Stanley & another v Mwongera & 5 others; Rutere & another (Interested Parties) [2025] KEELC 3801 (KLR)
Court
Environment and Land Court
Case number
Environment & Land Case 151 of 2017
Judge
BM Eboso
The Environment and Land Court at Meru adjourned the matter, allowed oral canvassing of an application on a later date, and ordered costs against the 2nd and 3rd defendants.
The court held that the right to counsel of choice is constitutionally protected and cannot be impeded by fee disputes between a litigant and their former advocate. Order 9 Rule 9 of the Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 prescribes the procedure for change of advocates post-judgment, but does not require settlement of fees as a precondition. The outgoing advocate's remedy for unpaid fees lies in taxation of the bill of costs, not in objecting to the change of advocates. The court found the applicant had complied with the procedural requirements and that the former advocates had already initiated ta…
Museto Women Group (Suing through its officials) Sarah Njeri Mwangi & 2 others v Ngugi & 3 others [2025] KEELC 1397 (KLR)
Court
Environment and Land Court
Case number
Environment & Land Case 436 of 2017
Judge
LC Komingoi
The application for review was dismissed because the applicants failed to provide strict proof of the discovery of new and important evidence that was not within their knowledge or could not be produced with due diligence during the original trial, and their claim of the chairperson's incapacitation was not proven.
Enviromental and Land Originating Summons E013 of 2023
Judge
FM Njoroge
The Environment and Land Court at Malindi dismissed the suit for want of prosecution after finding more than one year had passed without a qualifying step in the case.
Unibee Construction Limited v Lorot & another (Suing as the legal administrator of the Estate of Lomerinyang Chepsien) [2025] KEELC 507 (KLR)
Court
Environment and Land Court
Case number
Environment and Land Appeal 24(B) of 2024
Judge
CK Nzili
The Environment and Land Court dismissed an application for stay of execution pending appeal, finding no substantial loss, inordinate delay, and no adequate security.
Chesilut v Kipkorir & another [2025] KEELC 441 (KLR)
Court
Environment and Land Court
Case number
Environment & Land Case E016 of 2022
Judge
GMA Ongondo
The Environment and Land Court allowed counsel for the defendant to cease acting, finding the client had failed to give sufficient instructions and had not opposed the application.
Namukana v Barasa & 4 others [2025] KEELC 337 (KLR)
Court
Environment and Land Court
Case number
Environment and Land Miscellaneous Application 3 of 2023
Judge
FO Nyagaka
The court dismissed an application to file an appeal out of time and for stay of execution, finding the six-month delay was not sufficiently explained.
Chege v Attorney General & 8 others [2024] KECA 1529 (KLR)
Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
Civil Appeal (Application) 27 of 2019
Judges
PM Gachoka, RL Korir, MA Warsame
The Court of Appeal dismissed an unopposed application for leave to adduce additional evidence, finding no adequate explanation for delay or demonstrated impact on the appeal.