Kenyan case law
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Odenyo v H Young & Co (EA) Ltd (Land Case E077 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1349 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Court allows the application for a temporary injunction, finding that the Plaintiff has established a prima facie case and that the balance of convenience is in favor of preserving the suit land.
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Osman v Ngomo Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society (Environment and Land Case E027 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 1313 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court finds that the defendant has not wrongfully blocked the plaintiff's access to Magongo Road.
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Kimanda & 6 others (Suing as Officials of Croton Ridge Gardens Residents Association) v Mwaura & 4 others (Environment and Land Appeal E052 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 1323 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Court finds that the Respondent’s reliance on Section 61(3) of PLUPA is misplaced in this specific factual context.
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Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission v Sang & 3 others (Environment and Land Case 81 of 2018) [2026] KEELC 1389 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The 4th Defendant/Applicant’s application is allowed, and he is granted leave to recall the Plainti’s and his Co-Defendants’ witnesses for purposes of cross-examination only.
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Carey Investments Co. Limited v Sino Hydro Tianjin Engineering Co. Ltd & another (Environment and Land Appeal E097 of 2022) [2026] KEELC 1422 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Court found that the Appellant was not entitled to an award of damages as the burden of proving trespass, land wastage, and entitlement to damages rests with the claimant. The Appellant has not provided credible evidence to establish unlawful encroachment or any resulting damage.
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Fumbu v Hussein Ibrahim County Executive Member for Lands - Taita Taveta County (Environment and Land Case E014 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 1290 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed, and the trial court's judgment is affirmed.
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Muturi & another v Mukuu & 4 others (Environment and Land Case Civil Suit 1123 of 2015) [2026] KEELC 1262 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court declares the amalgamation of L.R No. 209/1832/1 with L.R No. 209/2678 to create L.R No. 209/8384 null and void, and orders the 1st Defendant to return the original deed plan, lease, and certificate of title to the 2nd and 3rd Defendants for cancellation.
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Calleb t/a M Ananda & Co Advocates v Hussein (Miscellaneous Application E041 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1267 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court ordered that the matters be related and the orders apply mutatis mutandis to other cases.
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Mallelah v Balozi Investment Company Limited & another (Land Case E107 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 1369 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Court finds merit in the application and declares the suit to have abated for failure to extract and serve summons to enter appearance.
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Momanyi & another v Ongwae & 3 others (Environment and Land Case E007 of 2023) [2026] KEELC 1327 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court granted a stay of execution subject to conditions, including a deposit of Kshs. 6,000,000/= in a joint interest earning account and the deposit of taxed costs within 60 days.
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Muthuri v M’Mbui (Environment and Land Case E022 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1371 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The appeal is allowed, the dismissal of the appeal for non-compliance is set aside, and the appeal is reinstated for hearing and determination on merits.
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Moraro v Attorney General & 7 others (Petition 5 of 2021) [2026] KEELC 1328 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ Judgment accordingly.
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Moranga v Peperua (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Case E013 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1255 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is not merited and is dismissed with costs to the Respondent.
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Okech v Otieno & 2 others (Enviromental and Land Originating Summons E001 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1315 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court finds the Plaintiff's claim for adverse possession over the land is not supported by the evidence presented.
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Onyango v Owinyo & 2 others (Environment and Land Appeal E058 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1305 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is partially successful, with a stay of proceedings in Eldoret Mcelc No. E174 Of 2021 - Elizabeth Ochieng Owinyo -versus- Dickens Otieno Onyango & 2 Others pending hearing and determination of the appeal.
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Monzi & 2 others v Nzyoka & 3 others (Being Sued as President, Treasury and Secretary (Administrator) of Betania Onlus Association (Kenya)) (Environment and Land Case 108 of 2018) [2026] KEELC 1252 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Applicants' application is meritorious. The amended defence which introduces a counterclaim as well as the documents listed in paragraph 7 of the supporting affidavit shall be filed and served within 14 days. The Plaintiffs shall file a reply to the amended defence and defence to counterclaim within 14 days. The 2nd to 4th Defendants shall file reply to defence to counterclaim within 14 days of being served. The costs of this application shall be in the cause.
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Marino & another v Oduor & 9 others (Environment and Land Case 4 of 2022) [2026] KEELC 1310 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The proposed amendments are not in consonance with the evidence produced at the hearing and are therefore not valid.
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GN Kimani & Company Advocates v Kimani (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Case E003 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1244 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The ruling was not ex-parte, and the Applicant's application is not fatally defective.
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Koech v Njuguna & 3 others (Land Case E008 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 1284 (KLR) (Environment and Land) (5 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court dismissed the plaintiff's claim and granted the defendants' counterclaim.
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Ochola v Oriaro & 3 others (Enviromental and Land Originating Summons E025 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1314 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court dismissed the Preliminary Objection as it was raised on a pure point of law and the facts were deemed agreed.
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Lake Basin Dvelopment Authority v Lake Agro Limited (Environment and Land Case E019 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 1302 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Plaintiff is the lawful owner of the suit property and the Defendants are trespassers.
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Gichuru v Mbuthia & others (Environment and Land Appeal E030 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1264 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court granted the stay of execution, but ordered the appellant to vacate the suit premises immediately and give vacant possession to the respondents.
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Kiguru (Suing as personal representative of the Estate of the Rhoda Muthoni Kibe - Deceased) v Embakasi Ranching Co Limited & 3 others (Land Case E122 of 2022) [2026] KEELC 1952 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The limited grant ad litem issued to the Applicants is not defective and they have the necessary capacity to be substituted as Plaintiffs.
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Lelei v Bittock & another (Environment and Land Case 414 of 2012) [2026] KEELC 1304 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court finds that the orders sought in the application are untenable and dismisses the application with costs to the defendant.
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Kinyitta v CKK Estates [1973] Limited & 4 others (Environment and Land Case Civil Suit E112 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 1335 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application for recusal is unmerited, and the temporary injunctions are declined.