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Constitutional law [2026] KEHC 13384 (KLR)

Willy Kihara Njoki Kanyotu v The Honourable Speaker of Kenya Senate & 6 others

The High Court dismissed a petitioner's bid to stop a Senate committee from inquiring into Two Rivers Crescent Estate, and discharged interim conservatory orders.

  • Conservatory orders
  • Sub judice doctrine
  • Separation of powers
  • Parliamentary summons and committee powers
  • Jurisdiction over land ownership disputes
  • Fair hearing
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Land law [2026] KEELC 5410 (KLR)

Nancy Wanjiru Wangai & Joseph Kamau Ndegwa v Charles Gitahi Githinji & Moffat Magondu Githinji

The court upheld a land sale agreement, found no proved forgery or illegality, and ordered specific performance against the defendants.

  • Specific performance
  • Validity of land sale agreement
  • Forgery allegations and burden of proof
  • Power of attorney authority
  • Purchase price versus rent remittances
  • Counterclaim for permanent injunction
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Constitutional law [2026] KEHC 13420 (KLR)

Kimoyo v Director of Public Prosecution & 2 others

The High Court in Busia granted anticipatory bail after finding repeated informal DCI summonses across multiple stations amounted to harassment and abuse of process.

  • Anticipatory bail
  • Conservatory orders
  • Police summons
  • Alleged harassment by investigators
  • Right to freedom of movement
  • Abuse of process
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Constitutional law [2026] KEHC 13403 (KLR)

Peter Odhiambo Agoro, Paul Muiruri Kiguathi & Damon Onyango Osawa v Attorney General, National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya, Registrar of Political Parties & Law Society of Kenya

The High Court upheld section 6 of the Presidential Retirement Benefits Act, holding that the limit on political party office for retired presidents was constitutional.

  • Constitutionality of section 6 of the presidential retirement benefits act
  • Freedom of association
  • Political rights of a retired president
  • Equality and non-discrimination
  • Presumption of constitutionality
  • Proportionality under article 24
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Constitutional law [2026] KEHC 13410 (KLR)

Space and Style Limited v Roof TG Pacific Ltd

The High Court dismissed a constitutional petition over termination of an exclusive distributorship, holding it lacked jurisdiction because leave was not first sought to serve the foreign respondent.

  • Jurisdiction over foreign respondent
  • Service of summons outside kenya
  • Article 40 property rights
  • Goodwill in distributorship agreements
  • Termination of distributorship
  • Freedom of contract
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Co-operative law [2026] KECOPT 343 (KLR)

Kanoru v UCHUKUZI PSV Savings and Credit Co-operative Society Ltd

The Tribunal dismissed an application to set aside a dismissal for want of prosecution and reinstate a co-operative debt claim, finding the delay inexcusable.

  • Dismissal for want of prosecution
  • Setting aside dismissal order
  • Reinstatement of suit
  • Judicial discretion
  • Delay attributable to advocate
  • Dismissal-for-want-of-prosecution
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Constitutional law [2026] KEHC 13412 (KLR)

Gatari & 5 others v Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces & another

The High Court dismissed a constitutional petition by former KAF officers over alleged 1982 coup-era torture and detention, holding the 40-year delay was inordinate and unexplained.

  • Historical injustice
  • Torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Unlawful detention without trial
  • Delay/laches in constitutional petitions
  • Dismissal from armed forces
  • Transitional justice
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Constitutional law [2026] KEHC 13427 (KLR)

Francis Awino v Emirates SkyCargo & 4 others

The High Court upheld a preliminary objection, holding that the petition was a commercial dispute in constitutional clothing and that the petitioner lacked standing.

  • Preliminary objection
  • Jurisdiction
  • Locus standi
  • Constitutional avoidance
  • Privity of contract
  • International carriage by air
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Criminal law [2026] KEHC 13293 (KLR)

RKK v Republic

RKK v Republic (Criminal Miscellaneous Application E150 of 2025) [2026] KEHC 13293 (KLR) (3 September 2026) (Ruling)

High Court at Nakuru ruling in RKK v Republic, a criminal miscellaneous application, with the substantive decision still unavailable in the supplied text.

  • Miscellaneous application
  • Unknown substantive relief
  • Criminal-law
  • Criminal-procedure
  • Miscellaneous-application
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