Also known as: ELC · Environment and Land Court in Nairobi · Environment and Land Court in Iten · Environment and Land Court in Milimani Law Courts
Kenyan court that handles environmental and land disputes, including property ownership, forest conservation, and public land recovery cases.
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Capital News
… The Employment and Labour Relations Court, Environment and Land Court, Magistrates’ Courts, Kadhi Courts and various tribunals were also rated as performing well, although the Commission acknowledged that expanding workloads and staffing shortages continue to affect some courts. …
JSC Defends Judicial Accountability Record, Opposes LSK Boycott of Court ProceedingsCitizen Digital
… PHOTO | COURTESY Audio By Vocalize Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have recovered two public properties in Mombasa and Kwale counties worth an estimated Ksh.100 million after securing favourable judgments from the Environment and Land Court. …
EACC recovers two grabbed public properties in Mombasa, Kwale valued at Ksh.100MCitizen Digital
Kaptagat forest fencing resumes after court lifts temporary orders By Kimaiyo Evans July 25, 2026 04:11 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize The Environment and Land Court in Iten, Elgeyo-Marak …
Kaptagat forest fencing resumes after court lifts temporary ordersThe Standard
… The Environment and Land Court in Iten had slammed the brakes on the fencing exercise pending application by five individuals opposing the project to stop its implementation. …
Fencing of Kaptagat Forest to proceed, land court directsThe Standard
… The Environment and Land Court in Iten had slammed the brakes on the fencing pending an application by five individuals opposing the project.But on Thursday, Justice Boaz Olao lifted the orders issued on July 15, 2026, restraining the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and its agents fro …
Court paves way for fencing of Kaptagat ForestCapital News
… According to the petitioners, the Environment and Land Court on July 15 directed the Deputy Registrar to conduct a site inspection in the presence of all parties and prepare a report ahead of the hearing scheduled for July 23. …
Petitioners accuse KWS of blocking court-ordered Nairobi National Park inspectionThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeNairobi National Park briefly transformed into an open-air courtroom on Tuesday as the Environment and Land Court conducted a fact-finding mission in a case challenging the proposed relocation of the Nairobi Animal Orphanage. …
Nairobi National Park hosts court inspection in orphanage relocation disputeCitizen Digital
… As part of its recovery efforts, EACC has filed nine asset recovery suits before the Environment and Land Court in Kisumu targeting parcels within the disputed land, with additional cases expected to be filed in phases. …
EACC moves to recover Ksh.790M grabbed Kenya Prisons land in KisumuCapital News
… In the suits filed before the Environment and Land Court in Kisumu, the Commission is seeking the cancellation of all titles arising from the subdivision, declarations that the entire chain of transactions was illegal, fraudulent, null and void, and restoration of the land to the …
EACC moves to reclaim Sh790mn Kisumu prison land, says 92 titles stem from alleged fraudThe Standard
… The Commission says it has filed nine asset recovery suits before the Environment and Land Court in Kisumu, targeting parcels within the disputed 7.6-acre portion, seeking cancellation of all resulting titles, declarations that the transactions were illegal, fraudulent, and null …
EACC seeks to recover Sh790 million Prisons land in KisumuJustice Oguttu Mboya of the Environment and Land Court in Meru ordered the arrest of three Isiolo County Government officials for contempt of court after they failed to settle a Sh4.5 million debt owed to the law firm Mbogo and Muriuki for legal services.
8 September 2026 · The Standard →
Justice Oguttu Mboya of the Environment and Land Court in Meru ordered the arrest of three Isiolo County Government officials for contempt of court after they failed to settle a Sh4.5 million debt owed to the law firm Mbogo and Muriuki for legal services.
8 September 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's 2010 Constitution, dubbed the "Green Constitution," enshrines environmental protection as a human right and mandates at least ten per cent tree cover, but 16 years later citizens and organisations remain locked in escalating legal battles with the state over forest destruction.
31 August 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's Supreme Court has temporarily halted efforts to recover Ksh.1.5 billion in compensation paid for land occupied by Ruaraka High School and Drive-In Primary School, following an application by Huelands Limited and pending determination of a case challenging the Court of Appeal's July 2026 decision in the long-running dispute.
20 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Kipsigis Community Clans Organization has issued 30-day notices to Browns East Africa Plantations Plc, Lipton Teas and Infusions NV, and the Government of Kenya, claiming that tea estate land in Kericho and Bomet was unlawfully alienated from Kipsigis communities during the colonial period (1902–1940s) without their free, prior, and informed consent, and signalling possible proceedings before the Environment and Land Court.
20 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Supreme Court has issued temporary orders stopping the recovery of Sh1.5 billion in compensation paid for land occupied by Ruaraka High School and Drive-In Primary School, pending the hearing of an application by Huelands Limited. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission cannot proceed with recovery efforts or enforcement measures while the interim orders remain in effect.
20 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Environment and Land Court has directed a sound assessment of 213 Lounge and Restaurant Limited in Lavington, to be conducted jointly by Nairobi County and NEMA, to determine the effectiveness of the club's soundproofing measures. An August 7 order stopping the club from playing music remains in force, though the club may play controlled music during the assessment period.
14 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Nairobi City County government has declined a petition to revoke the operating licence of Club 213 Lounge and Restaurant Limited in Lavington, citing that inspections by NEMA and county officers found the facility compliant with noise-control requirements.
12 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An opinion piece argues that chiefs, despite their administrative role, lack authority to determine land ownership or decide succession matters, yet widespread misconceptions in rural areas lead families to treat their letters as proof of inheritance rights. The Standard says courts alone have authority over such determinations, and introductory letters from chiefs serve only administrative purposes.
7 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Court of Appeal has overturned an earlier judgment and awarded ownership of a 135-acre property valued at more than Sh8 billion to Muchanga Investments, a company incorporated by former Vice President Moody Awori, his wife, and Francis Da Gama Rose. The Environment and Land Court had previously ruled that neither Muchanga Investments nor rival claimants had proved ownership, ordering the property revert to the estate of its original owner, Arnold Bradley.
4 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission recovered a Sh55 million government house in Kizingo, Mombasa after an Environment and Land Court nullified a 99-year lease fraudulently and irregularly allocated to former senior resident magistrate Gilbert Mwangi Njuguna over two decades ago. The court also ordered Njuguna and three others to pay EACC Sh10 million in general damages for trespass on public land.
2 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Judicial Service Commission has defended its judicial accountability record, saying it received 506 complaints against judges this year and has processed 417 of them, while warning that the Law Society of Kenya's planned boycott of selected courts risks disrupting access to justice.
31 July 2026 · Capital News →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has recovered two grabbed public properties in Mombasa and Kwale counties valued at Ksh.100 million after securing favorable court judgments. The Environment and Land Court nullified irregular allocations of a government house in Kizingo, Mombasa (Ksh.55 million) and a public beach access road reserve in Diani, Kwale (Ksh.45 million), and found former public officials liable for misfeasance in public office.
30 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Individual judges' performance data reviewed by The Standard shows significant variations in how quickly land and environmental cases are resolved depending on the judge assigned, according to leaked ELC (Employment and Land Court) data from the last financial year.
28 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Environment and Land Court in Iten has lifted temporary orders that restrained the Kenya Forest Service from fencing Kaptagat Forest, allowing the conservation programme to proceed while the substantive case remains before the court. The dispute arose after applicants sought to stop the fencing, citing concerns over public participation and the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment process, and the court has allowed Kaptagat Community Forest Associations to be joined in the proceedings.
25 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Environment and Land Court in Iten lifted a July 15 restraining order that had halted fencing of Kaptagat Forest by the Kenya Forest Service. The court's decision allows the conservation exercise—a 270-kilometre electric fence project that began in May—to resume despite objections from five individuals and community groups who cited lack of public participation and environmental impact assessment.
25 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Environment and Land Court in Iten lifted a temporary halt on the fencing of Kaptagat Forest after hearing an application by five individuals opposing the project. The fencing, which began in May 2026, had been temporarily stopped on July 15 by court order; opponents argued the Kenya Forest Service had not conducted public participation or an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment.
23 July 2026 · The Standard →
Petitioners in a case filed by more than 4,600 Kenyans seeking to halt developments in Nairobi National Park claim the Kenya Wildlife Service locked out members of the media and most petitioners from a court-ordered site inspection on Tuesday, despite an Environment and Land Court direction for all parties to be present.
22 July 2026 · Capital News →
The Environment and Land Court conducted a fact-finding visit to Nairobi National Park to assess a proposed relocation of the Nairobi Animal Orphanage. Kenya Wildlife Service defended the move, arguing the existing facility established in 1964 has ageing infrastructure that no longer meets modern wildlife management standards and is under pressure from growing visitor numbers.
22 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has moved to court to recover 7.6 acres of land belonging to the Kenya Prisons Service in Kisumu, valued at approximately Ksh.790 million, after the land was allegedly illegally excised from public property and converted into private ownership.
21 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has launched legal action to recover 7.6 acres of Kenya Prisons Service land in Kisumu's Milimani area, valued at approximately Sh790 million, alleging the property was fraudulently excised from public land and converted to private ownership. The disputed land was reserved for prison use under colonial-era and 1970s government planning instruments.
21 July 2026 · Capital News →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission is pursuing nine asset recovery suits to reclaim 7.6 acres of public land in Milimani, Kisumu City, valued at approximately Sh790 million, which it says was unlawfully grabbed from the Kenya Prisons Service and converted into private ownership through fraudulent processes. The disputed property, whose total value including developments is estimated at Sh4.3 billion, forms part of an original 16-acre parcel reserved for prison staff housing and regional offices.
21 July 2026 · The Standard →
More than 200 Kipsigis clans have issued a 30-day notice to multinational tea companies in Kericho and Bomet counties demanding the return of land taken during British colonial administration, with the community insisting on ownership rather than financial compensation. If the notice is ignored, the clans say they will file a case at the Environment and Land Court.
15 July 2026 · The Standard →
President William Ruto dismissed concerns about an Ksh.80 million state lodge being built in Meru County, stating the government has earmarked approximately Ksh.40 billion in development projects in the region including affordable housing, markets, roads, and bridges.
13 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An opinion piece argues that a public participation forum on the proposed Imenti State Lodge, Airstrip and golf course inside Imenti Forest was a "sham," with a lawyer denied the microphone, conservationists jeered and removed by security, and the Kenya Forest Service proceeding despite an Environment and Land Court suspension order due to inadequate notice of venue change.
13 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Environment and Land Court has halted a planned 12-storey apartment near the Kenya Defence Forces headquarters and the Chinese Embassy in Nairobi's Kilimani after declaring the Nairobi City County's approvals unlawful.
11 July 2026 · The Standard →
The High Court has issued an interim order barring public participation on a proposed Meru State Lodge, airstrip, and golf course project pending the hearing of a petition challenging the developments. Justice Oguttu Mboya noted existing court orders already stopping the project's commencement and scheduled the matter for mention on July 21, 2026.
8 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A High Court petition filed by Abdulrasul Swaleh Mohsin seeks to halt the application of adverse possession, arguing that the legal principle allowing individuals to acquire land ownership through prolonged occupation contradicts the Constitution's guarantee of property rights. The petitioner requests the court suspend ongoing adverse possession proceedings and prohibit the Ministry of Lands and Land Registry from processing related property transfers while the constitutional issues are determined.
8 July 2026 · Capital News →
The Environment and Land Court in Mombasa has ordered the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) to submit a comprehensive plan within seven days on how it will pay Sh2 billion to lead poisoning victims in Owino Uhuru, Mombasa.
8 July 2026 · The Standard →
The High Court has frozen dealings on a 40.5-acre Maasai Mara property after finding that businessmen Neel Ashwin Gudka and Akash Kirit Gudka established a prima facie case challenging a title issued in favour of Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi and Mara Golf and Wild Resort Limited, despite an earlier court judgment declaring the brothers the lawful owners.
7 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Environment and Land Court has frozen all dealings on a 40.5-acre parcel in the Maasai Mara after finding that businessmen Neel Ashwin Gudka and Akash Kirit Gudka established a prima facie case challenging a title issued to Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi and Mara Golf and Wild Resort Limited, despite an earlier court judgment declaring the brothers the lawful owners.
7 July 2026 · The Standard →