Kenyan case law
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Abongo v Abongo (Suing on Behalf of the Estate of Erasto Abongo Okode); Abong’o & another (Interested Parties) (Environment and Land Appeal E083 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 1010 (KLR) (19 February 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed
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Mushene v Karungu & 5 others (Land Case Appeal E066 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 929 (KLR) (19 February 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court grants leave to the appellant to file an appeal out of time.
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Njuguna & another v Mbugua & 4 others (Environment and Land Case 558 of 2008) [2026] KEELC 1198 (KLR) (19 February 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The chamber summons dated 2nd October, 2025 is hereby dismissed with no order as to costs.
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Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission v Nesco Services Limited & 4 others (Environment and Land Case E211 of 2023) [2026] KEELC 995 (KLR) (19 February 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The amended plaint shall stand and the plaintiff is ordered to pay the defendants' throwaway costs of Kshs 30,000/= within 14 days.
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Macharia v Muturi (Environment and Land Appeal E009 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 917 (KLR) (19 February 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Business Premises Rent Tribunal at Nakuru had no jurisdiction to adjudicate on the matter, and the appeal is allowed.
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Njiriri & another (Suing as their capacity as the administrators of the Estate of Wanjeri Njiriri - Deceased) v Njoroge (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Case E016 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 913 (KLR) (Environment and Land) (19 February 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed as the Applicants have not satisfied the legal threshold for a stay of execution and the judgment was delivered without undue delay.
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Mbogo v Kubai (Environment and Land Case E036 of 2023) [2026] KEELC 984 (KLR) (19 February 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court finds that the plaintiff has proved his claim against the defendant and dismisses the defendant's counter-claim.
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Nganga v Gitara/another & 23 others (Environment and Land Case E001 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 1046 (KLR) (19 February 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Plainti’s suit lacks merit and is hereby dismissed with costs.
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Matenzawa v Kandau (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Case E002 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1906 (KLR) (19 February 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court granted the application for leave to appeal out of time and granted an order of stay of execution.
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Maina v Maina & 2 others (Environment and Land Case 100 of 2005) [2026] KEELC 1027 (KLR) (19 February 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application dated 2nd August, 2024 is res judicata and is hereby dismissed with costs.
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Mase & 2 others v Land Registrar Bomet & 2 others (Environment and Land Case 69 of 2018) [2026] KEELC 1568 (KLR) (19 February 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application dated 16th May, 2025 lacks merit and is hereby dismissed with costs
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Michori v Okumu (Environment and Land Appeal E001 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 807 (KLR) (19 February 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Notice of Motion application is dismissed with costs to the Respondent.
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Ondiek & another v Otieno & another (Environment and Land Appeal E078 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 1009 (KLR) (19 February 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The appellate court found that the appellants failed to prove their claim on a balance of probabilities.
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Cannon General Insurance (K) Limited & another v Talwar (The administrator of the Estate of the Late Amarnath Gianchand Talwar) & 2 others (Environment and Land Case E015 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 818 (KLR) (19 February 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court dismissed the application as the defendants had not failed to serve their defenses within the prescribed time and there was no application made to enlarge the time for service of the defenses.
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Meshoi v Meshoi & 9 others (Environment and Land Case E013 of 2021) [2026] KEELC 1038 (KLR) (19 February 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court ruled that the suit should not be revived and the deceased plaintiff substituted, as the applicant failed to file an application for substitution within a year of the plaintiff's death.
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Kumba (Suing as the Administrator of the Estate of Margaret Adhiambo Kumba) v Ogada (Enviromental and Land Originating Summons E005 of 2026) [2026] KEELC 1340 (KLR) (19 February 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application for stay and/or suspension of proceedings in CMC E042 of 2025 is granted.
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Makedi (Suing as an administrator of the Estate of Janes Opoya Odemba - Deceased) v Mujok & 3 others (Land Case Appeal E033 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 923 (KLR) (19 February 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court denied the application for stay of proceedings and further proceedings.
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Presbyterian Foundation & 3 others v Waiyaki & 11 others (Environment and Land Case 162 of 2016) [2026] KEELC 999 (KLR) (19 February 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court grants leave to further amend the plaint and restrains the 11th defendant from entering into selling or altering Dagoretti/Kinoo/538 and 540 pending the hearing and determination of the suit.
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Cheplaiti v Land Registrar & another (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Application E044 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 906 (KLR) (19 February 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court finds the doctrine of exhaustion of remedies does not apply and allows the applicant's application to remove the restriction
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Mtile & 2 others v Mwamburi (Suing as the Legal Representative of the Estate of the Late Samuel Danson Mwamburi) & another (Environment and Land Case 62 of 2019) [2026] KEELC 841 (KLR) (19 February 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Plaintiffs are declared the rightful owners of the land
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Harry v Tumuti (Environment and Land Appeal E052 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 797 (KLR) (19 February 2026) (Ruling)
✦ Stay of execution granted pending appeal
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Simandi Investments Limited & another v Macharia & 6 others (Environment and Land Petition E035 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 890 (KLR) (19 February 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court does not consider the preliminary objections to be fatal to the proceedings due to the defect being rectified. The court lacks jurisdiction to entertain the Petition on the grounds of exhaustion of statutory remedies and res sub judice.
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Kabiru & Company Advocates v Ole Tayiana (Environment and Land Civil Miscellaneous Application E051 of 2021) [2026] KEELC 930 (KLR) (19 February 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court grants the applicant time to conduct further searches and file a further affidavit to establish the extent of the subdivision and the names under which the resultant subdivisions are registered.
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Chebii v Kipkosgei & 10 others (Environment and Land Case 4 of 2022) [2026] KEELC 878 (KLR) (19 February 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Plaintiffs are ordered to transfer portions of the suit property to the 5th and 9th Defendants, failing which the Deputy Registrar will execute the transfer forms.
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Kairu & another v Gatukui (Enviromental and Land Originating Summons E003 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 899 (KLR) (19 February 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court finds in favor of the applicants, finding them entitled to adverse possession and shares of the land. The court also orders the cancellation of the title deed and rectification of the deed to read the names of both applicants in equal shares.