Kenyan case law
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Dokhole v Usinfecha & 5 others (Civil Application E179 of 2025) [2026] KECA 127 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Court grants the application for leave to file the record of appeal out of time and directs that the record of appeal be filed and served within the next 30 days of this ruling.
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Lenjo & another (Legal representatives of Estate of Edward Lenjo Musamuli - Deceased) v Isangawishi Group Ranch (Civil Application E039 of 2024) [2026] KECA 56 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Notice of Appeal dated 9th August 2021 and lodged in the registry at Voi High Court on 13th August 2021 should be deemed as withdrawn.
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Karuu v Republic (Criminal Appeal 148 of 2018) [2026] KECA 71 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The conviction and sentence are upheld. The defence of a grudge was rejected. The evidence of penetration was sufficient. The mandatory life sentence is upheld.
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Ushago Diani Investment Limited v Abdulwahab (Civil Appeal (Application) E209 of 2024) [2026] KECA 85 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The applicant’s intended appeal is not arguable and the Motion for a stay of execution and injunction pending appeal is dismissed.
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Jetha v Guaranty Trust Bank (K) Limited (Civil Appeal E574 of 2024) [2026] KECA 109 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is allowed, the ruling and order of the High Court are set aside, and the Appellant's suit is reinstated for hearing and determination on the merits.
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Wachira v Weru & 3 others (Civil Appeal (Application) E148 of 2023) [2026] KECA 122 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Court dismisses the application for injunction with costs to the 1st and 2nd respondents.
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Wachira (Suing as the Legal Representative of Joseph Wachira Waithaka - Deceased) v Maingi & 13 others (Civil Appeal E034 of 2020) [2026] KECA 61 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court dismissed the appeal, finding that the legal representative's inactivity was due to his own negligence and lack of explanation for the delay
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Mafumbula & 17 others v Attorney General (Civil Application E245 of 2021) [2026] KECA 189 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application for substitution of the deceased appellant is allowed, and the late Moses Mafumbula shall be substituted with Ridah Nasike Sirael as the 1st appellant.
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Khwatenge v Republic (Criminal Appeal 169 of 2020) [2026] KECA 177 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court directs the appellant's sentence of 25 years' imprisonment to run from 28th February 2017, and dismisses the appeal.
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Wambui v Republic (Criminal Application E004 of 2026) [2026] KECA 97 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is allowed. The appeal be filed within the next 14 days of this ruling.
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Gwaya (Suing as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Mwinyi Rama Gwaya) v Kivuti & another (Civil Application E048 of 2025) [2026] KECA 80 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application for extension of time to file the Notice of Appeal and Record of Appeal out of time is dismissed with costs to the 1st Respondent.
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Lenangetei v Republic (Criminal Appeal E004 of 2024) [2026] KECA 128 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The conviction and sentence are quashed and the appellant is directed to be released from custody.
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Mohamed v Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited (Civil Appeal E069 of 2023) [2026] KECA 75 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Appellant's appeal is dismissed with costs to the Respondent as the trial court correctly held that statutory tax obligations apply regardless of the parties' silence and cannot be circumvented through a Consent Judgment.
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Maina & another v Republic (Criminal Appeal E010 of 2023) [2026] KECA 129 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The appellants' sentence is set aside and they are sentenced to death.
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Wathuku v Gitundu (Civil Application E107 of 2025) [2026] KECA 96 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Court grants the application for extension of time to file the notice of appeal, allowing the applicant to file the notice within 14 days of the date of the ruling.
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Watuku v Industrial & Commercial Development Corporation (Civil Appeal (Application) E206 of 2022) [2026] KECA 108 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The appeal has no merit, and the difference between the salary paid and the enhanced salary for the period shall be worked out by the Corporation, with interest accruing from the date the petition was filed.
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Mwangashi v Republic (Criminal Appeal E009 of 2024) [2026] KECA 58 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ We uphold the conviction and sentence as meted out by the learned Judge.
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Pride Inn Limited v Thatchmaanz Limited (Civil Appeal 167 of 2019) [2026] KECA 135 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court held that a valid and enforceable oral contract existed between the parties.
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Southern Shield Holdings Limited v Titus Makhanu Associates Advocates & another (Civil Application E440 of 2025) [2026] KECA 120 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is granted, and the applicant shall file and serve the record of appeal within 45 days of this ruling.
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David & another v Kibe (Civil Application E121 of 2025) [2026] KECA 69 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed with costs to the respondent
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Sirgoi Holdings Limited & another v Sitienei (Civil Application E188 of 2025) [2026] KECA 160 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Court grants the extension of time to file and serve the record of appeal within fourteen (14) days of the judgment date.
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Njoroge & 3 others v Laico Regency Hotel Nairobi (Civil Application E411 of 2025) [2026] KECA 112 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application for extension of time to file an appeal out of time is hereby allowed. The applicants shall institute and serve the appeal within forty-five (45) days of this ruling.
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Moyi v Republic (Criminal Appeal 96 of 2019) [2026] KECA 95 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed. The conviction is upheld, but the sentence of death is set aside and replaced with a 30-year custodial sentence.
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Omoke alias Jamaa v Republic (Criminal Appeal 13 of 2019) [2026] KECA 162 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed in its entirety.
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Republic v Aduol alias Bonny & 4 others (Criminal Appeal 189 of 2020) [2026] KECA 155 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is allowed, and the High Court's acquittal is set aside. The matter is remitted to the High Court for further proceedings.