Kenyan case law
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Omariba (Acting for and in Public Interest) v CS, Ministry of Environment and Forestry & 6 others (Environment and Land Petition E007 of 2022) [2025] KEELC 8391 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court found that the Judiciary can impose interim measures for environmental protection without overstepping parliament’s authority.
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Kalama v Kiponda; Katana (Intended Interested Party) (Environment and Land Case E083 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 7872 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Court held that the Plaintiff should not be joined as an interested party in the proceedings.
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Gathecha v Mwaura & 4 others (Environment and Land Case 127 of 2022) [2025] KEELC 7863 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Court should ensure that all parties whose presence is necessary for the complete adjudication of the matter before it are added to the suit.
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Kitale Jua Kali Welfare Association v Kenya Prisons Service & another (Environment and Land Case E041 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 7829 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court grants an injunction restraining the defendants from entering, wasting, or interfering with the land parcel, pending the suit's determination.
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Njeru v BNM (Sued Through His Guardian LWG) (Environment and Land Appeal E026 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 7858 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The contract is void due to lack of consideration, and the Appellant is ordered to refund Kshs. 480,000/- as part of the consideration.
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Karungu & another v Taifa Gas Investment Sez Limited; National Environment Management Authority (Interested Party) (Environment and Land Petition E006 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 7753 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ Petitioners' petition and application are struck out.
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Njoroge v Mwagandi (Environment and Land Appeal E026 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 7837 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is allowed in terms of prayer no 2, vacating the positive injunctive orders granted on 7/5/2025, and the status quo of the suit land is respected and maintained pending the hearing and determination of the intended appeal.
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Ramadhani & another (Suing as Administrators of the Estate of Mariam Ali Chepkoech) v Abud & 6 others (Environment and Land Case E447 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 7754 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court finds that the Plaintiffs have established a prima facie case to warrant the interlocutory injunction sought and allows the application.
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Okungi v Adingo (Sued as the Administrator of the Estate of the Late Kiptarus Arap Arusei - Deceased) (Environment and Land Case E023 of 2023) [2025] KEELC 7795 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed with costs, as the orders sought would pre-empt the determination of the issues in dispute for trial and prejudice the parties' right to a fair trial.
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M’Ringeera v Public Trustee Meru County & 12 others; Nyamu & 2 others (Interested Parties) (Environment and Land Case 16 of 2020) [2025] KEELC 8307 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court declared that the registration of Plot Number Kiirua/Nkando/987 was unprocedural, illegal, fraudulent, and a nullity, and that it forms part of Plot Number Kiirua/Nkando/605.
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Mweni & 10 others v Muse & 2 others (Environment and Land Case E040 of 2023) [2025] KEELC 7816 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Court grants leave to amend the plaint to join the Registrar of Titles, the Attorney General, and Ahmed Naaman Ali Muse as Defendants, but declines to join the Kili County Commissioner, Chairman of the Land Control Board Kili, and the County Government of Kili.
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Maina v Mundia & another (Enviromental and Land Originating Summons 1003 of 2005) [2025] KEELC 7783 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The 2014 judgment is valid and will not be set aside. The 2nd Defendant was properly served and defended the suit. The Plainti has sued the wrong parties, but the judgment is not fraudulent.
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Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission v Aerial Developers Limited & 2 others (Environment and Land Case 166 of 2009) [2025] KEELC 7760 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court grants leave to issue Third Party Notices against the Attorney General and the National Land Commission, and recalls the plaintiff's witnesses for cross-examination by the third parties.
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Kiariga & 3 others v Momanyi (Environment and Land Appeal E025 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 7844 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed. The ruling of the trial Magistrate dismissing the application dated 18 April 2024 is upheld.
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Mutia v Nduvi & 2 others (Environment and Land Case E005 of 2023) [2025] KEELC 7761 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Plainti’s preliminary objection is dismissed with no orders as to costs.
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Mukanda v Kituma (Environment and Land Case 84 of 2018) [2025] KEELC 7769 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Plaintiff's application is dismissed with costs to the Defendant.
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Ramji Meghji Gudka Limited v Kisii County Government & 2 others (Environment and Land Case 43 of 2015) [2025] KEELC 7843 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court is not persuaded to allow the application to discontinue the suit, and the suit will proceed to its logical conclusion.
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Aloys v Ondabu (Environment and Land Appeal E004 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 7790 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court declared the proceedings before the Magistrates' Court null and void, set aside the judgment, and ordered the case to be transferred back to the superior Environment and Land Court to be heard de novo.
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Mara North Holding Limited v Skyship Company Limited (Environment and Land Case E024 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 7892 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court declines to grant the interlocutory injunctive orders sought.
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Kariuki & another v Kenya Power & Lighting Co. Ltd (Environment and Land Case E034 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 7868 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Court dismissed the Preliminary Objection and allowed the Plaintiffs' suit.
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Kanyongu (Suing as the Administratrix of the Estate of Wilson Yakiyak Kanyongu - Deceased) v County Government of West Pokot & another (Environment and Land Case E043 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 7885 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ A temporary injunction is granted to restrain the government from further utilization of the land, and the government is ordered to deposit Kshs. 10,000,000/= within 2 weeks.
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Njoroge v Mwagandi (Environment and Land Appeal E026 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 7890 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court grants the application on condition that the applicant files and serves the record of appeal within 45 days.
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Chepkwony v Sang (Environment and Land Case E054 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 7860 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court denied the Plaintiff's application for a temporary injunction.
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Naaman & another v Mohamed (Environment and Land Case E043 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 7751 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court has jurisdiction to hear and determine the application and suit. The plaintiffs' application does not contravene section 7 of the Limitations of Actions Act. The costs will be determined based on the merits of the case.
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Ndegwa v Wangui (Environment and Land Appeal E037 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 7834 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court dismissed the appeal and upheld the learned trial magistrate's decision, finding that the appellant did not prove full payment of the purchase price and that the doctrine of adverse possession and constructive trust were not applicable.