Kenyan case law
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Ngugi & 5 others v Board of Trustees of Kiambu Institute of Science and Technology (Environment and Land Case 67 of 2020) [2026] KEELC 1823 (KLR) (16 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Rent Restriction Act does not apply to these premises, and the 2018 mutual agreement to pay Ksh 16,800 legally terminated the 2016 Tribunal-fixed Standard Rent.
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Mutwota (Suing on Behalf of Benjamin Jackson Mutwota Muia) & another v Mulala & 31 others (Environment and Land Case 20 of 2019) [2026] KEELC 1544 (KLR) (16 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is allowed with an order of stay of execution granted against the judgment of the court, pending the hearing and determination of the appeal.
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Thuo v Mwangi (Environment and Land Case E080 of 2023) [2026] KEELC 1503 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Court finds that the Defendant has trespassed upon the suit property and the Plaintiff is entitled to the reliefs sought.
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Ojina v Magaka & 4 others (Environment and Land Case 485 of 2017) [2026] KEELC 1785 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The suit against the 2nd defendant has abated due to interruption of the period of occupation and the plaintiff's failure to prove which portion of the land he was claiming by adverse possession.
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Kathenge & another v Mayport Limited & 3 others (Environment and Land Case 67 of 2021) [2026] KEELC 1512 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Court held that the Plaintiffs are the lawful owners of the suit property.
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Registered Trustees Hossanah Shalom Liberty Church v Mwangi & another (Environment and Land Appeal E148 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 1501 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Court found that the trial court erred in law by cancelling the Appellant's title without a legal or evidentiary basis, and that the Appellant is entitled to a declaration that it is the registered proprietor of the suit property.
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Archer & another v Archer & 3 others (Environment and Land Case 345 of 2017) [2026] KEELC 1492 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Application for review is dismissed, and the Application under reply is struck out without merit consideration.
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Ngungu v China Road & Bridge Corporation & another (Environment and Land Case 378 of 2017) [2026] KEELC 1434 (KLR) (12 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ Application dismissed with costs due to inordinate delay
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Muathe & others v Kenya Pipeline Company Limited & 5 others (Environment and Land Petition 15 of 2019) [2026] KEELC 1442 (KLR) (12 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court declines to allow the petitioners to withdraw from the petition.
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Kanyi & 3 others v Nextgen Office Suites Limited & 4 others (Environment and Land Case E063 of 2022) [2026] KEELC 1423 (KLR) (12 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court found that the defendant's actions do not constitute contempt of court as they were not willful and in bad faith.
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Sambu v National Land Commission & 2 others (Environment and Land Case 5 of 2017) [2026] KEELC 1528 (KLR) (12 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application dated 7th March, 2025 is res judicata and is hereby dismissed with costs.
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Musembi v Mwetu; Mbunzi (Interested Party) (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Case E014 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 1740 (KLR) (12 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed with costs to the respondent.
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Mbugua & another v Mohamed (Environment and Land Case E005 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1660 (KLR) (12 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Court found that the Plaintiffs have not established their case on a balance of probabilities and dismissed their claims.
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Kioko v Muema & 2 others (Environment and Land Case E009 of 2023) [2026] KEELC 1433 (KLR) (12 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The preliminary objection is dismissed with costs.
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Center for Litigation on Environment and Governance - CLEG v State Law Office & 4 others (Environment and Land Petition E004 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1913 (KLR) (12 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Preliminary Objection is without merit and the Petition shall proceed to a full hearing on its merits.
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Mzehedo v Kioko & 4 others (Environment and Land Case E109 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 1517 (KLR) (12 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court refrains from delving into the case to avoid prejudice to the trial, as the issues are yet to be determined.
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Mang’eli v Katimu (Environment and Land Appeal E021 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 1451 (KLR) (12 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Appellant's appeal is devoid of merit and is dismissed with costs to the Respondent
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Masha v Kenya Pipeline Company Limited (Environment and Land Case E012 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1910 (KLR) (12 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court denied the Plaintiff's application to amend the pleadings.
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Yano & another v Asselink (Environment and Land Case 26 of 2020) [2026] KEELC 1450 (KLR) (12 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court finds that the Plaintiffs are entitled to an order compelling the Defendant to excise land equivalent to the amount of Kshs. 50,000,000/= already received by the Defendant as per the amount agreed per acre as at 20th December, 2018 and the Defendant to execute transfer documents.
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Mwanzia & another (Suing in their capacity as the legal representatives to the estate of Samuel Nyingi Mbondo - Deceased) v County Government of Makueni & another (Land Case E039 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 1444 (KLR) (12 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court ordered the temporary injunction to be set aside and the application for hearing on its merits to be set down.
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Omusundi t/a Morgan Omusundi Law Firm v Kimetto & another (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Application E001 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1471 (KLR) (12 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is granted as prayed.
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Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission v Luyali (Suing as Administrator of the Estate of Ezekiel Luyali Liyai) & 2 others; County Government of Mombasa & another (Interested Parties) (Environment and Land Case E049 of 2023) [2026] KEELC 1515 (KLR) (12 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court dismissed the 1st defendant's application to reopen the case and awarded the costs to the plaintiff.
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Bogonko v Nyamboki (Suing through Samwel Nyamboki - Holder of power of Attorney) (Land Case Appeal E005 of 2026) [2026] KEELC 1828 (KLR) (12 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is granted, and an order of stay of execution is issued, staying the implementation of the decree pending the hearing and determination of the appeal
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Muathe & others v Kenya Pipeline Company Limited & 5 others (Environment and Land Petition 15 of 2019) [2026] KEELC 1430 (KLR) (12 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court directs that the taxing officer shall proceed to tax the bill of costs filed by Maanzo & Co. Advocates before the petition is heard.
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Trustees Anglican Church of Kenya & 6 others v Kafuta & 7 others (Environment and Land Appeal E069 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1908 (KLR) (12 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Court grants leave to file the appeal out of time and grants a stay of execution pending the appeal.