Kenyan case law
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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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Ndenicha & 3 others v Mjomba (Suing as Personal Representatives and Administrators of the Estate of Ambrose Mwadeghu Kichengela) (Environment and Land Appeal E017 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 6454 (KLR) (Environment and Land) (29 September 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court finds that the principal magistrate did not err in her decision and dismisses the appeal with each party bearing their own costs.
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Olang & 18 others v Lake Victoria South Water Works Development Agency Limited & 7 others (Constitutional Petition E022 of 2021) [2025] KEELC 6533 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court found that the respondents violated the petitioners' constitutional rights and ordered the respondents to cease the construction of the wastewater treatment plant.
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Karai & 7 others v Mucheke (Environment and Land Appeal 22 of 2019) [2025] KEELC 6623 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court allowed the appeal and ordered the suit to be heard de novo by another judge.
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Mbugua v Kabau (Environment and Land Case 46 of 2016) [2025] KEELC 6697 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is partially successful, and the court orders the reopening of the case, enjoins the Land Registrar to appear as a defendant, and directs the Registrar and County Surveyor to determine the land boundaries and prepare comprehensive reports.
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Mbugua v Morjaria (Environment and Land Appeal E029 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 6666 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed with costs
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Josvir Traders & Agencies Limited v Kiruni & 2 others; Wambu t/a Chador Auctioneers (Respondent) (Environment and Land Case 174 of 2018) [2025] KEELC 6484 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court finds that the Applicant is not properly before the court in seeking the release of funds as auctioneer's fees.
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Mwangi & another v Kamau & another (Environment and Land Appeal E049 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 6554 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court dismissed the appeal and upheld the ruling of the trial court.
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Mwangi v Mwangi & 2 others (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Application E014 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 6616 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The motion is allowed in terms of prayers 1 and 2 only. The suit proceeds in the normal manner.
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Onesmus Githinji & Company Advocates v Swaleh Mwangi & Company Advocates; Kinoti & Kibe Company Advocates & another (Interested Parties) (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Application E072 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 6328 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Notice of Motion is incompetent and the application is struck out.
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Gitau v Governor, County Government of Kiambu & 4 others (Judicial Review Miscellaneous Application E005 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 6601 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court finds no illegality in the legislative process and denies the Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review.
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Letting v Kosgey & another; National Bank of Kenya (Interested Party) (Environment and Land Case E010 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 6475 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The suit is withdrawn with no orders as to costs.
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Oluoch v Murithi (Enviromental and Land Originating Summons E002 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 6451 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed with no orders as to costs.
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Kiondo (Suing on Behalf of the Estate of the Late John Kahuhu Kiondo) v Kambaa Tea Factory Limited & 2 others (Environment and Land Case 7 of 2020) [2025] KEELC 6563 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The registration of the deceased's title to parcel T.465 is cancelled, and the land is registered in the name of the County Government. The estate is compensated with Kshs 2,000,000 for parcel 2060.
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Ntinyari v Gichu (The Personal Representative of the Estate of Joyce Kaburo Rauga) (Enviromental and Land Originating Summons 3 of 2019) [2025] KEELC 6567 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The post-judgment application dated 16/4/2025 is struck out for being fatally incompetent.
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Thuku v Landluck Investment Limited & another (Environment and Land Case 32 of 2019) [2025] KEELC 6720 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court declared that the land belongs to the plaintiff and cancelled the title held by the defendant. A permanent injunction was issued to prevent the defendant from interfering with the plaintiff's ownership, and the register was rectified to reflect the plaintiff as the registered owner.
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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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Getama & another v Maroa (Suing as the Legal Representative of the Estate of Babere Ikwabe) (Environment and Land Appeal 029 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 6750 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court will not set aside the trial court's orders as the appeal arises from the exercise of discretion at the interlocutory stage.
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Githere (Suing as the Personal Representative of the Estate of John Moffatt Githere) v Scion Healthcare Limited & 3 others (Land Case E007 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 6414 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court finds the application compromised and will maintain the status quo, with no party interfering with the possession of the suit property, and each party bearing their own costs.
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Condos v Gregorio & another (Environment and Land Case 49 of 2020) [2025] KEELC 6514 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is granted and the suit is 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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Warui v Muhia (Environment and Land Appeal E006 of 2023) [2025] KEELC 6534 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court found that the respondent's claim was allowed by the trial court on an admission letter dated 18.3.2013, which the appellant signed. The court determined that the appellant's account of signing the letter was plausible, and thus, the document was not probative.
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Kungu & 6 others v Gituthu (Environment and Land Appeal E228 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 6667 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The notice to terminate the tenancy dated 22/06/2023 was a valid notice under the Act. The Tribunal's judgment was not against the weight of evidence.
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Mapema Holdings Limited v Thika Dairies Limited & 4 others (Environment and Land Case 65 of 2019) [2025] KEELC 6476 (KLR) (29 September 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court found the defendants in contempt of court and ordered them to comply with the court's orders.