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CLEOPHAS NYANGIRO OGENDO v SAVANNAH DEVELOPMENT CO.LTD [2008] KEHC 1940 (KLR)

[2008] KEHC 1940 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
1940
Citation
[2008] KEHC 1940 (KLR)
Decided
5 June 2008
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TypeReal Property DisputePostureAppeal from a lower court judgmentCoramM.A. Ang'awa, A.M.B. Enonda
Holding

The court held that the plaintiff is entitled to be registered as the owner of the property and ordered that he be registered as such.

Facts

The plaintiff, Cleophas Nyangiro Ogendo, claimed to have purchased and occupied property (LR House No.25 Nairobi/Block 82/788) from the defendant, Savannah Development Co. Ltd. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant failed to transfer the property to him.

Issues

  1. Whether the plaintiff is entitled to be registered as the owner of the property
  2. Whether the plaintiff's claim of adverse possession is valid

Reasoning

The court relied on case law that established the plaintiff's right to adverse possession due to continuous and uninterrupted occupation of the property by him from 1960 until his death in 1979.

Outcome

Judgment in favor of the plaintiff

Orders

  • The plaintiff be registered as the owner of LR Nairobi Block 82/788 house No.25

Remedies

  • The plaintiff be registered as the owner of the property

Authorities cited

Cases cited (3)
  • Francis Gicharu Kariri v. Peter Njoroge Mairu
  • Samuel Miki Waweru v. Jane Njeri Richu
  • Maweu v. Liu Ranching Farming Cooperative Society Ltd
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