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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,
Court of Appeal at NairobiAragonCase number Criminal Appeal 9 of 1987
Division and case type: Criminal·Criminal Appeal
………RESPONDENT
Judgment.
November 10, 1987, Nyarangi, Platt & Apaloo JJA delivered the following Judgment.
This matter raises the question whether the court has jurisdiction to entertain it.…
…OF THE COURT
November 12, 1985, Kneller, Nyarangi JJA & Platt Ag JA delivered the following Judgment.…
…Arguing the first ground of appeal, Mr Odero for the appellant referred to the judgment of the High Court and made the point that there is no mention of the appellant’s unsworn statement in the judgment and that the prosecution…
….……… APPELLANT
AND
REPUBLIC…………………………… RESPONDENT
(Appeal from a judgment of the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi (Justice V.V. Patel) dated 10th August,
IN
H.C.CR.A.…
…NO. 442 OF 1995)
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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
We think the learned judge was perfectly within his rights to summarily reject the appeal under section 352(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code.…
…CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 27 OF 1999
BETWEEN
FRED KIPCHUMBA CHEPKWONY...............................APPELLANT
AND
REPUBLIC....................................................................RESPONDENT
(Appeal from a conviction and judgment…
…CASE NO. 1 OF 1995
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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
This appeal arises out of a conviction for the offence of manslaughter, entered by the superior court (Etyang', J).…
Court of Appeal at NairobiOsiemo,JUDGE APPEALCase number Criminal Appeal 10 of 1994
Division and case type: Criminal·Criminal Appeal
…MUNYAO
KIOKO MBULA
SAA MUSYOKA KILONZO.....................................................APPELLANTS
AND
REPUBLIC................................................................................RESPONDENT (Appeal from a Judgment…
…NO. 7 OF 1992)
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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
There is one aspect of the trial which renders it defective.…
Court of Appeal at NairobiJA Mango,JUDGE APPEALCase number Criminal Appeal 70 of 1991
Division and case type: Criminal·Criminal Appeal
…REPUBLIC OF KENYA
Nzuki v Republic High Court, at Mombasa May 11, 1992 Wambilyangah J Criminal Appeal No. 7 of 1992 May 11, 1992, Wambilyanga J delivered the following Judgment.…
Court of Appeal at NairobiJUDGE APPEALCase number Criminal Appeal 48 of 1986
Division and case type: Criminal·Criminal Appeal
….………….APPLICANT
AND
REPUBLIC ………………………………………………………..RESPONDENT
(Appeal from a judgment, of the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi (Schofied, J.)…
…(Amin, dated 25th February 1986) in Criminal case No. 287 of 1985
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
This appeal concerns the sentences passed by the Resident Magistrate’s court at Nyeri on the appellant upon his conviction of various…
High Court at NairobiCase number Criminal Appeal 669 of 1987
Division and case type: Criminal·Criminal Appeal
…REPUBLIC OF KENYA
High Court, at Nairobi Criminal Appeal No 669 of 1987 Gathuri versus Republic November 18, 1985 Porter J delivered the following Judgment.…
…Both seem to have been about the same age, 14 years, and the learned trial magistrate did not conduct a voire dire examination, or consider at any time, even in the judgment whether these witnesses were capable of being sworn…
High Court at NairobiCase number Criminal Appeal 51 of 1986
Division and case type: Criminal·Criminal Appeal
………RESPONDENT JUDGMENT.
Stephen Wainaina Macharia, the appellant, was convicted by a Resident Magistrate, Nairobi (Miss A Angawa) of three counts: Viz:
1. Forgery contrary to section 349 of the Penal Code.
2.…
…Her failure to consider in her judgment the fact that the appellant had refunded the money, he allegedly unlawfully obtained long before the case came for a hearing did not in our view cause any prejudice to the appellant…
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RESPONDENT
(An appeal from the judgment of the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi, (Justice Muchemi) dated 19th December, 2013 in H. C. Cr. Case No. 51 of 2010) ******************
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
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Court of Appeal at NairobimagistrateCRIMINAL APPEAL NO 61 OF 1989
Division and case type: Criminal·Criminal Appeal
…THE COURT OF APPEAL OF KENYA
AT NAIROBI
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO 61 OF 1989
Kangethe..........................................................appellant v Republic......................................................respondent Judgment…
…APPEAL NO. 457 OF 2007
BETWEEN
ABDULLAHI OSMAN MOHAMED........................................APPELLANT
AND
REPUBLIC..............................................................................RESPONDENT (Appeal from a judgment…
…No. 196 of 2003) *****************
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
Abdulhakim Mohamed Hassan Hussein, the appellant herein was arraigned in the superior court with the offence of murder contrary to section 203 as read with section…
…The superior court (Ombija, J.) said at the conclusion of its judgment:- “In my judgment, the evidence adduced by the prosecution is to the effect that there were two incidences one involved confrontation of the accused by…
High Court at NairobiCriminal Appeal No 267 of 1985
Division and case type: Criminal·Criminal Appeal
…267 of 1985 (Appeal frrm the Resident Magistrate’s Court at Thika)
Advocates Appellant absent, unrepresented and not wishing to be present Miss W Ngugi for Respondent September 30, 1985, Mbaya J delivered the following Judgment…
High Court at MachakosCriminal Appeal No 955 of 1984
Division and case type: Criminal·Criminal Appeal
…(Appeal from the Resident Magistrate’s court at Kitui, K D Kibanga Esq) Advocates Appellant absent unrepresented and not wishing to be present Miss C Nyagah for respondent
April 1985, O’Kubasu J delivered the following Judgment…
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…No. 37 of 2004) ******************
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
In the High Court, the appellant was charged with the murder of the deceased, Shire Goni Dahir, on 26th June, 2003 at Sundu Telephone Bureau in Mandera District within…