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Muchoki v Muchira & another (Tribunal Case E587 of 2025) [2025] KEBPRT 439 (KLR) (23 December 2025) (Ruling)

[2025] KEBPRT 439 (KLR) Business Premises Rent Tribunal
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Court
Business Premises Rent Tribunal
Case number
439
Citation
[2025] KEBPRT 439 (KLR)
Decided
23 December 2025
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TypeTribunal CasePostureAppeal from a previous orderCoramHON. JOYCE AKINYI OSODO, HON GAKUHI CHEGE
Holding

The application is dismissed, the termination notice is declared invalid, and the reference is set down for hearing.

Facts

The Applicant, Abijah Wairimu Muchoki, is the landlord of business premises at Pipeline–Kware. The Respondents, Ruth Wambui Muchira and Lilian Cheptoo, are tenants who fell into rent arrears and refused to vacate the premises despite receiving termination notices.

Issues

  1. Whether the termination notices were valid and served
  2. Whether the rent arrears are valid and the notices are enforceable
  3. Whether the reference should be set down for hearing

Reasoning

The termination notices were not valid due to unresolved rent deposit issues, and the rent arrears are not enforceable.

Outcome

The application is dismissed.

Orders

  • The application is dismissed.
  • The termination notice is declared invalid.
  • The reference is set down for hearing.
  • Costs are in the cause.

Authorities cited

Legislation (1)
  • Landlord and Tenant (Shops, Hotels and Catering Establishments) Act, Cap 301
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