Kenyan case law

Ondoro & another v Airways (Complaint E006 of 2024) [2025] KENCCART 82 (KLR) (13 May 2025) (Judgment)

✦ General damages may be awarded for breach of contract in exceptional circumstances, governed by express statutory provisions or international treaties and conventions.

Skyship Company Limited & 3 others v Kenya Civil Aviation Authority; Ishara Air Balloon Safaris Limited (Interested Party) (Appeal E001 of 2023) [2025] KENCCART 81 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (25 March 2025) (Judgment)

✦ The Tribunal has jurisdiction to hear the appeal and the Respondent's decision is not set aside.

JRO (Suing as the Mother and Next Friend of the Minor HC v Skyward Express Limited (Tribunal Case E006 of 2023) [2025] KENCCART 79 (KLR) (Civ) (18 March 2025) (Judgment)

✦ The Complainant is not entitled to any of the remedies sought.

Kageche v Kamasky Travel Ltd & another (Complaint E004 of 2024) [2025] KENCCART 80 (KLR) (Civ) (11 March 2025) (Judgment)

✦ The 1st Respondent should refund the Complainant Ksh. 466,000.00 and award interest at court rates.

Kageche v Kamasky Travel Limited & another; Touch World Safaris Limited & another (Third party) (Complaint E004 of 2024) [2025] KENCCART 83 (KLR) (11 March 2025) (Judgment)

Haase v Air France & another (Complaint E005 of 2024) [2025] KENCCART 78 (KLR) (28 January 2025) (Judgment)

✦ The Tribunal found that there was a contract of carriage between the Respondents and the Complainant. The Respondents breached the contract by offloading the Complainant from the flight. The Tribunal granted special damages for the denied flight and taxi charges.

Chepkorir v Qatar Airways (Complaint E002 of 2022) [2024] KENCCART 1195 (KLR) (6 August 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The Complainant is entitled to the purchase price of the aborted journey and costs of the suit, but no general damages or special damages for other claims.

Kihoro v Qatar Airways (Tribunal Case E005 of 2023) [2024] KENCCART 1008 (KLR) (23 July 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The Tribunal has jurisdiction over the matter. There was a contract of carriage between the parties. The Respondent did not breach the contract. The Complainant is not entitled to the relief sought.

Owino v Five Forty Aviation Ltd t/a Fly 540 (Complaint E006 of 2022) [2024] KENCCART 1007 (KLR) (2 April 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The Tribunal found that there was a contract of carriage and that the Respondent breached it by cancelling the return flight and denying the Complainant boarding. The Complainant is entitled to a refund of KSh. 2,400/= and legal costs, but not compensation or interest.

Kenya Aeronautical College Flying School v Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (Appeal 1 of 2021) [2022] KENCCART 149 (KLR) (Civ) (13 June 2022) (Judgment)

✦ The Appeal is dismissed. The Appellant’s request to compel the Respondent to issue a Certificate of Airworthiness cannot be granted.

Khumalo v Kenya Airways Limited (Complaint E002 of 2021) [2022] KENCCART 173 (KLR) (Civ) (14 April 2022) (Judgment)

✦ Jurisdiction exists under Section 69(f) of the Civil Aviation Act. There was a contract of carriage between the parties. The refusal to allow the Complainant to board the aircraft constitutes a breach of the contract. The Complainant is entitled to the relief sought.

Abdirahman Nura Barrow v Kenya Civil Aviation Authority [2021] KENCCART 420 (KLR)

✦ The Tribunal ruled that the confidential report should not be expunged from the proceedings and should be disregarded by the Tribunal in its final determination. The Respondent was ordered to serve the Applicant with a copy of the confidential report before the hearing of the matter.

Ahmed v Air Arabia (Complaint 6 of 2019) [2020] KENCCART 151 (KLR) (Civ) (11 March 2020) (Judgment)

✦ The tribunal finds that the refusal to carry the claimant and his wife constituted a breach of contract and awards USD 3,000 in general damages for emotional anguish and stress.

Stella Kendi Gitonga v Skyward Express Limited [2018] KENCCART 19 (KLR)

✦ The complainant has made out her case on a balance of probability and the airline is to blame. The complainant is entitled to a refund of Kshs 17,800/+

Charles Victor Okumu & another v Kaylan Tours and Travel [2018] KENCCART 23 (KLR)

✦ Exemplary damages Kshs. 100,000/=, refund of air ticket (Nairobi to Johannesburg) Kshs. 55,110/=

Skymax Aviation Limited v Kenya Civil Aviation Authority [2021] KENCCART 339 (KLR)

✦ The Tribunal does not make a decision on the merits of the appeal and has only given direction to the parties.