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Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. Human Rights' Advocate. Daily legal nuggets
Nairobi, Kenya
Joined March 2014
Litigation is breathtaking and time-consuming. Before taking up a job as a Litigation Attorney in a firm, be prepared to be physically, emotionally, and mentally toughened to be able to withstand real workplace pressure and life drama. Litigation is a fiercely jealous lover that
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Justice Mwita on Positive Discrimination, finally dismisses the Petition by Pharmaceutical Association of Kenya, the question of whether Enrolled Pharmaceutical Technologists should superintend Pharmacies in Level 4 Hospital Excellent Analysis by the Good Judge 😍
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A pleasant surprise from Bungoma Chief Magistrate J W Gichimu who has dismissed an application by the Governor to stop the exposition of corruption by Zachariah Baraza. It is hoped that Judge Isaac Lenaola’s applications will be dismissed so that what had not been said about him
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A lawyer on this app, currently completing her LLM in EU Data Protection Law, recently asked me how to craft the analysis section of a case note or judicial decision review. Since this is a recurring challenge for many young lawyers and researchers, I have set out the three
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Dear Law Students, Today’s spotlight is on Supreme Court decision: Title Deeds are Prima Facie Evidence but Not Conclusive Proof of Land Ownership Harcharan Sehmi & another v Tarabana Company Limited & 5 others, Petition E033 of 2023; [2025] KESC 21 (KLR) https://t.co/V5fotEPaJ9
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The High Court's judgement on Income Tax Appeal E137/2024, Commissioner of Domestic Taxes vs Sendy Ltd on Value Added Tax is a reminder that taxpayers should be very careful around private rulings. Can the revenue authority disregard its own previously issued private ruling?
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@Ndonglaw043 One of the foremost lesson i learnt; when you draft, ensure your pleadings will please the appellate court.
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The Court of Appeals today has delivered a landmark judgment that clarifies the law of insolvency, tracing and liquidation. Cytonn High Yield Solutions (CHYS) and Cytonn Project Notes (CPN) have been confirmed in liquidation after losing all 21 appeals. Over KSh 11 billion
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#hotoffthebench The CoA has dismissed an application by the State seeking to stay the High Court decision that declared the imposition of convenience fees on e-citizen as unconstitutional. Big: Public interest lies in ensuring constitutional compliance Finally, COA gets it🤩
Convenience fee: 'Kenyans did not ask for the introduction of e-citizen and should not be charged an extra fee to maintain a system imposed on them without their input. This, in my view, was arbitrary, capricious, irrational, and unconscionable' Justice Chacha Mwita ☺️
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There are courts/tribunals giving dates in August 2026. How do you start telling your client that the case will be heard 10 months from now? We need to seriously reform our court processes..
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To all incoming Advocates of the high court. Today, you take the oath. Tomorrow, you will walk in that light. Stick to the oath,no matter what. Be brave. Be strong and most of all BE WISE. Congratulations.
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#hotoffthebench 🚨🚨BREAKING: 31 Years, 2 Generations, Endless Drama: High Court Finally Ends a Family Succession War‼️ The High Court has dropped a ruling that many families honestly aren’t ready for. In In re Estate of Monica Wamaitha Kihara [2025] KEHC 16423, Justice Namisi
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This debate has been raging for a while, whether leave is required on succession matters. It has divided the CoA bench. Since it has direct bearing on the Fair Trial, it can easily be escalated to the SCOK vide Article 163(4)(b).
In view of the many probate applications & appeals filed before the Court of Appeal, its important for practioners to note that, you must first obtain leave to appeal in such matters. Read the decision attached below: Mughal & Rashid (Suing as the legal representatives of the
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In view of the many probate applications & appeals filed before the Court of Appeal, its important for practioners to note that, you must first obtain leave to appeal in such matters. Read the decision attached below: Mughal & Rashid (Suing as the legal representatives of the
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You can't just evict someone from your land. By law, you MUST give a 3-month notice and that notice has to be served on the Deputy County Commissioner and the OCPD. Miss that step and your whole eviction is illegal.
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Capital Markets Authority slaps audit firm, Ernst & Young LLP, with a Kes 10.0 Million penalty citing the firm's role as the Reporting Accountant for the Uchumi Supermarkets Limited (USL) Rights Issue. The Authority is also asking the Institute of Certified Public Accountants
The Capital Markets Authority has taken enforcement action against the former Chairperson and Senior Management of Chase Bank Kenya Limited (CBKL-in liquidation) following the issuance & listing of a Kes 4.8 billion medium-term note on 22 June 2015 only for the bank to be placed
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@KJA_Kenya and law schools consider this resignation letter in their curriculum: A judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan has resigned after a constitutional amendment that dismantled the court 'Staying on would not only amount to a silent acquiescence in a constitutional wrong'
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It will be overturned on appeal with costs. You have no reputation to guard.
The Nairobian, a tabloid of the standard wrote a false and defamatory article referring to me and my family. The High Court has ordered @StandardKenya to pay me Ksh 11,000,00 plus costs and interests for defamation in their Nairobian newspaper. I will appeal to have the amount
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I’ve come to the conclusion that the Small Claims Court was really designed for businesses to sue other businesses, or civilians taking on businesses. If you’re hell-bent on suing another civilian, then sue a rich defendant. Otherwise, you're just winning a judgment you can frame
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