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Lawrence Rimiri (Suing as Legal representative of the Estate of Kanampiu Mukaba M’mukaba v Thuranira Chabari,Director, Land Adjudication & Settlement Officer & Attorney General [2019] KEELC 2984 (KLR)

[2019] KEELC 2984 (KLR) Environment & Land Court
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Court
Environment & Land Court
Case number
2984
Citation
[2019] KEELC 2984 (KLR)
Decided
3 June 2019
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TypeAppealPostureAppeal from the judgment of Hon. Mayamba C.A. Senior Resident Magistrate GithongoCoramL-KII
Holding

The Court finds that the learned magistrate erred in law and in fact in dismissing the suit on the grounds of jurisdiction, time-barred, and weight of evidence.

Facts

The Appellant, Lawrence Rimiri, was dissatisfied with the decision of the Court in Civil Suit No. 7 of 2015, where the learned magistrate dismissed the suit on various grounds.

Issues

  1. jurisdiction
  2. time-barred
  3. orders sought
  4. weight of evidence

Reasoning

The Court held that the learned magistrate erred in finding that he had no jurisdiction to handle the suit, that the suit was not time barred, and that the learned magistrate misdirected himself in deciding the whole suit against the weight of evidence.

Outcome

The Court upholds the dismissal of the plaintiff's suit on grounds that the plaintiff did not prove his claim to the required standard.

Orders

  • Each party to bear their own costs
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