Kenyan case law

Kenya Wildlife Service v George Otieno Onjuru (suing as the Legal Representative of the Estate of Bramwels Otieno (Deceased) [2019] KEHC 707 (KLR)

✦ The appeal is hereby struck out with no orders as to costs.

Nelson Mandela v Republic [2019] KEHC 334 (KLR)

✦ The appellant's conviction is upheld. The trial court's findings are supported by credible evidence.

Kenya Power & Lighting Company Ltd & another v George Njuguna Kinuthua [2019] KEHC 1370 (KLR)

✦ The appeal is dismissed with costs to the respondent as the award was comparable to comparable injuries in the cited cases and not inordinately high.

Republic v Deborah Makandi [2019] KEHC 1450 (KLR)

Apollo Tours & Trave Ltd v Samuel Kinyanjui Gitau & 3 others [2019] KEHC 1238 (KLR)

✦ The appeal is dismissed with costs to the 1st respondent

Julius Ndegwa Kariuki v Star & 2 others [2019] KEHC 1224 (KLR)

✦ The court dismissed the plaintiff's suit, finding that the statement was not defamatory and that the defendants had a qualified privilege to publish the statement.

Repulic v Cyrus Nyamweya Ondabu [2019] KEHC 594 (KLR)

✦ The accused is found guilty of murder and is convicted.

Rose Adhiambo Oluoch v Council of Legal Education [2019] KEHC 323 (KLR)

✦ The petition is dismissed with no order as to costs.

Nakel Investments Limited & 2 others v David Gikaria & 3 others [2019] KEHC 1414 (KLR)

✦ The petition is dismissed with costs.

James Mwangi Kinguru v Republic [2019] KEHC 1644 (KLR)

✦ The appeal is dismissed. The prosecution had proved its case beyond any reasonable doubt.

Republic v Mboi Lobeyok Lodoto & another [2019] KEHC 1571 (KLR)

✦ The accused are admitted to bond of Kshs. 200,000 each and a surety of a similar amount for each

John Kimani Ngechu v Republic [2019] KEHC 1480 (KLR)

✦ The death penalty is inappropriate and the sentence is substituted with a 30-year imprisonment.

Christine Arara Omolo & another v Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited [2019] KEHC 1054 (KLR)

✦ The court finds the defendant negligent and awards the plaintiffs Kshs. 1,730,000 in total damages, including Kshs. 200,000 for loss of expectation of life, Kshs. 30,000 for pain and suffering, and Kshs. 1,500,000 for loss of dependency.

Republic v Robert Kiplangat Kirui [2019] KEHC 52 (KLR)

✦ The application for bail is allowed and the accused is ordered to be released on his own bond of Kshs.300,000/= with one surety of similar amount, or alternatively, on paying cash bail of Kshs.200,000/=

Martin Bundi v Republic [2019] KEHC 1707 (KLR)

✦ The Appellant’s appeal is partially allowed, and the term of imprisonment is reduced from 4 years to 2 years and 6 months, with effect from October 30, 2017.

Joshua Mose v Republic [2019] KEHC 12111 (KLR)

✦ The Appellant was properly identified and the prosecution proved the elements of robbery with violence beyond reasonable doubt.

Republic v Hillary Koech Maiyo [2019] KEHC 604 (KLR)

✦ A prima facie case of murder has been established against the accused.

Priscilla Kanario v Republic [2019] KEHC 894 (KLR)

✦ The death sentence is set aside and substituted with a 20-year sentence

Republic v Andrew Kimathi Ndomongo [2019] KEHC 1699 (KLR)

✦ The accused is granted a bond of Kshs. 200,000 with a surety of a similar amount

Rift Valley Technical Training Institute v Taimel Building And Contractors Limited (Civil Appeal 91 of 2018) [2019] KEHC 577 (KLR) (5 December 2019) (Judgment)

✦ The Appellant's Preliminary Objection was dismissed as there did not exist a dispute that would warrant the invocation of court intervention.

Ngugi Gathu Daniel v Council of Legal Education & 2 others [2019] KEHC 12216 (KLR)

✦ Petitioner's case succeeds, and orders are issued for recognition of discrimination, violation of right to education, and unconditional registration for the bar examination.

Alex Abuga Monyoncho v Republic [2019] KEHC 1449 (KLR)

✦ The petition is dismissed.

Kevin Mangondi v Republic through ODPP [2019] KEHC 1687 (KLR)

✦ The conviction is upheld, but the sentence of life imprisonment is set aside and replaced with a 20-year term.

Cherargei Kiprotich v Council of the University of Eldoret & another; Professor James Ole Kiyiapi (Interested Party) [2019] KEHC 420 (KLR)

✦ Petition dismissed with costs

Republic v Dennis Kipsang Ngeno & another [2019] KEHC 48 (KLR)

✦ The court allows the request for bail and orders that each accused person be released on a bond of Kshs. 400,000/= with one surety of similar amount, or on payment of cash bail of Kshs. 200,000/-. The accused will not interfere with prosecution witnesses and will attend all mentions of the case and hearing thereof up to finalization of the case.