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Civil Procedure [2025] KEELC 5334 (KLR)

Njenga v Ruto

Njenga v Ruto [2025] KEELC 5334 (KLR)

The court dismissed an application to adduce additional evidence on appeal, holding that the appellant had not met the criteria under Section 78 and Order 42 rule 27.

  • Additional Evidence On Appeal
  • Appellate Procedure
  • Adduction Of Documents
  • Criteria For New Evidence
  • Land Dispute Appeals
  • Additional-evidence-on-appeal
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 9847 (KLR)

Syanda v Republic

Syanda v Republic [2025] KEHC 9847 (KLR)

The High Court at Kitui dismissed an application to review a 15-year defilement sentence, holding it lacked jurisdiction to revisit its own appellate decision.

  • Sentence Review
  • Jurisdiction Of High Court
  • Sexual Offences
  • Appellate Procedure
  • Sentence-review
  • High-court-jurisdiction
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Criminal Law [2025] KECA 1238 (KLR)

Guyo v Republic

Guyo v Republic [2025] KECA 1238 (KLR)

The Court of Appeal at Nyeri adjourned an unopposed application for leave to appeal out of time because the applicant had not complied with a prior direction to file a supplementary affidavit.

  • Leave To Appeal Out Of Time
  • Appellate Procedure
  • Compliance With Court Orders
  • Criminal-appeals
  • Leave-to-appeal-out-of-time
  • Appellate-procedure
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Family And Children [2025] KEHC 8605 (KLR)

In re Esttae of Lawrence Kaplelach Karonei

In re Esttae of Lawrence Kaplelach Karonei [2025] KEHC 8605 (KLR)

The High Court lacks original jurisdiction to entertain a summons seeking revocation or annulment of a grant issued by a magistrate's court in succession proceedings. The proper procedure, as established by statutory amendments and judicial precedent, is for any party aggrieved by a grant issued by a magistrate's court to first seek revocation or annulment in that court. Only after such an application is determined may the High Court be approached in its appellate capacity. The applicant's attempt to invoke the High Court's original jurisdiction via a miscellaneous application is procedurally…

  • Succession Disputes
  • Revocation Of Grant
  • Pecuniary Jurisdiction
  • Distribution Of Estate
  • Appellate Procedure
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Civil Procedure [2025] KEHC 8210 (KLR)

Korir & another v Galaxy United FC; FKF Nyamira County Branch & 49 others (Intended Interested Party)

Korir & another v Galaxy United FC; FKF Nyamira County Branch & 49 others (Intended Interested Party) [2025] KEHC 8210 (KLR)

The High Court dismissed an application to join FKF Nyamira County Branch and 49 others as interested parties, finding the appeal was confined to a jurisdictional issue.

  • Joinder Of Parties
  • Interested Party Status
  • Appellate Procedure
  • Joinder-of-parties
  • Interested-party-status
  • Civil-appeal
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Civil Procedure [2025] KEELC 4406 (KLR)

Amunabi & another v Demba

Amunabi & another v Demba [2025] KEELC 4406 (KLR)

The court dismissed an application to reinstate a dismissed land appeal, finding no sufficient cause for the delay, lack of diligence, and non-compliance with directions.

  • Reinstatement Of Appeal
  • Dismissal For Non Prosecution
  • Tribunal Record Availability
  • Appellate Procedure
  • Reinstatement-of-appeal
  • Dismissal-for-non-prosecution
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Criminal Law [2025] KEHC 7702 (KLR)

Kaiburi v Republic

Kaiburi v Republic [2025] KEHC 7702 (KLR)

The High Court at Chuka dismissed an application to review an 18-year murder sentence, holding that revisionary jurisdiction does not extend to its own judgments.

  • Sentence Review
  • Revision Jurisdiction
  • Murder Conviction
  • Appellate Procedure
  • Criminal-sentence-review
  • Revision-jurisdiction
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Civil Procedure [2025] KEHC 7582 (KLR)

Warui v Thimbui (Suing as Legal Representatives of the Estate of Rachel Wambui Ngari - Deceased)

Warui v Thimbui (Suing as Legal Representatives of the Estate of Rachel Wambui Ngari - Deceased) [2025] KEHC 7582 (KLR)

The High Court at Nanyuki dismissed an application for review, holding that the dependency-ratio complaint was not an error apparent on the face of the record.

  • Review Of Judgment
  • Error Apparent On Face Of Record
  • Dependency Ratio
  • Grounds Of Appeal
  • Appellate Procedure
  • Review-of-judgment
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Civil Procedure [2025] KECA 906 (KLR)

Ngatu & another (Administrators of the Estate of Gicheru Mbatia (Deceased)) v Kuria & another; Mwaura (Applicant)

Ngatu & another (Administrators of the Estate of Gicheru Mbatia (Deceased)) v Kuria & another; Mwaura (Applicant) [2025] KECA 906 (KLR)

The Court of Appeal declined to hear a substitution motion because there was no proof of service on the appellant and the 2nd respondent.

  • Substitution Of Parties
  • Service Of Process
  • Appellate Procedure
  • Substitution-of-parties
  • Service-of-process
  • Appellate-procedure
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Civil Procedure [2025] KESC 24 (KLR)

Kimani v Sigona Jua Kali Association & 4 others

Kimani v Sigona Jua Kali Association & 4 others [2025] KESC 24 (KLR)

The Supreme Court dismissed an application to extend time to file a notice of appeal and for stay of execution, finding the delay unexplained and no constitutional issue shown.

  • Extension Of Time
  • Notice Of Appeal
  • Stay Of Execution
  • Ownership Of Land
  • Responsibility Of Parties
  • Appellate Procedure
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