A Kenyan court has clarified what land buyers can recover when fraudulent property deals collapse, emphasizing that only expenses directly linked to the failed transaction are reimbursable.

• Buyers can recover money paid for the land and expenses directly associated with the failed deal, such as legal fees for criminal and civil cases, and succession proceedings.
• The ruling came after a buyer sought compensation for a fraudulent land deal in Kisumu County, where she had paid a deposit and funded legal cases.
• The court awarded the buyer a total of Ksh784,000, including her Ksh260,000 deposit, Ksh100,000 in criminal legal fees, and an additional Ksh170,000 for succession and civil case expenses.