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Republic v Attorney General Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Agriculture & another [2018] KEELC 2442 (KLR)

[2018] KEELC 2442 (KLR) Environment & Land Court
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Court
Environment & Land Court
Case number
2442
Citation
[2018] KEELC 2442 (KLR)
Decided
12 July 2018
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Summary at a glance

TypeJudicial ReviewPostureAppeal from a previous judgmentCoramN.A. MATHEKA, E. Gicheru
The application is time barred and dismissed with costs.

Facts

The Exparte Applicant, George Peter Bwire Ogengo, was successful in a previous Kakamega HCCC No. 58 of 1982 case against the Respondents, the Attorney General and the Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Agriculture. The court ordered the Respondents to open a direct road access to the main road and water points from the Exparte Applicant's land. The Respondents have since neglected to comply with this order.

Issues

  • Whether the application is incompetent.
  • Whether the ex parte applicant is entitled to have orders sought.

Reasoning

The court finds an unexplained delay of over 30 years on the part of the Exparte Applicant to file the application for judicial review orders of mandamus. The application is time barred and has no merit.

Outcome

Dismissed with costs

Authorities cited

Legislation (3)
  • Civil Procedure Act Cap 21 Laws of Kenya
  • Law Reform Act Cap 26 Laws of Kenya
  • Constitution of Kenya 2010
Cases cited (4)
  • Republic v Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Board and Another Exparte Eng. Judah Abekah (2015) eKLR
  • Republic v Town Clerk of Webuye County Council and Another HCC NO. 448 of 2006
  • R v County Secretary, Nairobi City County and Another vs Ex-Parte Wachira Nderitu Ngugi And Co. Advocates (2016) eKLR
  • Raila Odinga & 6 Others v Nairobi City Council Nairobi HCCC No. 899 of 1993; (1990-1994) EA 482
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