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Advocates practice and legal fees [2026] KEHC 13676 (KLR)

Okello t/a Odero & Partners Advocates v Aero Valves Dispenser Ltd

The High Court granted an interim order preserving KES 4 million in anti-corruption fines pending trial of an advocate's suit to enforce a legal fee agreement, finding a prima facie case and irreparable risk to recovery.

  • Enforcement of fee note agreement
  • Advocate's lien over funds
  • Preservatory/temporary injunction principles
  • Prima facie case
  • Irreparable harm
  • Balance of convenience
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Land law [2026] KEELC 5472 (KLR)

Chepyego & another v Tobose (Substituted with Ziporah Tabosei)

The appeal from a magistrate's decision on an oral 1994 land sale of Plot No. 2240 Kapluk was dismissed, with costs to the respondent.

  • Oral agreements for sale of land
  • Enforceability of oral land contracts under section 3(3) law of contract act
  • Constructive trust and proprietary estoppel
  • Adverse possession and occupation
  • Burden of proof under section 116 evidence act
  • Standard of review on first appeal
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Constitutional law [2026] KEHC 13713 (KLR)

Ngala & another v Oshwal Education & Relief Board & 2 others

The High Court dismissed a parents' constitutional petition challenging a 6% private school fee increase, holding the dispute was essentially contractual and no violation of Articles 43, 46, 47 or 53 was proven.

  • Locus standi in constitutional petitions
  • Doctrine of constitutional avoidance
  • Right to education (article 43(1)(f))
  • Basic education and children's rights (article 53(1)(b))
  • Fair administrative action (article 47)
  • Consumer rights (article 46)
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Commercial law [2026] KEHC 13678 (KLR)

Wow Beverages Limited v Namaqua Wines Distribution (Pty) Ltd

The High Court refused interlocutory and mandatory injunctions restraining a South African wine supplier from ending its Kenyan distributorship, and dismissed a contempt application over unfulfilled purchase orders.

  • Interlocutory injunctions
  • Mandatory injunctions
  • Implied exclusive distributorship
  • Reasonable expectation in private contract
  • Civil contempt of court
  • Service of court orders and actual knowledge
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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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Commercial law [2026] KEHC 13611 (KLR)

Talent High Trading Company Ltd v Deekay Relief Ltd

Kenyan High Court held that a binding sale contract existed but the buyer failed to prove the shipped consignments were non-conforming, so the seller recovered USD 376,644.70 and the lost-profit counterclaim was dismissed.

  • Implied conditions of fitness for purpose and merchantable quality
  • Burden and standard of proof
  • Special damages and causation
  • Cif terms and passing of risk
  • Recovery of purchase price
  • Costs
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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] KEELC 5459 (KLR)

Reliance Power Parts Limited v Rajesh B. Vyas (Sued as the Holder of a Power of Attorney for Laxmidevi Bachulal Vyas)

Eldoret ELC dismissed the Defendant's preliminary objection on sub judice and res judicata grounds, holding it was not a pure point of law and that costs abide the main suit.

  • Preliminary objections
  • Sub judice doctrine
  • Res judicata doctrine
  • Striking out of pleadings
  • Overriding objective
  • Jurisdiction of the environment and land court
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Civil procedure [2026] KEHC 13615 (KLR)

Pravichandra Lalji Vaghjiyani & another v Suresh Ramji Raghwani

The High Court allowed an appeal against an interlocutory default judgment for KES 12 million, finding that proper service of summons had not been satisfactorily established and that the judgment was therefore irregular.

  • Service of summons
  • Irregular versus regular default judgment
  • Setting aside default judgment
  • Triable issues in proposed defence
  • Right to fair hearing
  • Burden of proof
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Civil procedure [2026] KEHC 13613 (KLR)

Stephen Kipkurui Chesang v Vallary Cherop Chumba

On appeal from the Small Claims Court, the High Court held that the trial magistrate exceeded the sub judice preliminary objection by deciding an unpleaded illegality issue suo motu without hearing the parties, breaching the right to a fair hearing. The Ruling was set aside and the claim remitted.

  • Preliminary objections
  • Sub judice
  • Scope of pleadings and issues for determination
  • Suo motu raising of illegality
  • Ex turpi causa non oritur actio
  • In pari delicto doctrine
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