Kenyan case law

Kirimi v Gakii (Civil Appeal 97 of 2021) [2024] KECA 1061 (KLR) (24 May 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The appeal is dismissed, with the exception of the order that the matrimonial home at LR No. Abogeta/Lower Chure/1167 be retained by the respondent.

Aketch & 3 others v Kisaka (Civil Application E038 of 2024) [2024] KECA 613 (KLR) (24 May 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The application is dismissed with costs to the respondent

China Gezhouba Group v Jtg Enterprises Limited & another (Civil Application E145 of 2024) [2024] KECA 610 (KLR) (24 May 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The Court granted the applicant's application for stay of execution pending the appeal, but declined to order the deposit of the 1st respondent's directors' passports.

KKM v Republic (Criminal Appeal 56 of 2022) [2024] KECA 560 (KLR) (24 May 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The reduced sentence of 30 years was lenient and not harsh or unjust.

Muthui (Sued as the Administrator of the Estate of Muthui Mwinzi - Deceased) v Mbuthi (Civil Application E049 of 2024) [2024] KECA 592 (KLR) (24 May 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The court grants the application for extension of time to file and serve the appeal.

Mwangi & 63 others v National Social Security Fund Board of Trustees (Civil Application E543 of 2023) [2024] KECA 611 (KLR) (24 May 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The Court of Appeal dismissed the application, finding that the issues raised were res judicata and that the previous case (Industrial Cause No. 984 of 2012) had already been litigated and concluded.

PKL v Republic (Criminal Appeal 6 of 2017) [2024] KECA 572 (KLR) (24 May 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The Court of Appeal confirms the conviction of the appellant for incest and dismisses the appeal.

JTG Enterprises Limited v China Gezhouba Group & another (Civil Appeal (Application) E707 of 2023) [2024] KECA 596 (KLR) (24 May 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The application to strike out the appeal is dismissed with costs.

Sigei v Arusei & another (Civil Application E041 of 2020) [2024] KECA 616 (KLR) (24 May 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The Court of Appeal's judgment is affirmed, and the appeal is dismissed

Mathingira Wholesalers Company Limited v Lucy Mwai and Company Advocates (Civil Application E027 of 2021) [2024] KECA 1029 (KLR) (24 May 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The application to strike out the notice of appeal was not brought within the thirty-day period provided by Rule 86 of the Court of Appeal Rules, 2022.

Heineken East Africa Import Company Ltd & another v Maxam Ltd (Civil Appeal E403 & E404 of 2020 (Consolidated)) [2024] KECA 625 (KLR) (24 May 2024) (Judgment)

Athi River Steel Plant Ltd v Rao & 4 others (Civil Appeal 592 of 2019) [2024] KECA 585 (KLR) (24 May 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The appointment of the Receiver and Manager was within the purview and powers of section 690(4) of the Insolvency Act, 2015, as the floating charge was created before September 5, 2003.

Njoroge v Karuku (Civil Appeal E069 of 2022) [2024] KECA 553 (KLR) (24 May 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The appeal is dismissed with costs to the respondent.

Kadzena v Republic (Criminal Appeal 121 of 2022) [2024] KECA 574 (KLR) (24 May 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The appeal is dismissed in its entirety as there is no merit in any of the grounds of appeal.

Muku v Karl Salzmann Limited & another (Civil Application E065 of 2023) [2024] KECA 554 (KLR) (24 May 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The applicant's Motion is allowed with orders that the proceedings in the High Court of Kenya at Mombasa in Winding Up Cause No. 3 of 2015 be and are hereby stayed pending hearing and determination of the intended appeal.

JOO v Republic (Criminal Appeal 120 of 2018) [2024] KECA 559 (KLR) (23 May 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The appellant's plea of guilty was informed, voluntary, and unequivocal, and the sentence was affirmed.

Lukhakha v Makokha & 5 others (Civil Application E147 of 2023) [2024] KECA 582 (KLR) (23 May 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The court grants leave to the applicant to file and serve the Notice of Appeal out of time.

Kiboi v Republic (Criminal Appeal E261 of 2019) [2024] KECA 549 (KLR) (23 May 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The life imprisonment sentence is set aside and substituted with a 30-year jail term.

Wamwoma v Republic (Criminal Appeal 19 of 2018) [2024] KECA 546 (KLR) (23 May 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The appellant was properly convicted of robbery with violence and sentenced to death. The appeal is dismissed.

Omino v Agola & 2 others (Civil Application E134 of 2023) [2024] KECA 581 (KLR) (23 May 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The application is dismissed with costs to the 1st and 2nd respondents

Jahoro v Republic (Criminal Appeal 245 of 2018) [2024] KECA 548 (KLR) (23 May 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The court found the prosecution's evidence sufficient to prove the charge of murder beyond reasonable doubt and convicted the appellant. The death sentence was set aside, and a 30-year imprisonment sentence was substituted.

Murunga & another v Republic (Criminal Appeal 207 of 2018) [2024] KECA 550 (KLR) (23 May 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The Court upholds the appellants' conviction and sentence, dismissing the appeals.

Wandera v Republic (Criminal Appeal 63B of 2017) [2024] KECA 547 (KLR) (23 May 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The High Court's conviction and sentence were upheld. The doctrine of recent possession was correctly applied, and the mandatory death sentence was upheld.

Tata Africa Holdings (Kenya) Ltd v Singh & another (Civil Appeal 190 of 2019) [2024] KECA 544 (KLR) (23 May 2024) (Judgment)

✦ We uphold the judgment of the High Court and dismiss the appeal by Tata Africa. We award costs of this appeal to the respondents.

County Government of Bomet & 2 others v Chebet & 2 others (Civil Application E022 of 2024) [2024] KECA 541 (KLR) (17 May 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The applicants have satisfied the two requirements for the grant of an order for a stay of execution and the continuation of proceedings before the trial court is hereby stayed.