Kenyan case law
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Butu & 29 others v Delamere Estates Limited & another (Enviromental and Land Originating Summons E005 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 8072 (KLR) (Environment and Land) (20 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed due to non-compliance with the Civil Procedure Rules and lack of interest in prosecuting the matter.
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Kenya Alliance Insurance Company Limited v Samson & 2 others; Family Bank Limited (Interested Party) (Environment and Land Case E143 of 2023) [2025] KEELC 8107 (KLR) (20 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The ex-parte judgment and orders are set aside and vacated.
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Kenya Railways Corporation v Ali & another; Chief Land Registrar (Interested Party) (Environment and Land Case Civil Suit 633 of 2015) [2025] KEELC 8074 (KLR) (20 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court finds the Motion unmerited and dismisses it with costs.
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Sendi & 2 others v Machera (Environment and Land Case 566 of 2017) [2025] KEELC 8032 (KLR) (20 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The applicants' application is not merited as there is no ruling from March 23, 2025, and the application lacks merit.
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Mukora & 5 others v Ndiho & 2 others (Environment and Land Case 1222 of 2014) [2025] KEELC 18561 (KLR) (20 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The decree in HCCC 225 of 2008 is null and the titles arising from it are cancelled. The titles shall revert to Kabete/Lower Kabete /1814 in the name of the 1st Defendant. The Succession Court shall determine the distribution of Kabete/Lower Kabete /1814.
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Kitulu & 8 others v Ndolo (Environment and Land Case 241 of 2017) [2025] KEELC 8059 (KLR) (20 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Plaintiff's application lacks merit and is dismissed with costs to the Defendant.
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Ririani v Adan & another (Environment and Land Case Civil Suit 189 of 2019) [2025] KEELC 8108 (KLR) (20 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court grants an order of stay of execution of the Judgment and Decree pending the hearing and determination of the Appeal at the Court of Appeal.
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Chesire v Cheboson Bett Advocates (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Application E013 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 7999 (KLR) (20 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court dismissed the application as baseless and devoid of merit.
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Kiptanui & another (Suing as the Administrators of the Estate of Abraham Kipsang Kiptanui - Deceased) v Ngetich & 3 others (Environment and Land Case E019 of 2022) [2025] KEELC 8014 (KLR) (20 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Defendant's suit as set out in their Defence and counterclaim is found to have merit and therefore succeeds.
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Ngugi & another v Twalib & 4 others; National Environment Management Authority & another (Interested Parties) (Environment and Land Petition E001 of 2023) [2025] KEELC 8083 (KLR) (20 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The petition is dismissed as the 1st respondent was not properly served with the petition and there is no credible evidence of the alleged allocation of public land.
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Kalu v Estate of Kipodo Mkamba Mwango (Environment and Land Appeal E001 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 8007 (KLR) (19 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court allows the application to join the interested party as a defendant, but with specific conditions for amendment and response.
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Ndumia (Suing as the Legal Representative of the Esttae of Simon Ndumia Kimenju) v Wambugu (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Application E006 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 18367 (KLR) (19 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Court dismisses the Applicant's application and does not grant a stay of execution.
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Anzetse & 6 others v Nechesa & 6 others (Environment and Land Appeal E089 & 92 of 2025 (Consolidated)) [2025] KEELC 8217 (KLR) (19 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The applications are allowed and the execution of the judgment is hereby stayed pending the hearing and determination of this appeal.
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JNG v Equity Bank Kenya Limited & 2 others (Environment and Land Case E059 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 7966 (KLR) (19 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Environment and Land Court is not the proper forum to hear this dispute involving matrimonial property.
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Njoroge & 2 others v Sikuta (Environment and Land Case 170 of 2016) [2025] KEELC 7973 (KLR) (19 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application to strike out the plaintiffs' claim is dismissed for want of merit.
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Mukururo & another (Suing on Behalf of the Estate of Jeremiah Mukururu Mucheru) v County Government of Nakuru & 3 others (Environment and Land Case E017 of 2023) [2025] KEELC 8001 (KLR) (19 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is allowed with a rider that the removal of the borehole and installations must be done professionally without causing any damage to the suit land. The cost of removal be borne by the 3rd Defendant.
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Ondu (Substituted by Mathew Obunga Okore) v Ondu (Substituted by Monica Mugoya & 2 others) (Environment and Land Case E021 of 2021) [2025] KEELC 8216 (KLR) (19 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court lacks jurisdiction to compel the defendants to file succession proceedings, and the plaintiff's application is struck out with costs.
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Macharia & another v Opara (Environment and Land Case 6 of 2019) [2025] KEELC 7994 (KLR) (19 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court refrains from pronouncing itself on the matter now seized of by the Court of Appeal.
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Miencha v Maima & another (Environment and Land Appeal E018 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 8079 (KLR) (19 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed with costs
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M’Inoti v Murangiri & 8 others (Environment and Land Case E007 of 2023) [2025] KEELC 8016 (KLR) (19 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ Samuel Thuranira is substituted in place of the late Esther Regeria M’Inoti. The pleadings shall be amended and served within 10 days.
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Okaka v Ojango & another (Environment and Land Case E026 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 8259 (KLR) (19 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court determined that the suit is not res judicata and will proceed.
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Anyenda v Simidi & 12 others (Environment and Land Appeal 1 of 2023) [2025] KEELC 7980 (KLR) (19 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed with costs
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Shah & another v Govani; Jaff (Third party) (Environment and Land Case 1468 of 2013) [2025] KEELC 7989 (KLR) (19 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court granted leave to amend the plaint
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Wanje & another (Suing as the Legal Representatives and/or Administrators of the Estate of Kilifi Ndenge Chanzera Alias Kilifi Ndenge (Deceased)) v Komoro & another (Environment and Land Case E085 of 2021) [2025] KEELC 8369 (KLR) (19 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The plaintiffs' claim partly succeeds, as the registration of the 1st defendant's title is invalid and should be revoked. The 1st defendant's title is a bad title and should be nullified. The other requested orders are denied due to the 1st defendant's long-term occupation of the property.
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Kirima v Ramuka Agencies Limited (Environment and Land Case 1458 of 2014) [2025] KEELC 7993 (KLR) (19 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application was dismissed.