All templatesREPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT ELDORET
CIVIL APPEAL NO. ________ OF 20____
BETWEEN
PAUL KIPKEMBOI LANGAT ...................................................... APPELLANT
-VERSUS-
ROSE CHEPKEMOI KORIR ........................................................ RESPONDENT
(Being an appeal from the judgment and decree of the Hon. James Mwangi Kariuki delivered on 2 September 2026 in the Chief Magistrate's Court at Eldoret, Civil Case No. E612 of 2024)
MEMORANDUM OF APPEAL
The Appellant, being dissatisfied with the said judgment and decree, appeals to this Honourable Court on the following grounds:
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Memorandum of Appeal template (Kenya)
What it is for
A sample Memorandum of Appeal for use in Kenya, drafted under the Civil Procedure Rules 2010 and the Civil Procedure Act Cap 21.
The Kenyan law it follows
- Civil Procedure Rules 2010 — Order 42 rule 1 (an appeal to the High Court is by memorandum of appeal signed as a pleading, setting out concisely and under distinct heads, numbered consecutively, the grounds of objection, without argument or narrative)
- Civil Procedure Act Cap 21 — s.79G (an appeal from a subordinate court to the High Court is filed within thirty days of the decree or order, excluding the time certified as needed to prepare the copy; it may be admitted out of time for good and sufficient cause)
Who prepares it
This is normally drawn by an advocate, and where it is a court paper, filed by one. The sample shows what the finished document looks like.
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Sample memorandum of appeal
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