SheriaNet for Android — search and read Kenyan case law from your phone, offline.
Join the beta →

Susan Nyokabi Mwangi Kingori v County Government of Nairobi & 2 others [2019] KECA 731 (KLR)

[2019] KECA 731 (KLR) Court of Appeal
Read PDF
Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
731
Citation
[2019] KECA 731 (KLR)
AI Summary Beta Machine-generated — may contain errors. Not legal advice.
TypeAppealPostureApplication to appeal out of timeCoramM. MAKHANDIA
Holding

The application to extend the time for filing an appeal is granted. The applicant should file the intended appeal within the next thirty (30) days from the date of this judgment. Costs to abide the outcome of the intended appeal.

Facts

The applicant filed an appeal against a judgment and decree of the Environment and Land Court dated 26th July, 2018. She requested for certified copies of the proceedings and judgment to enable her mount the appeal on 31st August, 2018. The proceedings were ready for collection on 13th November, 2018, and a certificate of delay was issued.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant's application to extend the time for filing an appeal should be granted.
  2. Whether the proposed grounds of appeal are frivolous or not.

Reasoning

The delay was not inordinate and was sufficiently explained. The proposed grounds of appeal are not frivolous.

Outcome

Granted

Orders

  • The applicant should file the intended appeal within the next thirty (30) days from the date of this judgment.

Authorities cited

Cases cited (2)
  • Leo Sila Mutiso v Rose Hellen Wangari Mwangi - Civil Application No. NAI. 251 of 1997
  • Imperial Bank Limited (In Receivership) & another v Alnashir Popat & 18 others (2018) eKLR
Experimental AI summary generated by a language model, not a lawyer. It may contain errors or omissions and must not be relied on for legal decisions — the full judgment below is the authoritative source.
Full judgment 0.1 MB · PDF

Loading judgment…

Cite this case


        
        
      

Share this case