Ranford Holdings Company Limited v Kana (Environment and Land Case E584 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 1753 (KLR) (23 March 2026) (Ruling)

Summary at a glance

Facts

The case involves land parcels 1870/1/620 and 1870/1/621, formerly 1870/1/451 and 1870/1/452, and a previous judgment in ELC 574 of 2017.

Issues

• Whether the suit is res judicata to ELC 574 of 2017
• Whether the judge should be recused from the case

Reasoning

The court determines that the parties in the previous case were not the same as those in the current case, and that the issues were not substantially the same. The court also finds no evidence of actual or perceived bias in the judge's decision.

Outcome

The application for recusal is denied.

Orders

• The Notice of Motion dated 3/2/2026 is not merited in terms of prayers 1 and 2.
• The judge will render a separate ruling on prayer No. 5 on Notice.

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