APA Homes (K) Limited v Omar & another (Civil Appeal (Application) E040 of 2024) [2025] KECA 1035 (KLR) (5 June 2025) (Ruling)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- 1035
- Citation
- [2025] KECA 1035 (KLR)
- Decided
- 5 June 2025
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TypeCivil AppealPostureAppeal from a judgment of the Environment and Land Court of KenyaCoramA. K. MURGOR, DR. K. I. LAIBUTA CARB, G. W. NGENYE- MACHARIA
Holding
The Court of Appeal ordered the applicant to deposit the decretal sum of Kshs.16,000,000 in an escrow account and dismissed the application
Facts
APA Homes (K) Limited sold Apartment No. E5 in Nyali to Nagieb Ali Omar and Shukri Omar Ali, but refused to transfer the property despite receiving the purchase price of Kshs.16,000,000.
Issues
- Whether the Court of Appeal should grant a stay of execution pending the appeal
- Whether the applicant should deposit the decretal sum in an escrow account
Reasoning
The court balanced the interests of the parties, ensuring the applicant's opportunity to appeal while safeguarding the respondents' rights.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- Ordering the applicant to deposit Kshs.16,000,000 in an escrow account
- Ordering the respondents to be at liberty to execute if the applicant fails to deposit the money
Remedies
- Deposit of Kshs.16,000,000 in an escrow account
Authorities cited
Cases cited (1)
- Housing Finance Company of Kenya vs. Sharok Kher Mohamed Ali Hirji & another (2015) KECA 447 (KLR)
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