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Civil procedure [2026] KEHC 13572 (KLR)

NIC Bank Limited v James Munene Ndumbi & Rosemary Njeri Munene

First appeal over a hire-purchase financing dispute: the court upheld a valid restructuring agreement, set aside damages and injunction orders, and remitted the counterclaim for accounting.

  • Record of appeal defects
  • Hire purchase agreement validity
  • Restructuring agreement
  • Breach of contract
  • Repossession of motor vehicle
  • Credit reference bureau listing
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Civil procedure [2026] SCC 240 (KLR)

Wambui v Shiranda

The claimant failed to prove a Kshs. 84,000 debt in the Small Claims Court, while the respondent proved part of his counterclaim for Kshs. 6,000.

  • Burden of proof
  • Proof of monetary claim
  • Special damages
  • Informality of evidence in small claims court
  • Counterclaim
  • Recovery of alleged debt
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Civil procedure [2026] KEHC 13584 (KLR)

Bamburi Cement Limited v Masai Kenya Limited

High Court granted stay of execution pending appeal, finding the appeal arguable, the application timely, and the appellant had complied with the security order.

  • Stay of execution pending appeal
  • Substantial loss
  • Security for due performance
  • Delay in filing application
  • Challenge to execution process
  • Preservation of subject matter
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Commercial law [2026] KEHC 13553 (KLR)

The Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited v Jade Petroleum Limited & 3 others

The court awarded MCB USD 6.5 million against Jade Petroleum only, holding subrogation supported reimbursement, but the guarantors were not liable without proof of contractual demand.

  • Subrogation
  • Guarantee and indemnity
  • Standby letters of credit
  • Limitation of actions
  • Frustration
  • Fundamental variation
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Civil procedure [2026] KEHC 13464 (KLR)

Rachel Wafula v John Gachunga t/a Jowanga Enterprises

The High Court held the appeal raised points of law, found contractual privity through agency, upheld the conditional refund order, and set aside the post-judgment reporting direction.

  • Appellate jurisdiction on points of law
  • Privity of contract through agency
  • Fitness for purpose and merchantable quality
  • Inconsistent findings in judgment
  • Reasoned judgments and functus officio
  • Counterclaim and restitution
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Constitutional law [2026] KEHC 13425 (KLR)

Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) Suing Through its officials Namely Stephen Mutoro, Ephraim Kanake & Henry Ochieng) v Radio Africa Events/Group & 5 others

The High Court dismissed COFEK’s petition over the Stanbic Yetu Festival, finding the alleged Article 46 violations were not proved with admissible evidence.

  • Article 46 consumer rights
  • Public interest standing
  • Locus standi
  • Constitutional avoidance
  • Exhaustion doctrine
  • Admissibility of electronic evidence under section 106b
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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 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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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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Civil procedure [2026] KEHC 13365 (KLR)

Laudea Company Limited v Immaculate Njoki Karuru

The High Court dismissed an appeal over a real estate commission dispute, holding the company lacked proper authority to sue and the agreement was illegal for want of a valid agent’s licence.

  • Corporate authority to sue
  • Company resolution requirement
  • Illegality and unenforceable contracts
  • Estate agent licensing
  • Scope of appellate review on matters of law
  • Article 159(2)(d) and procedural technicalities
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