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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] KECA 1673 (KLR)

Ndegwa & another v Khaemba & 3 others

The Court of Appeal dismissed an application to amend the record of appeal, finding it was a reactive and vague attempt that amounted to abuse of process.

  • Amendment-of-record-of-appeal
  • Court-of-appeal-rules
  • Abuse-of-process
  • Judicial-discretion
  • Delay
  • Strike-out-application
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Civil-procedure [2026] KECA 822 (KLR)

Irungu v Nairobi City Water & Sewerage Company Limited

Irungu v Nairobi City Water & Sewerage Company Limited (Civil Application E337 of 2020) [2026] KECA 822 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)

The Court of Appeal deemed a notice of appeal withdrawn after the respondent failed to file a record of appeal or seek extension of time.

  • Notice-of-appeal
  • Withdrawal-of-appeal
  • Procedural-timelines
  • Unfair-dismissal
  • Court-of-appeal-rules
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil-procedure [2026] KECA 843 (KLR)

Wangui & 4 others v NCBA Bank Kenya Plc

Wangui & 4 others v NCBA Bank Kenya Plc (Civil Application E792 of 2024) [2026] KECA 843 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)

The Court of Appeal allowed an application to file a notice of appeal out of time, finding the matter was not res judicata and the delay was reasonably explained.

  • Extension-of-time
  • Res-judicata
  • Appeals
  • Court-of-appeal-rules
  • Notice-of-appeal
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil-procedure [2026] KECA 832 (KLR)

Chohan v Mbandu & another

Chohan v Mbandu & another (Civil Appeal (Application) E221 of 2023) [2026] KECA 832 (KLR) (28 April 2026) (Ruling)

The Court of Appeal dismissed a reference against taxation because it was filed out of time without leave, making the reference incompetent.

  • Taxation-of-costs
  • Jurisdiction
  • Extension-of-time
  • Court-of-appeal-rules
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Civil-procedure [2026] KECA 810 (KLR)

Odera v Wesonga

Odera v Wesonga (Civil Application E120 of 2025) [2026] KECA 810 (KLR) (24 April 2026) (Ruling)

The Court of Appeal dismissed an application to extend time for filing a notice and record of appeal, finding the delay explanation unconvincing in light of e-filing.

  • Extension-of-time
  • Appeals
  • Court-of-appeal-rules
  • Notice-of-appeal
  • Civil-procedure
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Succession-law [2026] KECA 762 (KLR)

Otande & 3 others v Akhonya

Otande & 3 others v Akhonya (Civil Application E159 of 2025) [2026] KECA 762 (KLR) (24 April 2026) (Ruling)

The Court of Appeal held that no leave was required to appeal a High Court succession decision and allowed the applicants to proceed with their appeal.

  • Extension-of-time
  • Right-of-appeal
  • Mistake-of-counsel
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Polygamous-succession
  • Succession-law
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Civil-procedure [2026] KECA 781 (KLR)

Dofu & 3 others v Ngome & 7 others

Dofu & 3 others v Ngome & 7 others (Civil Application E038 of 2025) [2026] KECA 781 (KLR) (24 April 2026) (Ruling)

The Court of Appeal struck out an application for extension of time because no proper notice of appeal had been lodged, making the motion incompetent.

  • Extension-of-time
  • Notice-of-appeal
  • Jurisdictional-prerequisites
  • Court-of-appeal-rules
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil-procedure [2026] KECA 702 (KLR)

Daniel Kimeu Muhia v Beige Investments Limited

The Court of Appeal dismissed an application for extension of time to file an appeal, holding the request for proceedings was not shown to have been served.

  • Extension-of-time
  • Rule-4-discretion
  • Notice-of-appeal
  • Rule-84-proceedings-request
  • Rule-85-deemed-withdrawal
  • Delay-in-filing-appeal
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Civil-procedure [2026] KECA 655 (KLR)

Mathinji v Gatungu & another

The Court of Appeal declined to strike out the appeal, accepting evidence that the proceedings request was served and allowing the certificate of delay to stand.

  • Striking-out-appeal
  • Service-of-letter-bespeaking-proceedings
  • Certificate-of-delay
  • Computation-of-time-for-filing-record-of-appeal
  • Rule-84-and-rule-86-court-of-appeal-rules-2022
  • Service-of-process
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