Obuya v Okello & 2 others (Environment and Land Appeal E056 of 2022) [2024] KEELC 5164 (KLR) (9 July 2024) (Judgment)
- Court
- Environment & Land Court
- Case number
- 5164
- Citation
- [2024] KEELC 5164 (KLR)
- Decided
- 9 July 2024
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TypeAppealPostureAppeal from a ruling by the Ruling in Mbita Principal Magistrate’s CourtCoramGMA ONGONDO
Holding
The appeal is untenable and the appeal must fail with costs to the respondents.
Facts
The appellant, Janes Oinga Obuya, appealed against a ruling by Hon. N. Moseti, PM, who held that the suit at the trial court was prematurely instituted without exhausting the remedies provided in the Adjudication Act.
Issues
- The ruling is flawed both in law and facts
- The trial magistrate failed to appreciate the totality of the matters at issue
- The trial magistrate misinterpreted the law and was influenced by extraneous factors
- The ruling aids fraudulent and illegal activities of the defendants
- The trial magistrate failed to consider the submissions of the plainti
Reasoning
The court found that the appellant did not have an automatic right of appeal and that the appellant failed to seek and obtain leave to appeal as required by law.
Outcome
The appeal is struck out with costs to the respondents.
Orders
- The appeal is struck out with costs to the respondents.
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