Kenyan case law
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In re S (Baby) [2015] KEHC 2066 (KLR)
✦ The court allows the adoption application and orders the applicant to assume parental rights and duties over Baby S.
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Amida Nasambu Rashid v Board of Governors Mahanga (K) Secondary School [2015] KEHC 2326 (KLR)
✦ The court finds that there was no binding agreement between the appellant and the respondent. The appellant only had a deal with the then principal, DW2, and the appellant should pursue DW2 for the payment.
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Abdo Ali Ahmed Al-Nakhlani v Adil Salah Ali Al-Nakhlani [2015] KEHC 8310 (KLR)
✦ The grant of letters of administration was obtained fraudulently and the grantee is not a beneficiary of the estate. The petition for revocation is allowed.
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Eliud Wabomba v Republic [2015] KEHC 1188 (KLR)
✦ The appeal is allowed. The appellant's conviction is quashed and the sentence set aside.
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Edermann Property Ltd v Development Bank of Kenya Ltd (Civil Case 107 of 2015) [2015] KEHC 8323 (KLR) (Commercial and Tax) (6 October 2015) (Ruling)
✦ The Plaintiff's application is dismissed with costs to the Defendant.
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Republic v Nairobi City County Ex-Parte David Peter Ndambuki [2015] KEHC 2255 (KLR)
✦ The court found that the Governor County Secretary had not been served with the court orders and the decree, and thus could not be held in contempt.
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Joseph Muyale Inzai v Henry Wanjala, Sylvester Matete Makobi, Cliff Njora Njuguna,Masambaya Fredrick Ndukwe And Geoffrey Sauke Together T/A Kenya Boys Choir & another [2015] KEHC 8344 (KLR)
✦ The court orders a stay of the expungement of the trade mark 'KENYA BOYS CHOIR' until the appeal is determined. During this period, the applicant will not be permitted to use the trade mark.
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Republic v Attorney General & 3 others exparte Appollo Ambutsi Shikanga [2015] KEHC 2235 (KLR)
✦ The charge sheet should be quashed and the Chief Magistrate Kitale Law Courts should be prohibited from prosecuting the applicant.
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Rosalid Julia Ngugi Murungi (on behalf of Deceased Estate of Jamlick Njagi) v Washington Rwigi & another [2015] KEHC 1239 (KLR)
✦ The application is dismissed, and the consent order is adopted as an order of the court.
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Development Bank of Kenya Limited v Riva Oils Co. Limited & 3 others [2015] KEHC 7819 (KLR)
✦ The court set aside the interlocutory judgment and subsequent decree against the 3rd Defendant.
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Joseph Gachagua & another v Alice C. Kalya & 4 others [2015] KEHC 1347 (KLR)
✦ The request for judgment on costs of a wholly withdrawn suit is dismissed with no orders as to costs
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Paul Mwiti v Republic [2015] KEHC 2375 (KLR)
✦ The conviction on Count 1 is quashed and the sentence set aside.
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Republic v Phoebe Beldine Mitowo [2015] KEHC 1622 (KLR)
✦ The court finds the accused guilty of murder as the prosecution has proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused caused the death of the deceased with malice aforethought.
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Bernard Njeru Kinyua v Kenya Tea Development Agency [2015] KEHC 1434 (KLR)
✦ The appeal is dismissed with costs to the respondent.
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Christian Martey v Republic [2015] KEHC 7849 (KLR)
✦ The conviction is upheld, but the sentence is reduced from 30 years to 15 years.
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Joseph Njuguna & 28 others v George Gitau T/A the Emmaus School & another [2015] KEHC 2179 (KLR)
✦ The Petition is not a multiplicity of suits and the doctrine of sub judice does not apply.
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Beatrice Wambui Mathenge & 2 others v CS, Ministry Of Industrialization & Enterprise Development & 2 others [2015] KEHC 7834 (KLR)
✦ The application for committal for contempt is granted.
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Channan Agricultural Contractors v Anna John Onoro [2015] KEHC 2265 (KLR)
✦ Respondents are entitled to interest as awarded by the lower court, and the interest should be paid from the date of the lower court's judgment to the date of the consent.
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Real Deals Limited & 3 Others v Kenya National Highways Authority & Another & another [2015] KEHC 1670 (KLR)
✦ The court held that the Kenya National Highways Authority and the Kenya Roads Board do not have the authority to levy charges for outdoor advertising and that the impugned action is not a source of revenue available to the fund.
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Nyamaisio Wambua v Republic [2015] KEHC 2594 (KLR)
✦ The appeal is dismissed as there are no merits. The conviction and sentence are upheld.
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Anthony Mugendi Kimani v Francisca Mwingi Stephen [2015] KEHC 1419 (KLR)
✦ The appeal is time-barred and is hereby declared incompetent and struck out with costs.
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Republic v Rose Kerubo Ondieki [2015] KEHC 16 (KLR)
✦ The court revised the bond terms to a personal bond of Kshs.300,000 with one surety of similar amount, and the accused to appear in court every 30 days until the case is heard and determined.
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Republic v Abduba Guyo Wada [2015] KEHC 2238 (KLR)
✦ The death sentence is upheld as it is a mandatory penalty for murder under section 204 of the Penal Code
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Kelvin Omondi Ndege v Republic [2015] KEHC 8512 (KLR)
✦ The conviction is quashed due to the appellant's age being below 18 years at the time of the offence, and the court does not think a retrial would be in the interests of justice.
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Arte Abdi Wito v Republic [2015] KEHC 2643 (KLR)
✦ Petitioner's requests are denied as the trial and appeals were conducted before the new Constitution, and the jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 50(6) is limited.