Sheiкн v Lugatsi & 3 others; Nairoві Cіty County (Interested Party) (Environment and Land Case E074 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1289 (KLR) (5 March 2026) (Ruling)
- Court
- Environment & Land Court
- Case number
- 1289
- Citation
- [2026] KEELC 1289 (KLR)
- Decided
- 5 March 2026
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TypeInjunction ApplicationPostureAppeal from a lower court decisionCoramCA OCHIENG
Holding
The court issued an order of obtaining status quo, prohibiting any party from interfering with the suit plots pending the outcome of the suit.
Facts
The plaintiff, ABDULLAHI MОНАМЕD SHEIкн, claims to be the registered proprietor of land parcels in Eastleigh, Nairobi. The defendants, PATRICK LUGATSI and others, have erected structures on the land and are refusing to vacate.
Issues
- Whether the plaintiff has established grounds for an interlocutory injunction to restrain the defendants from interfering with the suit plots.
Reasoning
The court found that the plaintiff has established a prima facie case for an injunction but decided to preserve the status quo to avoid prejudicing the determination of the ownership dispute.
Outcome
The application was allowed with the order of obtaining status quo.
Orders
- An order of obtaining status quo be and is hereby issued where no party should interfere with the suit plots in terms of changing the registration status or topography pending the outcome of this suit.
Remedies
- Preservation of the status quo pending the determination of the ownership dispute.
Authorities cited
Cases cited (3)
- Giella vs Cassman Brown & Company Ltd (1973) EA 358
- Mrao Ltd vs First American Bank Ltd (2003) KLR 125
- Joel Mugambi Mukira & 2 others (for and on behalf of Kimathi tenants welfare group) v County Government of Nyeri [2019] eKLR
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