Kenyan case law
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Golden Fields Association (Through its Members) & 36 others v County Government of Kajiado & 4 others (Constitutional Petition E001 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 6595 (KLR) (30 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Court orders that the Law Society of Kenya be and is hereby enjoined as an Interested Party in these proceedings and is granted leave to file and serve such documents, submissions, and materials as it may deem necessary for the just determination of this matter within twenty (21) days from the date of this ruling.
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Future Frontiers Limited v Kaia & another (Environment and Land Case E046 of 2023) [2025] KEELC 6453 (KLR) (30 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court dismissed the suit against the defendants and gave a mention date for further directions
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Ogoncho (Suing on Behalf of the Estate of the Late Samuel Ogoncho Mogaka (Deceased)) v Solian & 3 others (Environment and Land Appeal E031 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 6447 (KLR) (30 September 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court finds that there is a competent appeal before it and that the Appellant did not prove his case before the trial court.
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Munyao v Muoka & another; DCI - Matungulu Sub Location (Interested Party) (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Case E036 of 2023) [2025] KEELC 6462 (KLR) (30 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court grants leave to appeal out of time and the appeal shall be filed and served within 14 days from the date of this ruling.
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Gacheru v Ndirangu & 4 others (Environment and Land Case E170 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 6481 (KLR) (30 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court finds the suit time barred.
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Cheruiyot v Maiyo & 2 others (Environment and Land Case E006 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 6582 (KLR) (30 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The preliminary objection is dismissed with costs, and the application is allowed.
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Bachu v Chief Land Registrar Kajiado; Nyamweya & 2 others (Interested Parties) (Environment and Land Judicial Review Miscellaneous Application 44 of 2018) [2025] KEELC 6548 (KLR) (30 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court finds that the applicant has not demonstrated compliance with the proper legal avenue available to the applicant, and the application is procedurally untenable.
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Masha & another (Legal Representative of the Estate of Charo Shutu Masha) v Mwangi & 8 others (Environment and Land Petition E010 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 6478 (KLR) (30 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed with costs to the 5th Respondent.
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Kilonzo (Suing as the Administrator and Legal Representative of the Estate of Kilonzo Nthiwa) v Mutiku & another (Environment and Land Case 16 of 2020) [2025] KEELC 6699 (KLR) (30 September 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court held that the plaintiff has neither pleaded nor proved any of the particulars as to how the trust subject matter of this claim arose with respect to the suit land.
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Irungu v Hayer Marquis Limited & 2 others (Environment and Land Petition E034 of 2021) [2025] KEELC 6602 (KLR) (30 September 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court finds no jurisdiction to hear the Petition as the Petitioner has not complied with the doctrine of exhaustion of available dispute resolution mechanisms as stipulated in the Environmental Management and Coordination Act (EMCA).
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Cheptoo v Ngetich & 2 others (Environment and Land Appeal E003 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 6520 (KLR) (30 September 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal was disposed of by way of written submissions without a hearing.
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Mulinge & another (Suing as the Administrator of the Estate of Sadique Makewa - Deceased) v Nthiwa & 3 others; Muthama (Intended Interested Party) (Environment and Land Case 256 of 2017) [2025] KEELC 6928 (KLR) (30 September 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court held that the Plaintiffs are entitled to a declaration that the Defendants are trespassers on the suit properties and an injunction to restrain the Defendants from interfering with the suit properties.
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Murage (Suing as the Administrator of the Estate of Bernard Chiori) v Land Registrar, Kilifi County & another; KCB Bank Kenya Limited (Interested Party) (Environment and Land Case E046 of 2022) [2025] KEELC 6488 (KLR) (30 September 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court finds that the plainti's title is valid and that the 2nd defendant's defence and counterclaim are not admissible.
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Mbulo & another v Nyamwaya (Environment and Land Appeal 3 of 2023) [2025] KEELC 6473 (KLR) (30 September 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The trial court erred in dismissing the Appellants' Application for Review.
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Makoffu & another v Canuck Holdings Limited & 4 others (Environment and Land Case 231 of 2018) [2025] KEELC 6545 (KLR) (30 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court dismisses the application as non-compliant with Order 9 Rule 9 of the Civil Procedure Rules.
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Mwaura v Maina (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Case E007 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 6598 (KLR) (30 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court will give time to the Applicant's counsel to put his house in order and file a proper application.
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Car Wash Den Limited (Suing through one of the Directors Samuel Kimani Karanja) v Njoroge & 2 others (Environment and Land Appeal E017 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 6610 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Appellant is a substantive party to the suit and the court may not make a final determination of facts on appeal.
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Baobab Diagnostics Limited v Wanja & 3 others (Environment and Land Case E064 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 6406 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application dated 10th March 2025 is dismissed for lack of merit. The application dated 22nd April, 2025 is allowed to join the Director of Criminal Investigation (DCI) headquarters as parties and the orders sought are granted accordingly. A pre-trial conference is scheduled for 12th November, 2025, and the matter is to be heard on 24th February, 2026. Costs of both applications are in the cause.
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Korio & another v Korinko & 6 others (Petition E005 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 6413 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The suit is not resjudicata and the application is merited.
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Mwenda v M’ethiame (Environment and Land Appeal E049 of 2023) [2025] KEELC 6577 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The appeal is hereby dismissed for want of prosecution
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Mungai & 2 others v Kanyotu; Ndungu (Proposed Interested Party) (Environment and Land Case E002 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 6587 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court finds that the joinder is not barred by the sub judice rule as the matters in issue in the two proceedings are not identical.
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Otieno (Sued as the Legal Representative of the Estate of Joseph Otieno Rombo alias Ombuya Rombo Deceased) v Pande (Sued as the Legal Representative of the Estate of Pande Rombo, Deceased) & another (Environment and Land Case 301 of 2015) [2025] KEELC 6480 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court held that the deceased Plainti, the deceased Defendants and Rosa Abongo Rombo owned particular portions of the suit property and that the suit property should be partitioned.
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Wamai & 13 others v County Government of Murang’a & another (Environment and Land Case E012 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 6553 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The motion is granted.
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Wakesho v Ali & another (Environment and Land Appeal E001 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 6682 (KLR) (Environment and Land) (29 September 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Appellant's case was not proved to the required standard, and the Learned Magistrate's decision is upheld with an order substituting the award of costs to the 1st Respondent only.
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M’Twarugoji v Kathurima & another (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Case E024 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 6562 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is struck out for want of jurisdiction on part of the Environment and Land Court.