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Land And Property [2025] KEELC 4946 (KLR)

Kwinga v Kimuyu & another

Kwinga v Kimuyu & another [2025] KEELC 4946 (KLR)

The Environment and Land Court allowed an appeal, found six acres had been validly purchased over time, and ordered specific performance and an injunction.

  • Specific Performance
  • Sale Of Land
  • Injunctions
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Formal Proof Procedure
  • Specific-performance
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Employment And Labour [2025] KEELRC 1443 (KLR)

Kenya Engineering Workers Union v East Aluminium Company Limited

Kenya Engineering Workers Union v East Aluminium Company Limited [2025] KEELRC 1443 (KLR)

The court declined to dismiss the claim for want of prosecution, giving the claimant 12 months to proceed and setting a mention date for formal proof directions.

  • Dismissal For Want Of Prosecution
  • Formal Proof Procedure
  • Pre Trial Directions
  • Dismissal-for-want-of-prosecution
  • Formal-proof-procedure
  • Pre-trial-directions
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Land And Property [2025] KECA 561 (KLR)

Mbogo v Settlement Land Trustees

Mbogo v Settlement Land Trustees [2025] KECA 561 (KLR)

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal over alleged unlawful excision of land, holding the appellant failed to prove his claim in a formal proof hearing.

  • Title Registration
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Formal Proof Procedure
  • Land Allocation Disputes
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Formal-proof
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Banking And Finance [2025] KEHC 1128 (KLR)

Consolidated Bank of Kenya Limited v Njagi t/a Kenmax General Suppliers

Consolidated Bank of Kenya Limited v Njagi t/a Kenmax General Suppliers [2025] KEHC 1128 (KLR)

The High Court held this bank debt appeal was not time-barred, but the pleadings required formal proof. It set aside the dismissal and ordered a retrial.

  • Limitation Of Actions
  • Liquidated Claims
  • Mortgage Enforcement
  • Formal Proof Procedure
  • Limitation-of-actions
  • Formal-proof
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Employment And Labour [2025] KEELRC 348 (KLR)

Shiloya v Vintage Africa Ltd t/a Sense of Africa

Shiloya v Vintage Africa Ltd t/a Sense of Africa [2025] KEELRC 348 (KLR)

The court declined a request to treat the employment claim as undefended, and admitted the respondent’s late defence and counterclaim on discretion and substantive justice grounds.

  • Late Filing Of Defence
  • Court Discretion
  • Formal Proof Procedure
  • Unfair Termination
  • Procedural Rules
  • Admission Of Documents
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Employment And Labour [2024] KEELRC 2810 (KLR)

Ondieki v Lapton TAT EA Limited

Ondieki v Lapton TAT EA Limited [2024] KEELRC 2810 (KLR)

The appeal was dismissed because the appellant failed to establish the existence of an employer-employee relationship with the respondent, which is a foundational requirement for claims before the Employment and Labour Relations Court. The respondent's denial of employment and assertion that it was not incorporated at the material time raised a jurisdictional issue that the appellant did not adequately address. The evidence presented by the appellant, specifically two delivery notes, was insufficient to prove employment. The trial court's finding that the appellant had not discharged the burd…

  • Employment Relationship
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Jurisdictional Challenge
  • Unfair Termination
  • Formal Proof Procedure
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Insurance Law [2024] KEHC 13019 (KLR)

Nganga v Occidental Insurance Company Limited

Nganga v Occidental Insurance Company Limited [2024] KEHC 13019 (KLR)

The High Court at Eldoret held the insurer liable to satisfy third-party judgments under a valid motor insurance policy and awarded loss of user and costs.

  • Third Party Motor Vehicle Insurance
  • Statutory Liability Of Insurer
  • Declaratory Relief
  • Formal Proof Procedure
  • Motor-vehicle-third-party-insurance
  • Insurer-statutory-liability
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Land And Property [2024] KEELC 5485 (KLR)

Maina v Njoya & 5 others

Maina v Njoya & 5 others [2024] KEELC 5485 (KLR)

The Environment and Land Court dismissed an appeal against injunction, eviction and nominal damages for trespass, holding the appellant had not complied with procedure.

  • Trespass To Land
  • Injunctions
  • Eviction Orders
  • Adverse Possession
  • Formal Proof Procedure
  • Trespass-to-land
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Commercial And Corporate [2024] KEHC 6280 (KLR)

Autoexpress Limited v Amicabre Travel Service Limited

Autoexpress Limited v Amicabre Travel Service Limited [2024] KEHC 6280 (KLR)

The High Court allowed an appeal over unpaid goods supplied on credit, holding that an implied contract existed and that interlocutory judgment had already settled liability.

  • Implied Contracts
  • Formal Proof Procedure
  • Interlocutory Judgment
  • Assessment Of Liability
  • Evidence Of Debt
  • Contractual Obligations
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Civil Procedure [2024] KEELC 1391 (KLR)

Shibawa General Interprises Limited v China State Construction Engineering Corporation (Kenya) Limited

Shibawa General Interprises Limited v China State Construction Engineering Corporation (Kenya) Limited [2024] KEELC 1391 (KLR)

The court allowed an unopposed application to set aside formal proof orders, granted leave to file a defence out of time, and reinstated the hearing.

  • Setting Aside Orders
  • Leave To File Defence
  • Formal Proof Procedure
  • Civil-procedure
  • Setting-aside-orders
  • Leave-to-file-defence
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