MBARI YA KIBUGI SELF HELP GROUP v GATIMU WOMEN GROUP [2008] KEHC 3609 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 3609
- Citation
- [2008] KEHC 3609 (KLR)
- Decided
- 25 February 2008
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TypeCivil AppealPostureAppeal from the Principal Magistrate's Court MurangaCoramMARY KASANGO
Holding
The appeal is dismissed and the costs of this appeal shall be paid by the original Plaintiff Stephen A. Maina to the Respondent.
Facts
The Appellant, MBARI YA KIBUGI SELF HELP GROUP, claimed to be the owner of a plot between number 87 and T92 at Kingari Market. They alleged that they were allocated the plot by Muranga County Council on September 30, 1998, and took possession and erected an iron sheet structure on it. The plot was later allocated to the Respondent, GATIMU WOMEN GROUP, by Maragwa County Council on March 23, 1999.
Issues
- Whether the Appellant failed to prove its case on a balance of probability.
- Whether the learned magistrate erred in law in failing to observe that Maragua County Council was biased in dealing with the Appellant's allocation case.
- Whether the learned trial magistrate erred in law and fact in believing the Respondent's witnesses without any reason.
Reasoning
The court found that the Appellant failed to prove its case on a balance of probability and that the learned magistrate did not err in law or fact in believing the Respondent's witnesses.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- The costs of this appeal shall be paid by the original Plaintiff Stephen A. Maina to the Respondent
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