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Land And Property [2025] KEELC 3426 (KLR)

Catholic Diocese of Nakuru Registered Trustees v Letizia & another

Catholic Diocese of Nakuru Registered Trustees v Letizia & another [2025] KEELC 3426 (KLR)

The court found the vendors breached a land sale agreement by failing to provide completion documents and ordered refund of the deposit with interest.

  • Breach Of Contract
  • Sale Of Land
  • Rescission Of Contract
  • Refund Of Deposit
  • Completion Documents
  • Specific Performance
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Land And Property [2025] KEELC 3336 (KLR)

Mumo & 3 others v Kamau t/a Nyanduma Horticulture Impex Enterprises

Mumo & 3 others v Kamau t/a Nyanduma Horticulture Impex Enterprises [2025] KEELC 3336 (KLR)

The Environment and Land Court ordered transfer of four subdivided plots to the plaintiffs after finding they had paid in full and the defendant gave no defence.

  • Transfer Of Land
  • Title Deeds
  • Completion Documents
  • Specific Performance
  • Land Sale Agreements
  • Land-transfer
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Land And Property [2023] KEELC 20849 (KLR)

Sumbi & another v Keronya

Sumbi & another v Keronya [2023] KEELC 20849 (KLR)

The Environment and Land Court found a valid land sale agreement, held the defendant breached it, and ordered refund of Kshs. 800,000 with interest and costs.

  • Breach Of Contract
  • Sale Of Land
  • Refund Of Purchase Price
  • Completion Documents
  • Vacant Possession
  • Breach-of-contract
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Land And Property [2023] KEELC 20626 (KLR)

Thuo v Ngugi; Cresswell, Mann & DOD Advocates & another (Interested Parties)

Thuo v Ngugi; Cresswell, Mann & DOD Advocates & another (Interested Parties) [2023] KEELC 20626 (KLR)

The court found the land sale agreement valid, held late payment was accepted by conduct, and granted specific performance plus a declaration of ownership.

  • Specific Performance
  • Breach Of Contract
  • Sale Of Land
  • Completion Documents
  • Ownership Dispute
  • Specific-performance
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Land And Property [2022] KEELC 14983 (KLR)

Ogolla & 2 others (Suing as Officials of Unimerics Self Help Group) v Unique Sacco Limited & another

Ogolla & 2 others (Suing as Officials of Unimerics Self Help Group) v Unique Sacco Limited & another [2022] KEELC 14983 (KLR)

The court found that although the plaintiffs were not parties to the sale agreement between the 1st and 2nd defendants, the evidence demonstrated that the defendants were aware of the plaintiffs' occupation and purchase of the suit plots, did not object to their presence, and in fact facilitated their occupation and development. The 2nd defendant's failure to transfer the land to the 1st defendant, as required by their agreement, and the 1st defendant's subsequent sale of plots to the plaintiffs, created a situation where the plaintiffs' rights to property were being infringed by the delay in…

  • Privity Of Contract
  • Constructive Trust
  • Transfer Of Land Titles
  • Completion Documents
  • Sale Of Land
  • Rights Of Third Parties
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Land And Property [2022] KEELC 2070 (KLR)

Precepts Holdings Limited v Ngeno Kipyegon Johana

Precepts Holdings Limited v Ngeno Kipyegon Johana [2022] KEELC 2070 (KLR)

The court upheld a land sale agreement, found the buyer had underpaid the deposit, and ordered specific performance with staged completion safeguards.

  • Sale Of Land
  • Specific Performance
  • Breach Of Contract
  • Material Non Disclosure
  • Deposit Payment
  • Completion Documents
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Land And Property [2021] KEELC 1733 (KLR)

Lacton Murithi Njoka v Trustees National Social Security Fund

Lacton Murithi Njoka v Trustees National Social Security Fund [2021] KEELC 1733 (KLR)

The court held that a professional undertaking given for CBK complied with the earlier judgment and ordered release of the completion documents.

  • Injunctions
  • Professional Undertakings
  • Completion Documents
  • Registration Of Title
  • Enforcement Of Judgments
  • Professional-undertakings
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Land And Property [2021] KEELC 3020 (KLR)

Japhet Muriithi Ndegwa v Anderson Kathendu Mwiti

Japhet Muriithi Ndegwa v Anderson Kathendu Mwiti [2021] KEELC 3020 (KLR)

The court dismissed a suit for specific performance of a land sale agreement after finding the plaintiff had not paid the full purchase price and no proof of registration was shown.

  • Specific Performance
  • Sale Of Land
  • Completion Documents
  • Equitable Remedies
  • Specific-performance
  • Sale-of-land
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Land And Property [2021] KEELC 4489 (KLR)

Lacton Murithi Njoka v Trustees National Social Security Fund

Lacton Murithi Njoka v Trustees National Social Security Fund [2021] KEELC 4489 (KLR)

The court found a written tenant purchase agreement existed, held the defendant breached it by failing to release completion documents, and granted injunctive relief.

  • Tenant Purchase Scheme
  • Specific Performance
  • Injunctions
  • Breach Of Contract
  • Repossession
  • Completion Documents
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Land And Property [2020] KEELC 1160 (KLR)

Peter K. Kiplagat & Pamela Njoki Kagau v Telposta Pension Scheme Trustees Registered

Peter K. Kiplagat & Pamela Njoki Kagau v Telposta Pension Scheme Trustees Registered [2020] KEELC 1160 (KLR)

The court dismissed a land sale dispute, finding the 1st plaintiff breached the agreement by failing to pay the balance. The 2nd plaintiff had no cause of action against the defendant.

  • Specific Performance
  • Breach Of Contract
  • Sale Of Land
  • Completion Documents
  • Locus Standi
  • Specific-performance
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