Belisi K. Asena (suing as the administrator of the late Nathan Asena Ndugu v Japhet Isinga [2017] KEELC 1388 (KLR)
- Court
- Environment & Land Court
- Case number
- 1388
- Citation
- [2017] KEELC 1388 (KLR)
- Decided
- 10 October 2017
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TypeLand DisputePostureAppeal from a judgment of the Kakamega High CourtCoramN.A. MATHEKA
Holding
The court orders the cancellation of the defendant's registration, surrender of the title deed, and issuance of a permanent injunction.
Facts
The plaintiff is the legal administrator of the Estate of Nathan Asena Ndugu, who sold a portion of land to the defendant in 1988. The defendant fraudulently transferred the entire parcel into his name in 1994, and the plaintiff has lived on the land since. The plaintiff seeks cancellation of the defendant's registration and an injunction.
Issues
- Cancellation of the defendant's registration as the sole owner of the land
- Reversion of the land to the deceased's estate for proper sub-division
- Surrender of the title deed to the Land Registrar
- Permanent injunction against eviction
Reasoning
The court found the defendant's registration fraudulent and ordered the land to revert to the deceased's estate for proper sub-division.
Outcome
Judgment in favor of the plaintiff
Orders
- Cancellation of the defendant's registration as the sole owner of land parcel KAKAMEGA/MBALE/545
- Surrender of the title deed for KAKAMEGA/MBALE/545 to the Land Registrar
- Permanent injunction against eviction
Remedies
- Cancellation of the defendant's registration
- Surrender of the title deed
- Permanent injunction
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