Kenyan case law

Judicial Service Commssion v Wasamu (Civil Application E078 of 2025) [2026] KECA 915 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Ruling)

✦ The Court of Appeal granted the stay of execution of the judgment and decree of the Employment and Labour Relations Court and ordered that costs abide the outcome of the intended appeal.

Baya & 3 others (Suing on their own behalf and as personal representatives of the Estate of the Late Estate of the Late Katana Gunga Baya - Deceased) v Gunga (Civil Appeal E027 of 2023) [2026] KECA 899 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Judgment)

✦ The customary trust does not subsist as the evidence does not show an intention to create a trust during adjudication.

De Larue Currency & Security Print v Nthenge (Civil Appeal E437 of 2021) [2026] KECA 948 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Judgment)

✦ The Court of Appeal upheld the High Court's finding that the respondent sustained a work-related injury and awarded him damages.

Simeon v Potishoi & another (Civil Appeal E102 of 2021) [2026] KECA 936 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Judgment)

✦ The appeal is dismissed with costs to the respondents.

Director of Public Prosecution v Coco & 8 others (Civil Appeal E029 of 2025) [2026] KECA 928 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Judgment)

✦ The appeal is allowed, and the rulings are set aside. The learned Judge misdirected herself in granting conservatory orders and in determining the Notice of Motion.

Dzuya v Windell (Civil Appeal E104 of 2023) [2026] KECA 896 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Judgment)

Hassan v Republic (Criminal Appeal E026 of 2024) [2026] KECA 929 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Judgment)

Mukuriah v Otara & 4 others (Civil Appeal (Application) E163 of 2025) [2026] KECA 905 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Ruling)

Kimeriah (Suing in her capacity as the administrator of the Estate of Harrison Charles Kimeriah - Deceased) v Housing Finance Company (K) Ltd (Civil Appeal (Application) E061 of 2024) [2026] KECA 949 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Ruling)

✦ The Court of Appeal erred in law in determining that service to a deceased meets the threshold of property service of mandatory statutory notices, in upholding fraudulent and illegal debits of insurance premiums, in entertaining new matters and issues at an appellate stage without leave of Court, in determining that admission of debt negates the requirement of service of mandatory statutory notice, and in upholding unconstitutional and illegal process of taking away fundamental rights to property.

Coco & 2 others v Republic & 7 others (Civil Appeal (Application) E029 of 2025) [2026] KECA 914 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Ruling)

✦ The motion to strike out the Notice of Appeal is dismissed with costs to the 1st to 8th Respondents.

Diamond Trust Bank Kenya Limited v Omondi alias Francisca Omosi & another (Civil Appeal E034 of 2023) [2026] KECA 911 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Judgment)

✦ The appeal is incompetent and struck out for want of leave to appeal.

SJS v Republic (Criminal Appeal E003 of 2024) [2026] KECA 921 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Judgment)

✦ The appeal is dismissed in its entirety. The judgment of the High Court of Kenya at Garsen is upheld.

Mwadilo & another v Sagalla Ranchers Limited (Civil Appeal (Application) E003 of 2023) [2026] KECA 931 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Ruling)

✦ The Notice of Motion dated 17th March 2023 is allowed, and the Record of appeal dated 6th December 2022 is hereby struck out with costs to the Applicants.

Mudibo v Independent Boundaries and Electoral Commission & 6 others (Civil Application E134 of 2025) [2026] KECA 919 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Ruling)

✦ The application is dismissed with costs to the respondents.

Saroya v Director of Public Prosecutions & 3 others (Civil Application E659 of 2025) [2026] KECA 961 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Ruling)

Pandhaal v Pandhal & another (Civil Appeal E026 of 2023) [2026] KECA 930 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Judgment)

✦ The appeal is dismissed in its entirety. The judgment and decree of the High Court of Kenya at Mombasa is upheld.

Onyango & another v Republic (Criminal Appeal 135 of 2020) [2026] KECA 940 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Judgment)

Central Bank of Kenya & another v Doshi & 3 others (Civil Appeal E008 & E010 of 2023 (Consolidated)) [2026] KECA 909 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Judgment)

✦ The Court upheld the decision of the High Court to grant the respondents' application for interim orders and dismissed the appeal.

Barasa v Republic (Criminal Appeal E032 of 2021) [2026] KECA 938 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Judgment)

✦ The conviction for robbery with violence is upheld, and the appellant's appeal is dismissed.

Mshamba v Republic (Criminal Appeal E018 of 2024) [2026] KECA 890 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Judgment)

✦ The sentence imposed by the trial court is illegal and the appeal is dismissed. The period spent in custody shall be deducted in computing the jail term that the appellant should serve.

Kiniti (Suing as the Administrator of the Estate of the Late John Guy Kiniti – Deceased) v Munga & 2 others (Civil Appeal (Application) E518 of 2022) [2026] KECA 974 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Ruling)

✦ The Court of Appeal grants the application and substitutes Halima Suleha Kiniti as the appellant in place of the deceased, John Guy Kiniti. It also grants leave to amend and regularize the record of appeal.

Muraguri v Principal Secretary Ministry of Interior & Coordination of National Government & 2 others (Civil Appeal E602 of 2024) [2026] KECA 980 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Judgment)

✦ The appeal is dismissed as the appeal lacks merit

Heldo Foodstuff Limited & 2 others v Kiptugen & 7 others (Civil Appeal (Application) E055 of 2023 & Civil Appeal E034 & E200 of 2021 (Consolidated)) [2026] KECA 932 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Ruling)

✦ The application is incompetent, incurably defective, and cannot be sustained. The Notice of Motion dated 23rd March 2026 is hereby struck out.

Livoi v Biodeal Laboratories Limited (Civil Application E133 of 2026) [2026] KECA 983 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Ruling)

✦ The application is meritorious and the applicant is allowed to file and serve the record of appeal within 14 days from the date of this ruling.

British American Tobacco Kenya (Ltd) v Ekaya (Civil Appeal 402 of 2019) [2026] KECA 958 (KLR) (15 May 2026) (Judgment)

✦ The court affirmed the trial court's decision on most issues but found that the trial court erred in not addressing the issue of converting the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) into an enforceable agreement.