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Civil-procedure [2026] KEHC 5746 (KLR)

Onyimbo v Kamanja

Onyimbo v Kamanja (Civil Appeal E035 of 2024) [2026] KEHC 5746 (KLR) (28 April 2026) (Ruling)

The High Court struck out a civil appeal for being filed out of time without leave, holding the delay was unjustified and the appeal invalid.

  • Appeals
  • Extension-of-time
  • Computation-of-time
  • Leave-of-court
  • Civil-procedure
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Employment-law [2025] KEELRC 3624 (KLR)

Tailors and Textiles Workers Union v Ritz Enterprises Limited & 2 others

Tailors and Textiles Workers Union v Ritz Enterprises Limited & 2 others (Cause E005 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 3624 (KLR) (15 December 2025) (Ruling)

The court held that the suit, filed before liquidation, was not a nullity, but all further steps required leave of the High Court. The preliminary objection failed.

  • Redundancy
  • Liquidation
  • Jurisdiction
  • Leave-of-court
  • Terminal-dues
  • Employment-law
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Civil-procedure [2025] KECOPT 550 (KLR)

Universal Traders Sacco Ltd v Jane Njue Kaunga

The Cooperative Tribunal allowed an application to amend pleadings to correct the respondent’s name from Jane Njue Kaunga to Jane Njuhi Kaunga.

  • Amendment-of-pleadings
  • Misjoinder/non-joinder-of-parties
  • Correction-of-party-name
  • Prejudice
  • Leave-of-court
  • Costs
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Criminal-law [2025] KEHC 10246 (KLR)

Okemere v Republic

Okemere v Republic [2025] KEHC 10246 (KLR)

The High Court at Kibera allowed an application to deem late-filed written submissions properly filed, finding no prejudice to the respondent.

  • Late-filing-of-submissions
  • Leave-of-court
  • Prejudice-to-opposing-party
  • Criminal-appeal
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Civil-procedure [2025] KEELC 5481 (KLR)

Kisang & another v Cherutich (Sued as the Legal Representatives of the Late Koleta K Cherutich) & 2 others

The court allowed leave to amend a defence and introduce a counterclaim, finding no bad faith or irreparable prejudice despite a four-year delay.

  • Amendment-of-pleadings
  • Leave-of-court
  • Counterclaim
  • Delay-in-filing-amendments
  • Prejudice-and-costs
  • Substitution-of-deceased-parties
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Civil-procedure [2025] KEHC 10372 (KLR)

Shah v Joshi & another

Shah v Joshi & another [2025] KEHC 10372 (KLR)

The High Court allowed substituted service by newspaper advertisement, vacated the earlier hearing date, and set a mention to confirm compliance.

  • Substituted-service
  • Service-of-process
  • Leave-of-court
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Criminal-law [2025] KEHC 9187 (KLR)

Githinji v Republic

Githinji v Republic [2025] KEHC 9187 (KLR)

The High Court at Kibera dismissed a fresh criminal revision application as an abuse of process after the applicant ignored an earlier bar on further filings without leave.

  • Defilement-offence
  • Sexual-offences-act
  • Abuse-of-court-process
  • Criminal-revision
  • Leave-of-court
  • Repeat-applications
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Family-and-children [2025] KEHC 9028 (KLR)

Warui v Mwangi

Warui v Mwangi [2025] KEHC 9028 (KLR)

The High Court at Kiambu granted the applicant leave, by consent, to institute a matrimonial cause out of time and made no order as to costs.

  • Matrimonial-causes
  • Extension-of-time
  • Leave-of-court
  • Family-law
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Civil-procedure [2025] KEELC 5042 (KLR)

Moronge v County Government of Homabay & 3 others

Moronge v County Government of Homabay & 3 others [2025] KEELC 5042 (KLR)

The court set aside a default judgment against the County Government of Homabay, finding service by email unproven, leave requirements unmet, and execution procedure irregular.

  • Default-judgment
  • Service-of-process
  • Execution-against-government
  • Leave-of-court
  • Government-proceedings-act
  • Land-ownership-dispute
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Civil-procedure [2025] KEHC 8468 (KLR)

Kamau & 2 others (Being the Chairman, Secretary and Committee Member of Johari Welfare Association) v County Government of Kiambu & another

Kamau & 2 others (Being the Chairman, Secretary and Committee Member of Johari Welfare Association) v County Government of Kiambu & another [2025] KEHC 8468 (KLR)

The High Court granted leave to withdraw the suit, but ordered the plaintiffs to pay the defendants’ costs because both defendants had actively participated in the case.

  • Withdrawal-of-suit
  • Costs-award
  • Leave-of-court
  • Civil-procedure
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