Kenyan case law

Sony Corporation v Sony Holdings Limited (Civil Appeal 399 of 2019) [2026] KECA 698 (KLR) (25 March 2026) (Judgment)

✦ The appeal is dismissed with costs to the respondent.

Gulbahar v Muiyoro t/a Spotted Zebra & another (Civil Appeal (Application) 305 of 2018) [2026] KECA 701 (KLR) (25 March 2026) (Ruling)

✦ The Court of Appeal dismissed the application for review, setting aside and/or correcting the judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered on 25th November 2016.

Miano v Republic (Criminal Appeal E019 of 2024) [2026] KECA 628 (KLR) (25 March 2026) (Judgment)

✦ The appeal is dismissed. The conviction is upheld, and the sentence of death is affirmed.

Mwiki Company Limited & another v Wanjohi & 2 others (Civil Application E439 of 2025) [2026] KECA 691 (KLR) (25 March 2026) (Ruling)

✦ The application for stay of execution of the orders of contempt of court fails due to the nugatory aspect as required under Rule 5(2)(b) of this Court’s Rules.

Kibara v Kihara (Civil Appeal (Application) 201 of 2024) [2026] KECA 659 (KLR) (25 March 2026) (Ruling)

✦ The court grants the applicant leave to file notice of appeal within seven (7) days and record of appeal fourteen (14) days thereafter.

DG v Republic (Criminal Appeal 153 of 2019) [2026] KECA 674 (KLR) (25 March 2026) (Judgment)

✦ The appeal is dismissed as the prosecution proved penetration, the complainant was a child, and the appellant was the perpetrator. The sentence imposed was legal.

Mwathi v Njoki & 2 others (Civil Application E709 of 2025) [2026] KECA 708 (KLR) (25 March 2026) (Ruling)

✦ The Court grants the application for extension of time to file and serve the notice of appeal and to le the memorandum and record of appeal.

Njuguna v Republic (Criminal Appeal 100 of 2015) [2026] KECA 652 (KLR) (25 March 2026) (Judgment)

✦ The conviction and sentence for robbery with violence are quashed. The appellant is convicted of simple robbery under section 296(1) of the Penal Code and sentenced for the period served.

Kogi (Suing as the Representative of the Estate of the late Elijah Kogi Gichaga) & another v Gichaga (Civil Appeal E021 of 2021) [2026] KECA 620 (KLR) (25 March 2026) (Judgment)

✦ The appellants failed to demonstrate a common intention that the parties had a beneficial interest and that the respondent acted to their detriment.

Orina v Hardware Trading Stores Limited (Civil Appeal E039 of 2020) [2026] KECA 625 (KLR) (25 March 2026) (Reasons)

✦ The appeal was dismissed with costs to the respondent. The trial court erred in elevating the evidential threshold beyond what the law of civil proof requires.

Mwanza v Republic (Criminal Appeal 72 of 2017) [2026] KECA 635 (KLR) (25 March 2026) (Judgment)

Magut v National Bank of Kenya (Civil Appeal 42 of 2020) [2026] KECA 610 (KLR) (19 March 2026) (Judgment)

✦ The appeal is dismissed with costs to the respondent.

Langat & 2 others (Suing as the officials of the 343 members of Koita Welfare Self Help Group) v Kericho County Secretary & 12 others (Civil Appeal (Application) E142 of 2022) [2026] KECA 601 (KLR) (19 March 2026) (Ruling)

✦ The applicants' application fails and is dismissed.

Mosigisi (The then District Commissioner, Rongai District) v Ole Kimeiwa & 8 others (Civil Appeal E030 of 2020) [2026] KECA 577 (KLR) (17 March 2026) (Judgment)

✦ The appeal is dismissed with costs to the 1st to 6th respondents

Sombesha v Attorney General & 2 others (Civil Application E143 of 2025) [2026] KECA 575 (KLR) (17 March 2026) (Ruling)

✦ The Court grants the applicant extension of time to file his memorandum of appeal within 30 days from the date of this ruling.

Mutyaene v KCB Limited (Civil Appeal E009 of 2021) [2026] KECA 571 (KLR) (17 March 2026) (Judgment)

✦ The Court held that the appellant failed to prove his case on a balance of probabilities and that the respondent acted in good faith without negligence.

Macharia & another v Khan (Civil Application E135 of 2025) [2026] KECA 582 (KLR) (17 March 2026) (Ruling)

✦ The application is dismissed with costs to the respondent.

Mwangi v Kimaiyo & another (Suing as Legal Representatives of the Estate of Nicodemus Kipkorir Kimutai) (Civil Application E010 of 2026) [2026] KECA 579 (KLR) (17 March 2026) (Ruling)

✦ The application is allowed, and the applicant is granted leave to file and serve the notice of appeal and record of appeal within 14 days from the date of the ruling.

Mirugi Kariuki & Company Advocates v Wangui (Civil Application E139 of 2025) [2026] KECA 581 (KLR) (17 March 2026) (Ruling)

✦ The application is allowed, and the firm of Mirugi Kariuki & Co. Advocates is granted leave to cease acting for the respondent.

Kangogo v Cheboi & 5 others (Civil Application E141 of 2025) [2026] KECA 572 (KLR) (17 March 2026) (Ruling)

✦ The application for extension of time is granted

Rift Valley Enterprises Limited v Nakuru District Land Disputes Tribunal & 2 others (Civil Appeal E019 of 2021) [2026] KECA 602 (KLR) (17 March 2026) (Judgment)

✦ The appeal is dismissed with costs to the 3rd respondent.

County Government of Nakuru v Walia (Civil Application E001 of 2026) [2026] KECA 576 (KLR) (17 March 2026) (Ruling)

✦ The application is dismissed with no order as to costs.

Standard Chartered Bank Limited v Moloi (Civil Application E011 of 2026) [2026] KECA 573 (KLR) (17 March 2026) (Ruling)

✦ The application is granted, and the applicant is directed to file the notice of appeal and the appeal within 14 days from the date of the ruling.

Kihoto Farmers Company Limited & another v Mahinda (Suing as the administrator of the Estate of the Late Geoffrey Wanjohi Mahinda) (Civil Appeal E015 of 2021) [2026] KECA 578 (KLR) (17 March 2026) (Judgment)

✦ The learned Judge's findings are firmly grounded on the evidence, and the appeal is devoid of merit.

Njoroge v Karanja & 2 others (Civil Application E123 of 2025) [2026] KECA 580 (KLR) (17 March 2026) (Ruling)

✦ The Court grants the application and grants the applicant 60 days from the date of the ruling to file her appeal.