence, accepting that being in prison explained the dela

The Court of Appeal refused to revive Moi University's late appeal against a Kshs 185 million judgment, confirming that courts rarely excuse

Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed Sengwer community appellants to add a 2025 land commission decision as new evidence in their Embobut Forest

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a life sentence for robbery with violence, confirming that unexplained fingerprints at a crime scene can sust

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that an advocate's oral undertaking given in open court is fully binding, and the advocate must personally

Kenya's Environment and Land Court upheld a company's Kshs 5 million land purchase, ruling family customary trust claims cannot block a bona

Kenya's Environment & Land Court dismissed an environmental appeal against NEMA and Kibos Sugar by simply adopting its earlier judgment in a

The Environment and Land Court in Meru ruled that family land held in trust must be split equally between the siblings.

A Kenyan land buyer lost his appeal because he couldn't prove the seller signed the sale agreement, showing hospital records can defeat even

The Environment and Land Court in Kisumu dismissed a land appeal, confirming that once permission to occupy land is revoked, staying on make

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that you can be convicted of robbery with violence even if you never personally touched the victim or carr

Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed a company to appeal two days late, ruling that short delays with honest explanations deserve forgiveness.

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that suspicion alone cannot justify seizing money as crime proceeds—the Assets Recovery Agency must prove

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to revive a late appeal, confirming that a full bench will not second-guess a single judge's discretion with

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that a son who properly substituted his deceased father in a land case can sue, and that family land held

Kenya's Court of Appeal voided a Ksh 2.4 billion land judgment because the High Court lacked jurisdiction over the land dispute after Novemb