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High Court at MachakosCase number Adoption Cause E011 of 2025
Division and case type: Family·Case number Adoption Cause
Abdirahman & another v National Land Commission & 2 others (Environment and Land Petition E012 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 18471 (KLR) (19 December 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEELC 18471 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT AT GARISSA ENVIRONMENT AND LAND PETITION E012 OF 2025 MN GICHERU, J DECEMBER 19, 2025 IN THE MATTER OF: THE CONSTITUTION OF KENYA, 2010; IN THE MATTER OF: ARTICLES 1, 2, 3, 10(1) & (2), 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 40, 47, 50(1), 60, 61, 62, 66, 67, 68,
…In my judgment it was established that the tanker came over on to the Renault’s side of the road. On the evidence the respondent had about one minute in which to avoid the accident.…
…The judgment of the honourable trial judge has occasioned a
failure of justice and or resulted in a gross miscarriage of justice.
11.…
…RESPONDENT (appeal by the defendant against the judgment entered by Aganyanya J. on 31st July, 1936 in Civil Appeal No 90 of 1985 of High Court of Kakamega)
JUDGMENT
Judgment of Nyarangi JA. 1.…
…That was followed by a formal proof and a judgment after the proof. The defendant applied to have the ex-parte judgment set aside.…
Court of Appeal at KisumuJUDGE APPEALCase number Civil Appeal 33 of 1995
Division and case type: Civil·Civil Appeal
…CIVIL APPEAL NO. 33 OF 1995
BETWEEN
MWITA MERENGO………………………….APPELLANT
AND
WEREMA MERENGO………………….RESPONDENT
(Appeal from the judgment/order of the High Court of Kenya at Kisii (Mabaluto , J.) dated 14th September, 1994
IN…
…CASE NO. 330 OF 1991)
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JUDGMENT OF COURT
The award filed in the superior court on 7th December, 1992 was not signed by all the persons who made it as is required by rule 10 of Order XLV of the Civil…
Court of Appeal at KisumuJUDGE APPEALCivil Appeal 39 of 1986
Division and case type: Civil·Civil Appeal
…Mugogo v Sihowa (Civil Appeal 39 of 1986) [1988] KECA 101 (KLR) (19 January 1988) (Judgment) Mugogo v Sihowa [1988] eKLR Neutral citation: [1988] KECA 101 (KLR)
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL AT KISUMU
CIVIL APPEAL…
…RESPONDENT (Appeal from the judgment of the High Court at Kisumu, Butler-Sloss J)
JUDGMENT
1.…
Court of Appeal at KisumuJUDGE APPEALCase number Civil Appeal 93 of 1985
Division and case type: Civil·Civil Appeal
…BULEMI.........................................................APPELLANTS
AND
SAMSON LUWAYI...........................................................RESPONDENT
(Appeal from a judgment/order of the High Court of Kenya at…
…Kakamega (Aganyanya , J.) dated 29th day of May,
in
Civil Appeal No. 22 of 1985) * ****** JUDGMENT OF NYARANGI J.A.…
Court of Appeal at KisumuJUDGE APPEALCivil Appeal 27 of 1989
Division and case type: Civil·Civil Appeal
…Ako v Special District Commissioner Kisumu & another (Civil Appeal 27 of 1989) [1989] KECA 50 (KLR) (19 June 1989) (Judgment) Ako v Special District Commissioner Kisumu & another [1989]eKLR Neutral citation: [1989] KECA 50…
…Under section 9(3) of the Law Reform Act (cap. 26) leave shall not be granted unless application for leave is made inside six months after date of judgment.…
…Owuor v Kenya Medical Research Institute, Malaria and Other Protozol Diseases Research Center Court of Appeal, at Kisumu June 27, 1988 Gachuhi, Apaloo & Masime JJA Civil Appeal No 25 of 1987 (Appeal from a judgment and decree…
…June 27, 1988, Gachuhi, Apaloo & Masime JJA delivered the following Judgment.…
Division and case type: Civil·Miscellaneous Application
…August 9, 1985, Gachuhi J delivered the following Judgment.…
…In the case of Magon v Ottoman Bank [1968] EA 156, Duffus JA, as he then was, in a case of setting aside ex parte judgment at page 158 letter F, stated:
“Rule 10, by virtue of which the judgment has been set aside, does give…
Court of Appeal at KisumuCase number Civil Appeal 130 of 1986
Division and case type: Civil·Civil Appeal
………RESPONDENT
JUDGMENT
Richard Saidi the appellant in this case sued Sembi Motors on November 16, 1983 in the resident magistrate’s court at Kakamega.…
…In his judgment the trial magistrate found that on a balance of probabilities the appellant failed to prove his case and dismissed it with costs.…
Court of Appeal at KisumuJUDGE APPEALCase number Civil Appeal 58 of 1986
Division and case type: Civil·Civil Appeal
…September 19, 1988, Gachuhi JA delivered the following Judgment.…
…Summary judgment was applied for and the judgment was entered on October 23, 1978 for Kshs 48,776.25. There is no difference of Kshs 20,000 which the appellant, claims to have paid in excess in the judgment.…
Court of Appeal at KisumuJUDGE APPEALCase number Civil Application 41 of 1985
Division and case type: Civil·Civil Suit
…August 9, 1985, Gachuhi J delivered the following Judgment.…
…In the case of Magon v Ottoman Bank [1968] EA 156, Duffus JA, as he then was, in a case of setting aside ex parte judgment at page 158 letter F, stated:
“Rule 10, by virtue of which the judgment has been set aside, does give…
Court of Appeal at KisumuJUDGE APPEALCase number Civil Appeal 122 of 1986
Division and case type: Civil·Civil Appeal
…That application was acceded to and interlocutory judgment was entered on March 13, 1986. On the same day the damages were assessed, and on April 8, 1986, judgment was given for Kshs 210,000.…
…If there are merits in the defence, it would be unjust not to allow them to be
heard, even if judgment had been obtained regularly. On the other hand if there are no merits, judgment should stand.…
…RESPONDENT ((Appeal from the Judgement/Ruling of the High Court of Kenya at Kisumu (Omolo J) dated 30th May, 1989 in High Court Civil Case No 215 of 1987)
JUDGMENT
Judgment of Hancox CJ. 1.…
…The emphasis, as elsewhere in the quotations in this judgment, is mine.…