Search judgments by proposition, citation, court, judge or legal topic, then move directly into the source-grounded case analysis.
Results update automatically as you type.
Kenya decisions
Decisions matching the current search
Muthoni & another v Muhuhi & 3 others [2025] KEHC 17011 (KLR)
The High Court struck out a miscellaneous application challenging a magistrate’s land ruling, holding that the dispute belonged before the proper forum and the procedure used was wrong.
Muthoni & another v Muhuhi & 3 others [2025] KEHC 2087 (KLR)
The High Court lacks jurisdiction to consider a miscellaneous application challenging a decision of the Chief Magistrate's court concerning a land dispute, as such matters are reserved for the Environment and Land Court and the proper procedures for challenging court decisions are via review or appeal.
Source excerpt
Kenya Railways Corporation v Brecade Limited & another [2024] KEELC 5794 (KLR)
The Environment and Land Court held it had supervisory jurisdiction and directed the magistrate’s court to hear pending review applications before enforcing warrants of arrest.
Ouma v Republic [2024] KEHC 7315 (KLR)
The High Court declined to revise the conviction and sentence from the Siaya Chief Magistrate’s Court, finding no sufficient basis to interfere.
Otieno v Republic [2024] KEHC 7322 (KLR)
The High Court at Siaya dismissed an application for revision of conviction and sentence, holding there was no basis to interfere and ordering the offender to serve the sentence.
Keroche Breweries Ltd v Hezron Getuma t/a Hegeons Autioneers [2019] KEHC 6421 (KLR)
The High Court set aside a magistrate’s taxation ruling on an auctioneer’s bill, holding that taxation should have been stayed pending a motion to set aside the ex parte judgment.
Simon Kiregi Maruku v Philip Kiregi Maruku [2019] KEHC 6673 (KLR)
The court held that the appeal was incompetent due to the absence of a certified copy of the order appealed from, as required by section 79G of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 42 of the Civil Procedure Rules. Even if the appeal were properly before the court, the grounds advanced for review did not meet the legal threshold under Order 44 (now Order 45) of the Civil Procedure Rules, as there was no new and important evidence, nor an error apparent on the face of the record. The issue of the award being filed out of time was not new and could have been raised earlier. The court further clarif…
Source excerpt
Osman Ibrahim Bako v Republic [2017] KEHC 8979 (KLR)
The High Court dismissed an application to review an extension of time for a criminal trial and refused to revisit its earlier denial of bail pending trial.
Nates & Associates v Harrison Mulwa & Magdaline Mulwa [2014] KEHC 125 (KLR)
The High Court struck out an application challenging a magistrate’s assessment of advocate-client costs, holding that the proper remedy lay before the same court.
DANIEL DELA AMEGA V REPUBLIC [2006] KEHC 3174 (KLR)
The High Court declined to vary bail terms for a Ghanaian accused facing serious theft and forgery charges, holding the magistrate’s bond conditions were reasonable.
Explore more
