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Employment-and-labour-law [2026] KEELRC 2455 (KLR)

Martin Odhiambo Obonyo v Bornfit Gym & Spa Limited

The court dismissed a jurisdictional motion, holding that whether the claimant was an employee or merely a director/shareholder required evidence at trial.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Employer-employee-relationship
  • Director/shareholder-versus-employee-status
  • Striking-out-pleadings
  • Removal-of-director
  • Whether-disputed-facts-can-be-resolved-on-affidavit-evidence
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Civil-procedure [2026] KECA 1672 (KLR)

Maara v Housing Finance Company of Kenya Ltd & another

The Court of Appeal dismissed an application to extend time for appeal because the supporting affidavit annexures were not properly marked and sealed, leaving no usable evidence.

  • Extension-of-time
  • Late-filing-of-notice-of-appeal
  • Affidavit-evidence-and-annexures
  • Rule-9-oaths-and-statutory-declarations-rules
  • Leave-to-lodge-compliant-application
  • Affidavit-evidence
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Civil-procedure [2026] KEHC 5350 (KLR)

Emakhwale Construction Company Limited v Warm & Barnhill Company Limited

Emakhwale Construction Company Limited v Warm & Barnhill Company Limited (Civil Appeal E10 of 2021) [2026] KEHC 5350 (KLR) (27 April 2026) (Ruling)

The High Court dismissed an application seeking protection from execution after finding clear non-compliance with prior orders to deposit the decretal sum.

  • Non-compliance-with-court-orders
  • Execution-proceedings
  • Equitable-relief
  • Responsibility-for-compliance
  • Affidavit-competence
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil-procedure [2026] KEELC 2404 (KLR)

Abdullahi & another v Mohamed & 3 others

Abdullahi & another v Mohamed & 3 others (Environment and Land Case 725 of 2016 & 325 of 2019 (Consolidated)) [2026] KEELC 2404 (KLR) (24 April 2026) (Ruling)

The court set aside an ex parte judgment after finding no proof of service of later hearing notices on the 1st defendant, and expunged unsupported marital references.

  • Setting-aside-ex-parte-judgment
  • Service-of-process
  • Affidavit-evidence
  • Ownership-of-land
  • Right-to-fair-hearing
  • Setting-aside-judgment
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Employment-law [2026] KEELRC 1023 (KLR)

Arendse v Meta Platforms, Inc & 14 others

Arendse v Meta Platforms, Inc & 14 others (Petition E052 of 2023) [2026] KEELRC 1023 (KLR) (22 April 2026) (Ruling)

The ELRC allowed limited cross-examination and document production in a petition by content moderators, but refused a request for a live forensic demonstration of the SRT.

  • Discovery
  • Production-of-documents
  • Cross-examination
  • Affidavit-evidence
  • Secondary-evidence
  • Fair-trial
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Employment-law [2026] KEELRC 1018 (KLR)

Mbugua (Suing as the Next Friend and Representative of James Waweru Mbugua) v Marshalls (EA) Limited; Somaia & 12 others (Interested Parties)

Mbugua (Suing as the Next Friend and Representative of James Waweru Mbugua) v Marshalls (EA) Limited; Somaia & 12 others (Interested Parties) (Cause 669 of 2013) [2026] KEELRC 1018 (KLR) (9 April 2026) (Ruling)

Post-judgment application partly allowed: the court ordered examination of several directors/former directors on the judgment debtor’s assets and allowed possible personal liability if information is not provided.

  • Execution-of-judgments
  • Lifting-the-corporate-veil
  • Director-liability
  • Affidavit-evidence
  • Redundancy-and-terminal-dues
  • Post-judgment-execution
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Environment-and-land-law [2026] KEELC 1002 (KLR)

Njenga (Suing as the Administrator of the Estate of the Late Wilson Mwaura Njenga) v Wambugu (Sued in Person and also as an Administrator of the Estate of the Late John Peter Wambugu)

The court dismissed a motion for injunction and restriction over land, finding the title had been subdivided, third-party rights intervened, and the relief sought was not enforceable.

  • Temporary-injunction
  • Restriction-over-land-register
  • Prima-facie-case
  • Irreparable-harm
  • Balance-of-convenience
  • Subdivided-land
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Civil-procedure [2026] KECA 23 (KLR)

Juma Okumu v Agricultural Development Corporation & 9 others

The Court of Appeal dismissed an application to stay Nakuru ELC proceedings pending appeal, finding the intended appeal arguable but not nugatory.

  • Stay-of-proceedings
  • Arguable-appeal
  • Nugatory-aspect
  • Viva-voce-evidence
  • Affidavit-evidence
  • Case-management-directions
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Civil-procedure [2025] KEELC 5644 (KLR)

Sammy v Ndambuki & 2 others

The court held that leave was not required to appeal a review order and granted a stay of proceedings pending appeal, finding the intended appeal arguable.

  • Stay-of-proceedings
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Review-under-order-45
  • Jurisdiction
  • Affidavit-by-advocate
  • Exercise-of-judicial-discretion
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Judicial-review [2025] KEELC 5638 (KLR)

Northern Block Residents Limited v National Environment Management Authority & 2 others

The court dismissed a request by the 3rd Respondent to cross-examine affidavit deponents in a judicial review matter, finding no exceptional circumstances or specific contradictions.

  • Leave-to-cross-examine-deponents
  • Affidavit-evidence-in-judicial-review
  • Exceptional-circumstances
  • Locus-standi
  • Fair-hearing
  • Order-53-civil-procedure-rules
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