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Nicholas Kiraithe & 2 others v Dickson K. Daniel & another [2017] KEELC 1613 (KLR)

[2017] KEELC 1613 (KLR) Environment & Land Court
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Court
Environment & Land Court
Case number
1613
Citation
[2017] KEELC 1613 (KLR)
Decided
10 October 2017
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TypeCivil AppealPostureAppeal from the Eastern Province Appeals Committee's decisionCoramNdegwa, P.M. NJOROGE
Holding

The case should be started afresh in the district land tribunal by three (3) or five (5) members, and the appeal decision is declared void.

Facts

The land was sold without succession, and the respondents and their wife never attended the land board or signed any document.

Issues

  1. Whether the Eastern Province Appeals Committee's decision was valid
  2. Whether the case should be started afresh in the district land tribunal

Reasoning

The tribunal members were not unanimous in signing the ruling, and the respondents and their wife never attended the land board proceedings.

Outcome

The appeal is dismissed, and the case is remanded to the district land tribunal.

Orders

  • The case should be started afresh in the district land tribunal by three (3) or five (5) members
  • The appeal decision is declared void
  • The matter is marked as disposed of
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