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Battles over ‘goodwill’ expand as manufacturers, distributors pull apart
The High Court at Thika dismissed Space and Style’s constitutional petition on September 3, 2026, after finding that the New Zealand company had not been properly brought within the court’s jurisdiction.
For nearly two decades, a local building-materials distributor, Space and Style Limited, helped build the Kenyan market for New Zealand roofing brand Decra.
But when the roofing business relationship collapsed in 2023, the Kenyan distributor went to court claiming that the commercial goodwill it had built was its property.
