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Hadiya Contruction And Minerals Ltd v Ajabu East Africa Limited & another [2017] KEELC 2219 (KLR)

[2017] KEELC 2219 (KLR) Environment & Land Court
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Court
Environment & Land Court
Case number
2219
Citation
[2017] KEELC 2219 (KLR)
Decided
25 July 2017
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TypeCivilPostureAppeal from a lower court decisionCoramN.A. MATHEKA
Holding

The court dismissed the first application to join the Kakamega County Government as an interested party and the second application to join the County Government as a defendant.

Facts

The plaintiff, Hadiya Construction and Minerals Ltd, filed applications seeking to join the Kakamega County Government as an interested party in the suit. The County Government also filed applications seeking to be joined as a defendant and to be enjoined in the suit.

Issues

  1. Whether the Deputy Registrar had the authority to join the Kakamega County Government as an interested party.
  2. Whether the County Government's applications were properly served and heard on merit.

Reasoning

The court found that the Deputy Registrar did not have the authority to join the County Government as an interested party and that the County Government's applications were not properly served and heard on merit.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The first application to join the Kakamega County Government as an interested party is dismissed.
  • The second application to join the Kakamega County Government as a defendant is dismissed.
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