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Civil procedure [2026] KEELC 5346 (KLR)

Muturi & another v Wandere

Muturi & another v Wandere (Environment and Land Appeal 20 of 2023) [2026] KEELC 5346 (KLR) (19 August 2026) (Judgment)

Court
Environment and Land Court
Case number
Environment and Land Appeal 20 of 2023
Judge
["EK Makori"]

The appeal failed because the trial court correctly found res judicata: the former suit concerned the same parcel of land, the same substantive dispute over title and alleged fraud, was determined on the merits by a competent court, and the appellants were litigating under the same title for purposes of the estate claim. The later addition of adverse possession and a second appellant did not defeat the statutory bar, since the claim could and should have been raised earlier.

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  • Res judicata
  • Preliminary objection
  • Adverse possession
  • Fraud in land registration
  • Same parties/same title/same subject matter
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Criminal procedure [2026] KEHC 12998 (KLR)

Kiwipay Kenya Ltd v Republic

Kiwipay Kenya Ltd v Republic (Criminal Miscellaneous Application E130 of 2023) [2026] KEHC 12998 (KLR) (19 August 2026) (Ruling)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Miscellaneous Application E130 of 2023
Judge
["DO Chepkwony"]

The court found that the applicant had not shown keen interest in prosecuting the application, had repeatedly failed to attend court, and had not properly responded to the notice to show cause. Although the original records took time to be availed, that did not excuse the applicant’s failure to actively pursue the matter. The application and the entire proceedings were therefore dismissed for want of prosecution.

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  • Dismissal for want of prosecution
  • Notice to show cause
  • Case management
  • Delay in prosecution
  • Access to court record
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Land law [2026] KEELC 5329 (KLR)

Nchana & another v Land Registrar, Meru (Enviromental and Land Originating Summons E015 of 2026)

Nchana & another v Land Registrar, Meru (Enviromental and Land Originating Summons E015 of 2026) [2026] KEELC 5329 (KLR) (19 August 2026) (Judgment)

Court
Environment and Land Court
Case number
Enviromental and Land Originating Summons E015 of 2026
Judge
["BM Eboso"]

The court found that the suit property was held by two adults and one minor as tenants-in-common, the minor's guardians supported the sale, and the minor's share would be protected in an interest-bearing account; applying the best-interests principle, it held that a proper case had been made to authorize the disposal and to permit registration of the transfer.

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  • Disposition of land held for a minor
  • Best interests of the child
  • Trustee/guardian authority to sell property
  • Tenancy in common
  • Preservation of minor's share of proceeds
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Constitutional law [2026] KEHC 13028 (KLR)

Barasa v Attorney General & 3 others

Barasa v Attorney General & 3 others (Petition E266 of 2026) [2026] KEHC 13028 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (19 August 2026) (Ruling)

Court
High Court
Case number
Petition E266 of 2026
Judge
["RE Aburili"]

The Court held that although territorial jurisdiction did not defeat the petition and the matter could have been transferred if necessary, the substantive dispute was premature because the petitioner had not exhausted the specific statutory mechanisms under the Energy Act and Competition Act. The complaint was a routine electricity disconnection and monopoly grievance dressed up as a constitutional petition, so constitutional avoidance and exhaustion applied. The preliminary objection therefore succeeded and both the petition and application were struck out.

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  • Territorial jurisdiction
  • Exhaustion of statutory remedies
  • Constitutional avoidance
  • Electricity disconnection
  • Consumer rights
  • Public utility monopoly
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Civil procedure [2026] KEMC 823 (KLR)

Munala v Oness Pele Ltd

Munala v Oness Pele Ltd (Civil Suit E174 of 2025) [2026] KEMC 823 (KLR) (19 August 2026) (Ruling)

Court
Magistrate's Court
Case number
Civil Suit E174 of 2025
Judge
["TN Sinkiyian"]

The court found that summons to enter appearance had been properly served on 24/10/2025 through WhatsApp to mobile number 0731 269400, a contact linked in the police abstract to the defendant’s vehicle and admittedly belonging to the defendant’s director. Service on the director therefore amounted to valid service on the company under Order 5 rule 3(a). The ex parte judgment was therefore regular. However, in exercise of discretion and influenced by the plaintiff’s alternative prayer, the court granted conditional leave to defend, requiring the defendant to pay Kshs. 20,000 in throw-away cost…

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  • Setting aside ex parte judgment
  • Service of summons
  • Service on corporations
  • Whatsapp service
  • Conditional leave to defend
  • Throw-away costs
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Civil procedure [2026] KEMC 525 (KLR)

Oigara v Bateleur Eagle Safaris Ltd

Oigara v Bateleur Eagle Safaris Ltd (Civil Suit E307 of 2024) [2026] KEMC 525 (KLR) (19 August 2026) (Judgment)

Court
Magistrate's Court
Case number
Civil Suit E307 of 2024
Judge
["LA Mumassabba"]

The Defendant, as registered owner of the vehicle, was vicariously liable for the uncontroverted negligence of its driver, and the Plaintiff’s proven injuries warranted Kshs. 500,000 as fair general damages; special damages of Kshs. 5,500 were strictly proved, so judgment issued for the Plaintiff in the total sum of Kshs. 505,500 with costs and interest.

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  • Interlocutory judgment
  • Formal proof
  • Vicarious liability
  • Negligence
  • Assessment of general damages
  • Special damages
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Criminal law [2026] KEHC 13022 (KLR)

Republic v Wekesa

Republic v Wekesa (Criminal Case E016 of 2023) [2026] KEHC 13022 (KLR) (19 August 2026) (Sentence)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Case E016 of 2023
Judge
["REA Ougo"]

The court found that the offence of murder, the serious injuries inflicted, and the unfavourable presentence report made a non-custodial sentence inappropriate; the proper sentence was 20 years' imprisonment with credit for the period spent in remand.

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  • Murder
  • Mitigation
  • Presentence report
  • Non-custodial sentence
  • Credit for time spent in remand
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Criminal law [2026] KEHC 12913 (KLR)

Senior Principal Magistrate, Mariakani v Jira

Senior Principal Magistrate, Mariakani v Jira (Criminal Revision E072 of 2026) [2026] KEHC 12913 (KLR) (19 August 2026) (Ruling)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Revision E072 of 2026
Judge
["M Thande"]

The order refunding cash bail to the depositor was irregular because the respondent absconded before judgment, defeating the very purpose of cash bail; therefore the High Court properly exercised revisionary jurisdiction to set aside the refund order and preserve the cash bail until the respondent is arrested and produced before the trial court.

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  • Preparation to commit a felony
  • Absconding accused person
  • Cash bail forfeiture
  • Revision of subordinate court orders
  • Supervisory jurisdiction of the high court
  • Conviction in absentia
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Constitutional law [2026] KEHC 13057 (KLR)

Lumwaji v Teachers Service Commission & 2 others

Lumwaji v Teachers Service Commission & 2 others (Petition E712 of 2025) [2026] KEHC 13057 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (19 August 2026) (Ruling)

Court
High Court
Case number
Petition E712 of 2025
Judge
["RE Aburili"]

The court held that the present petition was res judicata because the central controversy — whether county governments may recruit and employ ECE teachers, or whether that mandate belongs to the TSC — had already been conclusively determined in KNUT v Attorney General & 4 others [2016] KEHC 8205 (KLR). Section 38 of the Early Childhood Education Act, 2021 merely gave statutory effect to the earlier ruling; it did not create a genuinely new dispute. New parties, a new petitioner, and a later statute did not displace the earlier final determination by a competent court. The preliminary objectio…

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  • Res judicata
  • Constitutional petition
  • Teachers service commission mandate
  • County government recruitment of ece teachers
  • Section 38 early childhood education act 2021
  • Public interest litigation
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Succession law [2026] KEHC 12917 (KLR)

Bernard v Mbithi (Family Appeal E008 of 2025)

Bernard v Mbithi (Family Appeal E008 of 2025) [2026] KEHC 12917 (KLR) (19 August 2026) (Judgment)

Court
High Court
Case number
Family Appeal E008 of 2025
Judge
["FN Kyambia"]

The appeal failed because the appellant herself put distribution in issue, the evidence supported the finding that the deceased had settled the two houses in separate properties at Lukenya-Mavoko and Masii-Vyulya, and the trial court was entitled to adopt those factual circumstances in determining equitable distribution. The challenge to pecuniary jurisdiction was rejected because it was not raised in the lower court. The sale of Mavoko Town Block 3/2779 was upheld as family-authorized and used to facilitate subdivision of the estate.

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  • Intestate succession
  • Polygamous estate distribution
  • Rectification of grant
  • Confirmation of grant
  • Intermeddling with estate property
  • Sale of estate property
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