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Augustine Barasa Khisa v Lazaro Namasake & another [2017] KEELC 783 (KLR)

[2017] KEELC 783 (KLR) Environment & Land Court
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Court
Environment & Land Court
Case number
783
Citation
[2017] KEELC 783 (KLR)
Decided
30 October 2017
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TypeLand CasePostureAppeal from a decree of the High CourtCoramPresiding Judge
Holding

The application for stay of execution is granted.

Facts

The plaintiff, Augustine Barasa Khisa, sought a stay of execution of a decree dated 5th October, 2016, due to the exhumation and burial of the deceased's body, and the filing of an appeal in the Court of Appeal.

Issues

  1. Whether the application for stay of execution is urgent and should be heard exparte.
  2. Whether the application should be granted due to the exhumation of the deceased's body and the pending appeal.

Reasoning

The court finds that the application is urgent and should be heard exparte, and that the exhumation of the deceased's body and the pending appeal justify the stay.

Outcome

The application for stay of execution is granted.

Orders

  • The application is certified urgent and heard exparte in the first instance.
  • There is a stay of execution of the decree dated 5th October, 2016 pending the hearing and determination of appeal in Court of Appeal in Eldoret.

Remedies

  • The costs of the application are provided for.
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