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Civil-procedure [2026] KECA 1682 (KLR)

Olalui Group Ranch v Konchella & 11 others

The Court of Appeal extended time from six months to one year and two months to allow substitutions and amendment of pleadings after several respondents were said to be deceased.

  • Extension-of-time
  • Substitution-of-deceased-parties
  • Remittal-from-appellate-court-to-trial-court
  • Prejudice-in-discretionary-applications
  • Case-management-directions
  • Substitution-of-parties
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Civil-procedure [2026] KEHC 13251 (KLR)

Kariuki v Directline Insurance Co. Ltd & 4 others

Kariuki v Directline Insurance Co. Ltd & 4 others (Civil Case E002 of 2026) [2026] KEHC 13251 (KLR) (16 July 2026) (Ruling)

The High Court granted an adjournment to allow the plaintiff’s counsel to recuperate and issued timelines for service, responses, submissions, and a mention date.

  • Adjournment
  • Case-management
  • Inter-partes-hearing
  • Service-of-application
  • Responses-and-submissions
  • Mention-for-compliance
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Civil-procedure [2026] KEHC 5827 (KLR)

African Banking Corporation Limited v Make Limited & 3 others

African Banking Corporation Limited v Make Limited & 3 others (Civil Appeal E167 of 2022) [2026] KEHC 5827 (KLR) (Commercial and Tax) (30 April 2026) (Judgment)

The High Court upheld a magistrate’s refusal to allow late supplementary documents, finding no misdirection in the exercise of discretion and dismissing the appeal with costs.

  • Admission-of-evidence
  • Judicial-discretion
  • Case-management
  • Civil-procedure
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Criminal-law [2026] KEHC 5608 (KLR)

Republic v Chamomo & 2 others

Republic v Chamomo & 2 others (Criminal Case 4 of 2020) [2026] KEHC 5608 (KLR) (28 April 2026) (Ruling)

Interlocutory criminal ruling directing that the matter be typed for an incoming judge to proceed under section 200 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

  • Section-200-cpc
  • Identification-parade
  • Case-management
  • Criminal-procedure-code
  • Criminal-case-management
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Civil-procedure [2026] KECA 779 (KLR)

Lulu v Njenga & another

Lulu v Njenga & another (Civil Appeal E036 of 2023) [2026] KECA 779 (KLR) (24 April 2026) (Judgment)

The Court of Appeal held that the High Court’s case-management directions were not appealable as of right and dismissed the appeal with costs.

  • Appealability-of-directions
  • Administrative-orders
  • Case-management
  • Res-judicata
  • Ex-parte-injunctions
  • Succession-procedure
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Criminal-law [2026] KEHC 5874 (KLR)

Republic v Mutinda

Republic v Mutinda (Criminal Revision E006 of 2026) [2026] KEHC 5874 (KLR) (23 April 2026) (Ruling)

The High Court set aside a magistrate’s order closing the prosecution case before the victim had finished testifying, and sent the matter back for further hearing.

  • Defilement
  • Victim-rights
  • Fair-trial
  • Case-management
  • Criminal-revision
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Criminal-law [2026] KEHC 5187 (KLR)

Oloo v Republic

Oloo v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E049 of 2026) [2026] KEHC 5187 (KLR) (20 April 2026) (Directions)

The High Court at Kibera held the application was not certified urgent and issued directions for service, responses, rejoinder, file availability, and hearing.

  • Case-management
  • Service-of-process
  • Criminal-law
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Judicial-conduct [2026] KEELC 2133 (KLR)

Gachungu & 23 others v Nganga & another (Enviromental and Land Originating Summons E007 of 2021)

Gachungu & 23 others v Nganga & another (Enviromental and Land Originating Summons E007 of 2021) [2026] KEELC 2133 (KLR) (16 April 2026) (Ruling)

The Environment and Land Court dismissed an application for recusal, finding the bias allegations were generic and unsupported by evidence.

  • Recusal-of-judge
  • Bias
  • Case-management
  • Recusal
  • Judicial-bias
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil-procedure [2026] KEHC 4897 (KLR)

Mundia v CFC Stanbic Bank

Mundia v CFC Stanbic Bank (Civil Suit E168 of 2013) [2026] KEHC 4897 (KLR) (Commercial and Tax) (16 April 2026) (Ruling)

The High Court declined a bank’s bid to file fresh documents and a verifying affidavit after pre-trial and after the plaintiff had closed his case.

  • Review-of-court-orders
  • Admission-of-evidence
  • Case-management
  • Adjournments
  • Civil-procedure
  • Commercial-litigation
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Civil-procedure [2026] KEELC 1095 (KLR)

Wainaina & others v Muthoni t/a Manjing Enterprises & 4 others

The court set aside a closure order that had dismissed the plaintiffs’ suit for want of prosecution, holding the 2nd defendant’s counterclaim was not dismissed.

  • Want-of-prosecution
  • Setting-aside-dismissal-order
  • Counterclaim
  • Reinstatement
  • Case-management
  • Right-to-be-heard
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