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Civil Procedure [2025] KEELC 5244 (KLR)

Muntukei v Magana Holdings Limited & another

Muntukei v Magana Holdings Limited & another [2025] KEELC 5244 (KLR)

The court struck out a review application against dismissal of a suit, holding it was filed under the wrong procedure and should have been brought under Order 17 rule 6.

  • Review Of Dismissal
  • Wrong Provision Of Law
  • Reinstatement Of Suit
  • Notice To Show Cause
  • Review-of-dismissal
  • Dismissal-for-want-of-prosecution
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Employment And Labour [2025] KEELRC 2019 (KLR)

Kehodo v Scangraphics Kenya Ltd

Kehodo v Scangraphics Kenya Ltd [2025] KEELRC 2019 (KLR)

The court declined to stay execution or set aside warrants of attachment, holding the application lacked merit and that execution should proceed.

  • Execution Of Decree
  • Stay Of Execution
  • Warrants Of Attachment
  • Notice To Show Cause
  • Abuse Of Process
  • Stay-of-execution
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Civil Procedure [2025] KEELC 4847 (KLR)

Migot v Otieno (Sued as the Legal Representative of the Estate of Jemima Akinyi Oyare, Deceased)

Migot v Otieno (Sued as the Legal Representative of the Estate of Jemima Akinyi Oyare, Deceased) [2025] KEELC 4847 (KLR)

The court set aside a dismissal for want of prosecution and reinstated the appeal, finding no record discrepancy but allowing the appellant another chance to show cause.

  • Reinstatement Of Appeal
  • Dismissal For Want Of Prosecution
  • Exercise Of Judicial Discretion
  • Notice To Show Cause
  • Dismissal-for-want-of-prosecution
  • Reinstatement-of-appeal
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Civil Procedure [2025] KEHC 8459 (KLR)

Chief Officer, Ministry of Social Services, Youth, Sport & Culture & another v Ndahugah Holdings Limited

Chief Officer, Ministry of Social Services, Youth, Sport & Culture & another v Ndahugah Holdings Limited [2025] KEHC 8459 (KLR)

The High Court dismissed an appeal over execution steps against county government officers, holding that the notice to show cause did not breach the Government Proceedings Act.

  • Execution Against Government
  • Preliminary Objection
  • Consent Judgment Enforcement
  • Government Proceedings Act Compliance
  • Notice To Show Cause
  • Estoppel And Waiver
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Civil Procedure [2025] KEELC 4121 (KLR)

Tome v Mosoiko & 2 others

Tome v Mosoiko & 2 others [2025] KEELC 4121 (KLR)

The court excused delay in filing the record of appeal, finding counsel at fault rather than the appellant, and granted time to file and serve it.

  • Appeal Delay
  • Record Of Appeal
  • Notice To Show Cause
  • Judicial Discretion
  • Appeal-delay
  • Record-of-appeal
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Environmental Law [2025] KEELC 3929 (KLR)

Maingi (Suing on Her Behalf and on Behalf of All and Representing for the Benefit of All Residents of Thange, Moki, Mbulutini, Mwanza, Nazavoni And Ngomano Villages in Kibwezi West Constituency, Makueni County and All Citizens Affected Downstream the Thange River and Athi River) v Kenya Pipeline Company & another

Maingi (Suing on Her Behalf and on Behalf of All and Representing for the Benefit of All Residents of Thange, Moki, Mbulutini, Mwanza, Nazavoni And Ngomano Villages in Kibwezi West Constituency, Makueni County and All Citizens Affected Downstream the Thange River and Athi River) v Kenya Pipeline Company & another [2025] KEELC 3929 (KLR)

The Environment and Land Court declined to reinstate a petition dismissed for want of prosecution, finding the dismissal regular, the delay inexcusable, and the suit duplicative.

  • Dismissal For Want Of Prosecution
  • Notice To Show Cause
  • Environmental Pollution Liability
  • Public Interest Litigation
  • Dismissal-for-want-of-prosecution
  • Notice-to-show-cause
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Civil Procedure [2025] KEHC 7210 (KLR)

Dakianga Distributors Ltd v Onkeo

Dakianga Distributors Ltd v Onkeo [2025] KEHC 7210 (KLR)

The court found that the application was fundamentally defective as it was drawn and filed by an advocate whose name had been struck off the roll, rendering the application void and of no legal effect. Additionally, the applicant failed to demonstrate any sufficient cause for the stay of execution or to set aside the warrants of arrest, as the notice to show cause was part of the lawful execution process and not an opportunity to contest the decretal sum, which had already been determined by the court. The court held that the applicant, having not appealed the judgment or the decretal sum, sh…

  • Stay Of Execution
  • Notice To Show Cause
  • Enforcement Of Decrees
  • Unqualified Persons In Litigation
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Civil Procedure [2025] KEHC 5844 (KLR)

Kericho Technical Institute v Finance Community Based Group & 3 others

Kericho Technical Institute v Finance Community Based Group & 3 others [2025] KEHC 5844 (KLR)

The High Court at Kericho dismissed an application to strike out documents filed by advocates alleged to be improperly on record, finding the firm was properly on record under Order 9 Rule 1 and estoppel applied.

  • Change Of Advocates
  • Proper Parties On Record
  • Order 9 Rule 1
  • Notice To Show Cause
  • Consent To Act
  • Estoppel
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Employment And Labour [2025] KEELRC 1152 (KLR)

Malombe v Mombasa Maize Millers (NBI) Limited

Malombe v Mombasa Maize Millers (NBI) Limited [2025] KEELRC 1152 (KLR)

The court declined to set aside a dismissal for want of prosecution, finding the applicant had not shown sufficient cause for failing to respond to the notice to show cause.

  • Dismissal For Want Of Prosecution
  • Reinstatement Of Suit
  • Court Discretion
  • Notice To Show Cause
  • Dismissal-for-want-of-prosecution
  • Reinstatement-of-suit
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Family And Children [2025] KEHC 4595 (KLR)

In re SNA (Minor)

In re SNA (Minor) [2025] KEHC 4595 (KLR)

The High Court allowed a family appeal, holding that a notice to show cause and execution steps were defective because no decree had been extracted and served.

  • Child Maintenance Orders
  • Execution Of Decrees
  • Notice To Show Cause
  • Review Of Court Orders
  • Child-maintenance
  • Execution-of-decrees
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