Kenyan case law
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Makau & 2 others (Suing as the Administrators of the Estate of the Late Thomas Makau Musyoki (Deceased)) v Syokimau Farm Limited & 2 others (Environment and Land Case Civil Suit E028 of 2022) [2026] KEELC 1167 (KLR) (3 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The motion is incompetent as it offends the provisions of Order 9 Rule 9 of the Civil Procedure Rules. The purported notice to act alongside Ms. Khaminwa & Khaminwa Advocates is incompetent. This notice is hereby struck out from the record.
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Parmet v Hillegers t/a Style Foundatioin (Environment and Land Judicial Review Case E001 of 2026) [2026] KEELC 1218 (KLR) (3 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed with costs as it was filed under a misapprehension of the law and lacks merits.
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Smartlife Real Estate Limited & another v Chief Land Registrar Nairobi (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Case E337 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1245 (KLR) (3 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court lacks territorial jurisdiction and transfers the case to the Thika ELC for hearing and determination.
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Chege & 6 others v Mboi Kamiti Farmers Co Ltd & 2 others (Land Originating Summons E015 of 2023) [2026] KEELC 1222 (KLR) (3 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The motion is allowed, the interim order is set aside, and the respondents are ordered to pay costs.
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Gichuki & 2 others (Suing as the Administrators of the Estate of the Late George Gichuki Mukunga) v Macharia (Environment and Land Case E157 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1509 (KLR) (3 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court allows the Plaintiffs' application for interim reliefs and consolidates the suit with another case.
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Oloololo Game Ranch Limited v Ole Sururu & another (Land Case E028 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1219 (KLR) (3 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court declines prayers 5 and 6 of the application, but allows prayers 7 and 8, and orders a site visit/survey report.
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Rajab v Abdalla & 6 others (Environment and Land Case E002 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1298 (KLR) (3 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application to strike out the suit with costs is dismissed as the suits are not related in any other way save that the same parcel of land has been mentioned in both suits, and the different plaints in each case are claiming some interest in respect of the same land parcel.
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Maina (Suing as the Legal Representatives of Eliud Wanjohi Maina) v Mungai & 4 others (Environment and Land Case 101 of 2019) [2026] KEELC 1163 (KLR) (3 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The 1st and 2nd Defendants’ fraudulent actions voided their titles, and the 3rd Defendant is not an innocent purchaser. The 4th and 5th Defendants are not liable to indemnify the 3rd Defendant.
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Dumbeiya v Okoth & 2 others; Obiero & 3 others (Interested Parties) (Environment and Land Case 54 of 2020) [2026] KEELC 1175 (KLR) (3 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court ordered the Officer Commanding Athi-River Police Station to provide security to the plaintiff in the execution of the default order and awarded costs to the plaintiff.
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Mwangi v Thuo & another (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Case E025 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1221 (KLR) (3 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court ordered the matter to be reopened and admitted for hearing, summoned the 1st and 2nd Defendants to explain the transfer, and nullified or suspended any transfer, registration, or dealings with the suit land pending the hearing and determination of the suit.
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Omwando v Mageto & 3 others (Environment and Land Case 501 of 2016) [2026] KEELC 1320 (KLR) (3 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is declared to have been overtaken by events and is struck out.
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Mwatayari v Shah & 3 others; Sampa Investments Limited (Interested Party) (Environment and Land Case E095 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1367 (KLR) (3 March 2026) (Directions)
✦ The court will allow the substitution of the 1st Defendant by oral application, but the Counter-Claim will not be revived. The legal counsel for the Plaintiff will be disqualified.
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Waweru v Githuri (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Application E005 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1689 (KLR) (2 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ This Court lacks jurisdiction to revisit its own decision due to the doctrine of functus ocio, but may grant a stay of execution pending appeal.
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Bandari v Muye & 4 others (Environment and Land Case E105 of 2022) [2026] KEELC 1356 (KLR) (2 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court finds that there was error apparent on record when the court found that the defendants were aware of the mention date when they were not present.
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Museni & another v John Bwire & Associates Advocates (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Case E098 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1132 (KLR) (2 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed with no order as to costs as the applicant did not comply with the procedure and timelines set out in Rule 11 of the Advocates Remuneration Order.
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Maina v Chome & another (Environment and Land Case E076 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 1309 (KLR) (2 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court finds that the plaintiff has established a prima facie case regarding his ownership of the suit land, but the defendants are in occupation thereof. The court grants an injunction to maintain the status quo pending the hearing and determination of the main suit.
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Mwangi v Mbuki & 4 others (Environment and Land Case E009 of 2021) [2026] KEELC 1137 (KLR) (2 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The motion is dismissed with costs.
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Waweru v Eldoret Water & Sanitation Company & 2 others (Petition E010 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 1249 (KLR) (2 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Court finds the 1st Respondent not in contempt and the Application not merited.
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Gaku & 3 others v Kiai (Environment and Land Appeal E015 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1142 (KLR) (2 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Appellants' appeal is allowed, and the judgment of the trial magistrate is set aside with costs of this appeal.
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Ndundu & 2 others v Embakasi Ranching Company & 5 others (Environment and Land Case 281 of 2012) [2026] KEELC 1148 (KLR) (2 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The judgment against the 2nd Defendant was not regular, and the Plaintiffs have not established sufficient interest to warrant joinder at this stage of the proceedings.
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Muturi v Muturi & 3 others (Environment and Land Case E200 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 1164 (KLR) (2 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court finds that the plaintiff has proved his case on a balance of probabilities and grants the requested injunction, eviction order, and damages.
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Olilo v Principal Magistrates Court at Oyugis Law Courts & 4 others (Environment and Land Petition E001 of 2023) [2026] KEELC 1955 (KLR) (2 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is competent and William Ngodhe Akech, as the legal representative of the deceased, should be made a party and the costs of the application should be in the cause.
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Nassoro v Korana & another (Land Case E068 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1296 (KLR) (2 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court finds that the plaintiff has established a prima facie case and grants the injunction.
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Shah & another v Shah & 2 others (Environment and Land Case E318 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1135 (KLR) (2 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court finds the suit is res judicata by virtue of the judgment delivered on 22nd April, 2025, and dismisses the applications and notices.
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Gitari v Kinuthia & 3 others (Environment and Land Appeal E011 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1223 (KLR) (2 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Court found that the Appellant's allegations of fraud were not conclusively proven and that the 1st Respondent had a valid title to the land.