Kenyan case law
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Mutisya v Mutisya & 2 others (Civil Application E715 of 2025) [2026] KECA 510 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed with costs to the respondent.
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Mogaya v Republic (Criminal Appeal 383 of 2019) [2026] KECA 632 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The conviction is upheld, and the sentence of life imprisonment is set aside and substituted with a sentence of 45 years imprisonment from the date of conviction.
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Kiniti & another v Mwangi (Suing in Her Capacity as Legal Representative and Administrator of the Estate of the Late Mwangi Kabaiku - (Deceased)) (Civil Appeal (Application) E1006 of 2024) [2026] KECA 551 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court grants the application and orders the advocate to cease acting for the appellants in the appeal.
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Basilio v Republic (Criminal Appeal 69 of 2019) [2026] KECA 511 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The appellant was correctly convicted of murder and the appeal against conviction is dismissed. The sentence of life imprisonment is set aside and substituted with a sentence of thirty (30) years imprisonment.
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Osongo & another v Board of Management Pumwani Boys Secondary School (Civil Application E643 of 2025) [2026] KECA 521 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The motion is allowed, and the applicants shall proceed to file the intended appeal within 30 days from the date of this ruling, failure to do which means these orders shall stand vacated.
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Wirunda v Republic (Criminal Appeal 209 of 2020) [2026] KECA 588 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed, and the conviction and sentence are upheld, with the sentence to run from the date of arrest.
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CMC Motors Group v Swaleh (Civil Appeal E068 of 2023) [2026] KECA 496 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Court held that the termination was not fair and lawful, and the respondent was entitled to compensation.
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Kenya Ports Authority v Powerparts Kenya Limited (Civil Application E052 of 2025) [2026] KECA 549 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is allowed, and there is a stay of execution of the ruling and consequential orders and a stay of the garnishee proceedings.
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Isaya v Republic (Criminal Appeal E054 of 2024) [2026] KECA 591 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court holds that the prosecution did not prove malice aforethought beyond reasonable doubt and substitutes the murder conviction with manslaughter.
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Odindo (Suing as the Administrator and Legal Representative of the Estate of George Ismael Odindo - Deceased) v National Bank of Kenya Limited & 2 others (Civil Application E596 of 2025) [2026] KECA 544 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Court of Appeal dismissed the applicant's application for extension of time to file an appeal out of time.
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Kariuki v Instapumps Engineering Ltd (Civil Application E495 of 2025) [2026] KECA 507 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is granted, and the proposed appellant is granted leave to appeal out of time.
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Attorney General & another v Phoenix Global Kenya Limited & 6 others (Civil Appeal (Application) 63 of 2019) [2026] KECA 525 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The taxation order is set aside, and the Bill is remitted for re-taxation by another taxing officer.
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Kenya National Highways Authority v Shayona Timber Limited (Civil Appeal (Application) 156 of 2020) [2026] KECA 492 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application for leave to adduce additional evidence is dismissed with costs.
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Eboya v Republic (Criminal Appeal 148 of 2020) [2026] KECA 614 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Court dismisses the appeal against the sentence, finding it neither excessive nor illegal.
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Ponda v Ramadhan (Civil Application 169 of 2020) [2026] KECA 617 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court grants the application for substitution of the legal representation.
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Nyatuka v Republic (Criminal Appeal E019 of 2020) [2026] KECA 626 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Court upheld the conviction and affirmed the sentence of life imprisonment.
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Saikwa (Suing as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Andrew Kisa Saikwa) v Vomorono Limited & 7 others (Civil Appeal (Application) E303 of 2021) [2026] KECA 493 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is allowed in terms of prayers 2 and 3 thereof. Each party shall bear its costs.
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Njoroge v Thika Farmers Group Ltd (Civil Appeal (Application) E001 of 2026) [2026] KECA 526 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed with costs.
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Embakasi Ranching Company Limited v Oh-Dae (Kenya) Limited (Civil Application E781 of 2025) [2026] KECA 519 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed with costs to the respondent.
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Kinyuri & another v Kajiado County Lands Surveyor (Civil Application E725 of 2025) [2026] KECA 520 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application for extension of time to file the appeal out of time is allowed, and the applicants are granted 30 days to file and serve their appeal.
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Laparlasha v Republic (Criminal Application E010 of 2026) [2026] KECA 517 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court grants the application and extends the time within which the Notice of Appeal is to be filed by the applicant by 14 days.
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Kakuzi Limited v Makuyu Club (Suing Through Joel Wanyoike, Irungu Ndirangu & S. K. Kirubi) (Civil Appeal (Application) 78 of 2020) [2026] KECA 503 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The order is approved, but the judgment of the Court (Gatembu Kairu, Lesiit and Ngenye-Macharia JJ.A.) delivered on 8th November 2024 in respect of which leave to appeal was granted was delivered at Nairobi and not Mombasa as indicated in the impugned order.
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Nicholus v Attorney General & 7 others; Kenya Power & Lighting Company Limited & 5 others (Interested Parties) (Civil Application E209 of 2024) [2026] KECA 629 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The appeal is dismissed in its entirety. The Notice of Motion dated 11th October 2024 is dismissed in its entirety.
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Mokua v Republic (Criminal Application E173 of 2024) [2026] KECA 618 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is marked as spent and the file ordered closed.
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Chase Bank Kenya Limited (in Liquidation) v Equity Bank Kenya Limited & another (Civil Appeal (Application) E1075 of 2025) [2026] KECA 494 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The applicant's appeal is dismissed with costs, and the trial court's ruling is upheld.