Patrick Kithaka Borici & another v Shadrack Nyaga Njeru [2020] KEELC 2850 (KLR)
- Court
- Environment & Land Court
- Case number
- 2850
- Citation
- [2020] KEELC 2850 (KLR)
- Decided
- 5 May 2020
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TypeCivil AppealPostureAppeal from a judgment of Chief Magistrates at ChukaCoramKLR P. Nyamweya
Holding
The Appellants have a bonafide interest in the suit property and the appeal has merit.
Facts
The Respondent claims ownership of land known as Kiaritha Sub-location of Kamwimbi Location, Igambang’ombe Division of Tharaka-Nithi County. The Appellants claim a bonafide interest in the land and allege that the Respondent's claim is based on a Land Dispute Tribunal (LDT) decision from 2004.
Issues
- Whether the Appellants have a bonafide interest in the suit property and whether the appeal has merit.
- Whether the learned trial magistrate erred in law and fact in finding the Appellants evicted from the land.
Reasoning
The court found that the Appellants had a bonafide interest in the land and that the Respondent's claim was based on an LDT decision from 2004, which was not contested by the Appellants.
Outcome
Affirmed
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