M’Nyange v M’Nyange & another (Environment and Land Appeal E028 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 5000 (KLR) (2 July 2025) (Judgment)
- Court
- Environment & Land Court
- Case number
- 5000
- Citation
- [2025] KEELC 5000 (KLR)
- Decided
- 2 July 2025
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TypeAppealPostureFirst AppealCoramBM EBOSO, Hon.
Holding
The court held that the land parcel Ntima/Igoki/1089 is ancestral and family land held in trust for the family of the late Nyange Baruga.
Facts
The appellant and two respondents are siblings of the late Nyange Baruga. They initiated a suit against their father and the appellant, challenging the registration of the appellant as the proprietor of land parcel Ntima/Igoki/1089. The land was held in the name of the family patriarch, the late Baruga, prior to his death.
Issues
- Whether land parcel Ntima/Igoki/1089 is ancestral and family land held in trust for the family of the late Nyange Baruga.
- Whether the transfer of the land to the appellant was procured fraudulently.
Reasoning
The court applied the principle that a first appellate court must re-evaluate the evidence and determine if the conclusions of the trial judge are valid.
Outcome
Affirmed
Authorities cited
Legislation (2)
- Land Registration Act
- Registered Land Act
Cases cited (1)
- Kiebia v M’Lintari & Another (2018) KESC 22 (KLR)
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