Kenyan case law
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Otinga v Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Education & 3 others (Civil Appeal E625 of 2023) [2025] KECA 460 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is allowed. The appeal is set aside and the petition is granted as prayed.
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Mugini & another v Republic (Criminal Appeal 277 of 2018) [2025] KECA 480 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed in its entirety.
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Methodist Church in Kenya Trustees Registereds Registered & another v M'Mipwii & 12 others (Civil Appeal (Application) E282 of 2023) [2025] KECA 436 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed with costs to the respondents
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Patel (As the Administrator of the Estate of Kanji Naran Patel) v Kiptoo & 8 others (Civil Application E588 of 2024) [2025] KECA 446 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ An order of injunction is issued restraining the 5th respondent from interfering with the peace and quiet enjoyment of, or evicting the applicant and the 8th and 9th respondents from the suit property.
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Embu Gaturi Housing Co-op Society v Njenga & 2 others (Civil Application E089 of 2024) [2025] KECA 591 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is allowed, and the applicant is granted 30 days from the date of the ruling to file and 14 days thereafter to file and serve the memorandum and record of appeal.
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Kenya Peasants League v Attorney General & 19 others (Civil Application E004 of 2025) [2025] KECA 448 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ Conservatory orders are granted to preserve the status quo while ensuring the appeal's efficacy and addressing policy issues raised by the respondents.
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Irungu v Republic (Criminal Application E012 of 2025) [2025] KECA 454 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The applicant's application for leave to appeal out of time is allowed. The applicant shall file his notice of appeal within 14 days and the record of appeal shall be filed and served within 45 days.
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Kimani v Wanjohi & another (Civil Application E209 of 2024) [2025] KECA 443 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is allowed, and the applicant shall file and serve his memorandum and record of appeal within thirty (30) days hereof.
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Gwaro & another v Mangana & 2 others (Civil Application E045 of 2024) [2025] KECA 464 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application fails and is dismissed with costs to the 1st respondent.
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Kiragu v Republic (Criminal Appeal E018 of 2023) [2025] KECA 852 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed. The High Court's judgment is upheld.
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Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited & 10 others v General & 3 others (Civil Appeal E847 of 2023) [2025] KECA 433 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed with costs.
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East Africa Portland Cement PLC v Kaleve & 2 others (Civil Application E197 of 2024) [2025] KECA 515 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court dismisses the application with costs to the respondents.
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Odyssey Capital Limited v Mburu & another (Civil Application E348 of 2024) [2025] KECA 447 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ No order as to costs
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Kareng’a v Republic (Criminal Application E007 of 2025) [2025] KECA 455 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed as the applicant has not given reasons for the exercise of discretion in his favor and the application has not met the threshold for the exercise of discretion by the Court of Appeal.
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Ombiro v Republic (Criminal Appeal 211 of 2019) [2025] KECA 463 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed as the appellant has not established any grounds upon which the Court can interfere with his sentence.
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Pamwhite Limited v Karomo and Seinfert (Suing as the Chairman and Secretary, respectively of the New Nyali Residents Association) & 4 others (Civil Appeal E015 of 2023) [2025] KECA 930 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed with costs to the respondents.
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Pamwhite Limited v Karomo & Seinfert (Suing as the Chairman and Secretary Respectively, of the New Nyali Residents Association) & 4 others (Civil Appeal E113 of 2023) [2025] KECA 853 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed
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Thoya v Mwaro (Civil Appeal E041 of 2022) [2025] KECA 931 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed with costs to the respondent, as the appellant's acquisition of the suit property was marred with illegality and irregularity, rendering issuance of the suit property to him a nullity.
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Edon Consultants (Sued as a Firm) & another v Davson & Ward & another (Civil Appeal 29 of 2019) [2025] KECA 450 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed with costs to the respondents
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Bank of Baroda (K) Limited v Banking Insurance & Finance Union (K) & another (Civil Appeal 440 of 2019) [2025] KECA 439 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court found that the appellant is not discriminating against employees who retire at 55, and the 2nd respondent has not failed to negotiate the retirement age as a negotiable item in the CBA.
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Sinda v Republic (Criminal Appeal 277 of 2019) [2025] KECA 484 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The mandatory minimum sentence of life imprisonment is constitutional and the trial court's discretion is curtailed by the legislative enactment. The appeal is dismissed.
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Yooshin Engineering Corporation v AIA Architects Limited (Civil Appeal (Application) 147 of 2019) [2025] KECA 855 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Notice of Motion is hereby dismissed with costs to the respondent due to an inordinate and unexplained delay.
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Kinyua & another (Legal Representatives of Geoffrey Kanu Kinyua - Deceased) v Commissioner of Lands & 11 others (Civil Appeal E027 of 2022) [2025] KECA 862 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed with costs to the respondents.
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Koome v Mukomuthamia (Civil Appeal 147 of 2019) [2025] KECA 603 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed but with no orders as to costs, as it is a family dispute. The judgment of the trial court is affirmed.
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Telkom Kenya Limited v Communication Workers Union (Civil Appeal 96 of 2019) [2025] KECA 449 (KLR) (7 March 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Employment and Labour Relations Court's judgment is set aside, and the matter is remitted back to the ELRC to determine the quantum of bonuses due and payable to the claimants.