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John Githui Gatua (suing as Personal Representative of Michael Kaburia Theuri (Deceased) v County Government of Turkana & another [2021] KEELC 2930 (KLR)

[2021] KEELC 2930 (KLR) Environment & Land Court
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Court
Environment & Land Court
Case number
2930
Citation
[2021] KEELC 2930 (KLR)
Decided
9 June 2021
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TypeLand CasePostureApplication for stay of execution of judgmentCoramMWANGI NJOROGE
Holding

The application for stay of execution is dismissed with costs to the plaintiff.

Facts

The plaintiff is the personal representative of the deceased Michael Kaburia Theuri. The 2nd defendant, Meja Lodung, filed a notice of appeal and sought certified copies of proceedings. The plaintiff applied for a stay of execution of the judgment pending the hearing and determination of the appeal.

Issues

  1. existence of an appeal
  2. timeliness of the application
  3. irreparable loss

Reasoning

The court found that there was an appeal in place, but the application was brought with inordinate delay. The court dismissed the application as the plaintiff failed to provide an explanation for the delay.

Outcome

Dismissed with costs

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