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Shurie v Bundid (Environment and Land Case 9 of 2018) [2025] KEELC 6183 (KLR) (24 September 2025) (Judgment)

[2025] KEELC 6183 (KLR) Environment & Land Court
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Court
Environment & Land Court
Case number
6183
Citation
[2025] KEELC 6183 (KLR)
Decided
24 September 2025
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TypeEnvironment and Land CasePostureAppeal from an original trialCoramJM MUTUNGI
Holding

The court dismisses the suit with no order as to costs, as neither party proved their case on a balance of probabilities.

Facts

Abdi Noor Shurie claimed ownership of Plot No. GSA/1906, while Halima Bundid claimed ownership of Plot No. GSA/1898. Shurie claimed he inherited the plot from his deceased father and had been registered as its owner, while Bundid claimed she inherited the plot from her deceased father and that Shurie could not have been allocated the land.

Issues

  1. Ownership of Plot No. GSA/1906
  2. Ownership of Plot No. GSA/1898

Reasoning

The court found that Shurie failed to prove his case on a balance of probabilities regarding the allocation of Plot No. GSA/1906, and that Bundid did not prove ownership of Plot No. GSA/1898. The court dismissed the suit with no order as to costs.

Outcome

Dismissal of the suit with no order as to costs

Authorities cited

Cases cited (1)
  • Wreck Motors Enterprises v Commissioner of Lands & 3 Others (1997) eKLR
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