Christopher Kurutyon Lonyala & 27 others; Ekitale Ekal Lodio & 12 others (Interested Parties) v Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Lands and Settlement & 10 others [2020] KEELC 3967 (KLR)
- Court
- Environment & Land Court
- Case number
- 3967
- Citation
- [2020] KEELC 3967 (KLR)
- Decided
- 5 March 2020
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TypeContempt of CourtPostureApplication for contempt of courtCoramRomer L.
Holding
The respondents named are not in contempt of the order issued on 3/10/2019 as they are not among the respondents in the petition.
Facts
An order of status quo was issued by the court on 3/10/2019. The applicants claim that the respondents, identified as police stations and individuals, disobeyed the order.
Issues
- Whether the application meets the threshold of a contempt application
- Whether the respondents named are in contempt of the order issued on 3/10/2019
- What orders should issue
Reasoning
The court found that the respondents named in the application were not among the respondents in the petition, thus not in contempt of the order.
Outcome
The application for contempt of court is dismissed.
Authorities cited
Legislation (1)
- Contempt of Court Act 2017
Cases cited (3)
- Jacinta Njeru Kaitha v David K. Kanyiri [2015] eKLR
- Michael Sistu Mwaura Kamau -vs- the Director of Public Prosecution & 4 Others [2019] eKLR
- Refrigeration and Kitchen Utensils Limited versus Gulabchand and Popatlal Shah & Another; Civil Application No.39 of 1990 (UR)
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