Kenyan case law
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Waweru (Suing as the Legal Representative and Administrator of the Estate of Brian Waweru Mwaura (Deceased)) v Bonafide Clearing and Forwarding Company Limited & another (Civil Appeal E506 of 2023) [2025] KECA 620 (KLR) (4 April 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed with costs, and the High Court's judgment is affirmed.
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Kinyua v Makanga; Kinyua (Applicant) (Civil Appeal (Application) E164 of 2022) [2025] KECA 599 (KLR) (28 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is allowed, and Gibson Murage Kinyua is substituted in place of the deceased appellant.
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Municipal Council of Kisumu v Teleposta Pension Scheme Registered Trustees & 19 others (Civil Appeal 33 of 2020) [2025] KECA 619 (KLR) (28 March 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court dismisses the appeal and orders the appellant to bear the costs of the 1st, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th and 20th respondents.
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Boit v Kumin; Boit & another (Interested Parties) (Civil Appeal (Application) E101 of 2021) [2025] KECA 568 (KLR) (28 March 2025) (Reasons)
✦ The application for stay of proceedings is dismissed as the applicant's application is incompetent for want of leave and this Court has no jurisdiction to entertain an improperly filed application.
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Walter alias Walter Ngugi Kimani v Nyabuto (Civil Appeal 424 of 2021) [2025] KECA 604 (KLR) (28 March 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is upheld, and the award of Kshs. 12,983,101 is set aside. The court awards Kshs. 5,105,800 in its place, apportioning 70% liability to the appellant and 30% to the respondent.
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Kenya Aids NGOs Consortim v Arthur Ingutya & Co Advocates (Civil Appeal (Application) E513 of 2024) [2025] KECA 589 (KLR) (28 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ We dismiss the application with costs as the applicant has not demonstrated that the appeal will be rendered nugatory if the stay is not granted.
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Omanjo & 9 others v Odukado & 3 others (Civil Appeal E130 of 2022) [2025] KECA 615 (KLR) (28 March 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is partially allowed, and the appellants and respondents are entitled to possession of the suit property. The appellants are entitled to 19 acres, and the respondents are entitled to 6 acres. The suit property shall be surveyed and partitioned accordingly.
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Gitonga v Republic (Criminal Appeal 27 of 2018) [2025] KECA 595 (KLR) (28 March 2025) (Judgment)
✦ We find no reason to interfere with the concurrent findings of the two courts below and dismiss the appeal in its entirety.
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Faulu Microfinance Bank Limited v Muyodi t/a Rhemat Auctioneers & 2 others (Civil Application E172 of 2024) [2025] KECA 610 (KLR) (28 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is allowed. The applicant is granted extension of time to lodge and serve the notice of appeal within fourteen (14) days of today’s date.
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Ashibabi v Republic (Criminal Appeal 251 of 2019) [2025] KECA 611 (KLR) (28 March 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed. The mandatory death sentence imposed on the appellant is upheld.
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Equip Agencies Limited v I&M Bank Limited (Civil Application E103 of 2025) [2025] KECA 585 (KLR) (28 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ Applicant's application for stay and injunction is denied
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Kisingwa v Republic (Criminal Appeal 131 of 2019) [2025] KECA 617 (KLR) (28 March 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed in its entirety.
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Kariuki v Republic (Criminal Application E011 of 2025) [2025] KECA 597 (KLR) (28 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is allowed. The notice of appeal should be lodged within fourteen (14) days and the record of appeal within twenty-one (21) days thereafter. Court fees are waived and the applicant is treated as a pauper.
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M’inoti & 3 others v M’iniu (Civil Appeal (Application) 278 of 2019) [2025] KECA 567 (KLR) (28 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court orders the revival of the appeal and the appointment of Stanley Mwiti M’inoti as the legal representative for the deceased.
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Mbogo v Settlement Land Trustees (Civil Appeal 17 of 2019) [2025] KECA 561 (KLR) (28 March 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court held that the appellant failed to prove that the suit land lawfully belonged to him.
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Ririani & another v Childs & 7 others (Civil Appeal (Application) E499 of 2024) [2025] KECA 579 (KLR) (28 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed as it lacks merit due to the applicants' delay in seeking leave to appeal.
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Onyango v Ambe (Civil Application E359 of 2024) [2025] KECA 587 (KLR) (28 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The motion is dismissed with costs.
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Mukhwuna v Republic (Criminal Application E147 of 2024) [2025] KECA 607 (KLR) (28 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The applicant's application is allowed, and he is granted leave to appeal out of time.
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Owuor v Backlays Bank of Kenya Limited (Civil Application E174 of 2024) [2025] KECA 616 (KLR) (28 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is allowed. The applicant is granted leave to file and serve the record of appeal out of time within 21 days of the date of the ruling.
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Ndungu & another (Suing as the legal representatives of Francis Ndungu Njuguna - Deceased) v Kanyoro & 2 others (Civil Appeal E011 of 2020) [2025] KECA 602 (KLR) (28 March 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court of Appeal upholds the judgment of the Environment and Land Court, affirming the ownership of the land by the appellants' deceased father.
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Sakwa v Muaka (Civil Appeal 148 of 2019) [2025] KECA 590 (KLR) (28 March 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court of Appeal held that the High Court lacked jurisdiction to handle the matter, as the parties had agreed to refer disputes to arbitration. The Court also found that the agreement was not a 'domestic arrangement' but a commercial one.
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Bushuru v Republic (Criminal Application E148 of 2024) [2025] KECA 613 (KLR) (28 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The applicant's application is allowed, and he is granted leave to appeal out of time.
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Muriuki v Republic (Criminal Application E072 of 2025) [2025] KECA 560 (KLR) (28 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application for extension of time to file a Record of Appeal is allowed. A notice of appeal should be lodged within fourteen (14) days of today and an appeal should be filed within twenty-one (21) days. The court registry will accept the appeal from the applicant as a pauper without requiring any court fees.
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Ngine & 4 others v Njoka & another (Civil Appeal (Application) E141 of 2022) [2025] KECA 562 (KLR) (28 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The appeal is revived, and Mary Nthuraku Njeru and Inyasio Mwaniki Ngari are appointed as representatives of the Estate of Francis Njeru (deceased).
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Mwaniki v Musyoki (Civil Application E008 of 2025) [2025] KECA 601 (KLR) (28 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application for leave to file and serve the Notice of Appeal out of time has no merit and is dismissed.