Kenyan court handling environmental and land disputes, ruling on cases involving protected areas, mining operations, and property title conflicts.
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The Environment and Lands Court has blocked the government from continuing with the construction of a car park inside the Nairobi National Park. …
Not so fast! Court blocks Bomas expansionThe Standard
… In his judgment, Justice William Musyoka said that the issue involved mining; hence, the dispute ought to have been filed before the Environment and Lands Court. …
Court strikes out Tata Chemicals suspension caseThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeThe management of 213 Lavington Club can now breathe a sigh of relief after the Environment and Lands Court issued orders barring the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) from closing its premises. …
Reprieve for 213 Lavington Club as court suspends Nema's closure orderThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeThe Environment and Lands Court has temporarily stopped the construction of a road through Ngong Road Forest and a controversial eco-lodge project within the forest dealing a major setback to infrastructure works linked to Talanta Sports City. …
Court stops construction of controversial Ngong Forest eco-lodgeThe Standard
Audio By Vocalize The Environment and Lands Court has dismissed a seven-year-old case filed against three universities over a stretch of 100 meters of land. …
Three universities win a seven-year-old case over a 100-meter propertyThe Standard
… Justice Philomena Mwilu, Smokin Wanjala, Njoki Ndungu, Issac Lenaola and Willis Ouko directed that the case before the Environment and Lands Court (ELC) should proceed for determination on its merits. …
Supreme Court orders pollution case against Base Titanium to proceedThe Standard
… This came as affected landowners called on the government to abide by a court order and recommendation by the parliamentary committee on land to compensate or resettle them.In January, the Environment and Lands Court ordered the national government and Nakuru County to compensate …
Swelling Lake Naivasha displaces families againThe Standard
The Environment and Lands Court has ordered the government to do safety and hydrological tests of a railway bridge dubbed 'dark tower' at Kijabe and submit quarterly reports after residents complained that a lack of maintenance and checkups had led to a disaster that cost lives. …
Court rules Mai Mahiu flood disaster 'not an act of God'The Standard
The Environment and Lands Court has ordered the government to do safety and hydrological tests of a railway bridge dubbed 'dark tower' at Kijabe and submit quarterly reports after residents complained that a lack of maintenance and checkups had led to a disaster that cost lives. …
"Mai Mahiu flood disaster not an act of God": Court rulesThe Standard
The family that owns the expansive 20 billion land in Runda has moved to the Environment and Lands Court, accusing the Lands Ministry of conniving with alleged land grabbers to issue fictitious titles illegally. …
'Paradise Lost' owners sue ministry, three firmsThe Environment and Lands Court has blocked the government from continuing construction of a car park inside Nairobi National Park. Justice Grace Kemei ruled that contractors are barred from clearing vegetation, cutting trees, excavating, grading, fencing, constructing routes, and undertaking any works at the disputed site.
27 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Environment and Lands Court has blocked the government from continuing construction of a car park inside Nairobi National Park. Justice Grace Kemei ruled that contractors are barred from clearing vegetation, cutting trees, excavating, grading, fencing, constructing routes, and undertaking any works at the disputed site.
27 October 2026 · The Standard →
The High Court ruled it lacks jurisdiction over a case by Tata Chemical Magadi Limited challenging an operations suspension, as mining disputes fall under the Environment and Land Court's purview according to the Constitution.
24 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Environment and Lands Court has barred the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) from enforcing a closure order against 213 Lavington Club pending compliance with the court's order. NEMA had ordered the club's closure over excessive noise pollution and the club's failure to provide required compliance documents within a seven-day timeframe.
22 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Environment and Lands Court has temporarily stopped construction of a road through Ngong Road Forest and an eco-lodge project within the forest, pending the hearing of a petition filed by the Law Society of Kenya, the Green Belt Movement and JustAct against KURA, Kenya Forest Service and developer Konyon Company Limited.
5 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Environment and Lands Court dismissed a case filed by five individuals and a company against Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Turkana University College, and Mount Kenya University over a 100-meter stretch of land. Justice Christopher Nzili ruled that the plaintiffs failed to prove they were the original allotees and did not demonstrate they had sought to reduce the universities' land titles or prove fraud in the title acquisition.
15 July 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's Supreme Court has ordered an environmental pollution case against Base Titanium to proceed before the High Court in Mombasa, striking down the company's appeal challenging the court's jurisdiction. The case, filed by Michael Kiswili on behalf of residents of Mavumo B village in Msambweni, Kwale County, alleges that Base Titanium's mining activities caused environmental degradation and water pollution.
24 May 2026 · The Standard →
Rising waters of Lake Naivasha have displaced tens of families in Kihoto estate and damaged farms, camping sites, and government infrastructure. Affected landowners are calling on the government to comply with a January court order and parliamentary committee recommendation to compensate or resettle them.
14 May 2026 · The Standard →
The Environment and Lands Court ruled that a blocked tunnel beneath a railway bridge at Kijabe created a dam that caused mudslides and deaths, rejecting the notion of the disaster as an act of God. The court ordered the government to conduct safety and hydrological tests and submit quarterly reports.
13 May 2026 · The Standard →
The Environment and Lands Court ordered the government to conduct safety and hydrological tests of a railway bridge at Kijabe and submit quarterly reports, ruling that blockage of a tunnel beneath the bridge had created a dam leading to mudslides that killed residents. Justice Mary Oundo found evidence that lack of maintenance and checkups contributed to the disaster.
13 May 2026 · The Standard →
The family owning a 20 billion land property in Runda has filed a case in the Environment and Lands Court, alleging that the Lands Ministry conspired with land grabbers to illegally issue fictitious land titles.
6 May 2026 · The Standard →