Kenyan case law
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Mwambodze v Land Registrar, Kwale Land Registry & another (Environment and Land Constitutional Petition E004 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 1366 (KLR) (3 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Petition cannot succeed.
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Waithanji v Kimani (Environment and Land Appeal E047 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 1884 (KLR) (3 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Tribunal has jurisdiction to hear the reference.
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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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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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Assemblies of Christ Evangelical Holiness Church - Kenya (Suing through its registered Trustees Bishop Francis Ranogwa & Bishop John Sereka) v Machoka & another (Enviromental and Land Originating Summons E016 of 2021) [2026] KEELC 1217 (KLR) (3 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Plaintiff has not met the ingredients of the doctrine of adverse possession.
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Kituku & another (Suing as the Administrators of the Estate of the Late Martin Sikuku Kutuku) v Omole & another (Sued as the Office Bearers of Hope Christian Community Church) (Environment and Land Case E014 of 2023) [2026] KEELC 1171 (KLR) (3 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The plaintiff is the bona fide proprietor of the suit property and the defendants are illegal occupants and trespassers.
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Njoroge & 4 others v Ndeffo Company Ltd & 12 others (Environment and Land Case E110 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1237 (KLR) (3 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court lacks jurisdiction to hear the suit and the case is struck out with costs.
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Wanjohi v Nduati & 5 others (Land Case E008 of 2026) [2026] KEELC 1239 (KLR) (3 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Court finds that the Plaintiff has proved both fraud and illegality on the part of the Defendants.
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Isabirye v Lakeview Development Limited & another (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Case E304 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 1166 (KLR) (3 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The chamber summons is struck out with costs to the respondents.
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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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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.
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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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Koech (Being a Legal Representative of the Estate of the Late Paulinah Chelangat Rotuk) v Kirui (Enviromental and Land Originating Summons E016 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 1170 (KLR) (2 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court finds that the suit is not Resjudicata and does not offend Section 7 of the Civil Procedure Act.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Kiunjuri v Nyahu & another (Land Originating Summons E005 of 2023) [2026] KEELC 1209 (KLR) (2 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Court finds merit in the motion and orders the Plaintiff to avail the original evidence at the hearing, and the Defendants to file and serve additional evidence in rebuttal.
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Hassan v De Fabiana & 2 others (Land Case E046 of 2020) [2026] KEELC 1297 (KLR) (2 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court allows the application and orders the defendant to pay costs of the application before the next mention date.