Kenyan case law

EMMANUEL OBWONYA ALUTSESHE v HENRY KOMBO ALUTSESHE [2006] KEHC 1443 (KLR)

✦ The appeal is allowed, and the decisions of the Western Province Appeals Committee and the Lurambi Divisional Land Disputes Tribunal are quashed. Each party shall bear its own costs.

EDWARD JUMA MALOVI v PETER NDIRANGU [2006] KEHC 1444 (KLR)

✦ The court dismissed the appellant's application to set aside the dismissal of his application, finding that the appellant's failure to attend court was due to a mistake and not bad faith.

ANDREW NGANGA NDUNGU v GODFREY KARURI & another [2006] KEHC 1836 (KLR)

✦ The appeal is incompetent and without leave, and the application for stay of execution is denied.

MATHEW CHEPKWONY & another v PAUL KEMEI KIPRONO [2006] KEHC 1972 (KLR)

✦ The court found that Kiprono is the biological father of the minor and granted him custody.

JANETRIX ATIENO MALOBA & another v KHADUDU ONYANGO & FIVE OTHERS [2006] KEHC 234 (KLR)

✦ Letters of administration should be revoked or annulled in the interests of justice.

REPUBLIC v JOSEPH MUTUA MBULI [2006] KEHC 1700 (KLR)

✦ The accused should serve a jail sentence of two (2) years

AHMED OMAR KHALIF v REPUBLIC [2006] KEHC 2020 (KLR)

✦ The sentence is set aside and commuted to the term served by the appellant

LATIS CONSTRUCTIONS CO. LTD v BELLWAYS GARDENS LIMITED & another [2006] KEHC 1910 (KLR)

✦ The court finds that the plaintiff cannot obtain an injunction to restrain the defendants from selling the property as the transfer had already taken place.

REPUBLIC v DOROTHY NTHENYA MUGO [2006] KEHC 1710 (KLR)

✦ The accused should serve a jail sentence of two (2) years for the death of the deceased

ANTONY MALILI NDAMBUKI v REPUBLIC [2006] KEHC 3522 (KLR)

✦ The conviction and sentence are quashed and the Appellant is ordered to be retried.

MAESTRO CREDIT MANAGEMENT LTD & 2 OTHERS v KAWANGWARE CINEMA LTD [2006] KEHC 1847 (KLR)

✦ The application is dismissed as the court should not use the police for private evictions.

AHMEDNASSIR, ABDIKADIR & CO. ADVOCATES v NATIONAL BANK OF KENYA LTD [2006] KEHC 1909 (KLR)

✦ The court finds no merit in the objection raised by the advocate and overrules it, with costs to the client. The application may proceed to substantive hearing.

CHRISTINE KAJUJU MWENDA v GERVASIO M’RUKUNGA (Miscellaneous Succession Cause 121 of 1996) [2006] KEHC 1979 (KLR) (27 June 2006)

✦ The grant of letters of administration to the Respondent is annulled and revoked.

MARY NYAWIRA MUNENE v REPUBLIC [2006] KEHC 1977 (KLR)

✦ The appellant is convicted of grievous harm and sentenced to 7 years imprisonment. The appeal is dismissed.

REPUBLIC v JOHN MUTUA KITHUA [2006] KEHC 1709 (KLR)

✦ The court sentenced the accused to five (5) years in prison.

KENYA COMMERCIAL BANK LTD v FAR EAST CARGO FORWARDERS LTD & 2 others [2006] KEHC 1912 (KLR)

✦ The default judgment against the 3rd defendant is set aside due to improper service of the summons.

JULIUS KOBIA v BEATRICE NGORE & another [2006] KEHC 2005 (KLR)

✦ The Application for stay of execution is dismissed

REPUBLIC v PATRICK WAMBUA MULINGE [2006] KEHC 1696 (KLR)

✦ The accused should serve a jail sentence of three (3) years.

JOSEPH NZIOKI MAINGI v REPUBLIC [2006] KEHC 1712 (KLR)

✦ The conviction is quashed and the sentence set aside.

MURAYA WANDUNGU v NAOMI WANJIRU WANDUNGU [2006] KEHC 1848 (KLR)

✦ The appeal is dismissed with costs

TUMBEINE NYARU v REPUBLIC [2006] KEHC 1698 (KLR)

REPUBLIC v HARRISON WAMBUA NYEKE [2006] KEHC 1703 (KLR)

✦ The accused is sentenced to 14 days in jail.

PETER MWARO VIDZO v BRENDA NDUKU MUTISYA [2006] KEHC 1607 (KLR)

✦ The interim orders of stay are reinstated and extended until 19.7.06. The applicant is ordered to pay the child's school fees.

SAMUEL KIMANI WAINAINA v HOUSING FINANCE CO. OF KENYA LIMITED [2006] KEHC 1917 (KLR)

✦ The court set aside the sale of the property and issued an injunction preventing the defendant and its agent from finalizing the sale.

REPUBLIC v PETER MUTUA MULI & 2 others [2006] KEHC 1705 (KLR)

✦ Each accused is sentenced to serve a jail term of 2 years