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James Nyakundi Ndege v Barclays Bank of Kenya [2010] KECA 14 (KLR)

[2010] KECA 14 (KLR) Court of Appeal
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Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
14
Citation
[2010] KECA 14 (KLR)
Decided
10 December 2010
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TypecivilPostureAppeal from a High Court OrderCoramS. E. O. BOSIRE, ALNASHIR VISRAM, J. G. NYAMU
Holding

The appeal is dismissed with costs to the respondent.

Facts

The appellant claimed to be the lawful holder of certain accounts with the respondent bank and sought an injunction and mandatory order. The respondent bank had frozen the accounts and denied the appellant access to the funds.

Issues

  1. Ownership of disputed bank accounts
  2. Reasonableness of the respondent bank's actions

Reasoning

The court found that the respondent bank was entitled to be suspicious of the appellant's identity due to the substantial sum of US dollars in the accounts, and that the appellant had not established his lawful ownership of the accounts.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

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