Teresia Wambura Mutie v Mackenzie Sila Mutiso; Margaret Wanza & 3 others( Proposed Interested Parties/Applicants) [2020] KEELC 3148 (KLR)
- Court
- Environment & Land Court
- Case number
- 3148
- Citation
- [2020] KEELC 3148 (KLR)
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TypeLand DisputePostureAppeal from a previous judgmentCoramO.A. Angote
Holding
The court finds that the Defendant is not a necessary party and declines to set aside the previous judgment. The suit cannot be consolidated with another case.
Facts
The Plaintiff, Teresia Wambura Mutie, sought to evict the Defendant, Mackenzie Sila Mutiso, and his family members from a portion of land known as Machakos/Kiandani/243. The Defendant claimed he purchased the land from the Plaintiff's late husband in 1977.
Issues
- Whether the Defendant is a necessary party in the suit
- Whether the suit can be consolidated with another case
Reasoning
The court determined that the Defendant purchased the land in 1977 and that the interests of the Defendant's family members were ventilated by the Defendant. The issues in the two cases are not similar.
Outcome
The application is dismissed with costs.
Orders
- The Applicants are enjoined in this suit as Interested Parties
- The firm of Mohamed Madhani & Company Advocates is granted unconditional leave to come on record for the Applicants
- The execution of the previous judgment is stayed
- The previous judgment is set aside
- The suit is consolidated with Machakos ELC Case No. 61 of 2019 (O.S) and heard afresh
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