SheriaNet for Android — search and read Kenyan case law from your phone, offline.
Join the beta →

ENVOY WAFULA NAKITARE v MULONGO SILUNGI [2009] KEHC 976 (KLR)

[2009] KEHC 976 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
Read PDF
Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
976
Citation
[2009] KEHC 976 (KLR)
Decided
11 November 2009
AI Summary Beta Machine-generated — may contain errors. Not legal advice.
TypeCivilPostureApplication for reinstatement of dismissed suitCoramF. N. MUCHEMI
Holding

The application is properly before the court despite the use of the wrong legal provision. The Plaintiff's failure to attend court was not deliberate.

Facts

The Plaintiff, Envoy Wafula Nakitare, was given a hearing date of 13th November 2007 but failed to attend due to confusion with the date. He filed an application for reinstatement on 18th December 2007.

Issues

  1. Whether the application for reinstatement is properly before the court despite the use of the wrong legal provision.
  2. Whether the Plaintiff's failure to attend court was deliberate.

Reasoning

The Plaintiff explained his mistake and showed keen interest in prosecuting the suit. The court found the application merited and set aside the orders made on 13th November 2007.

Outcome

The suit should be fixed for hearing as soon as hearing dates are available in the registry.

Orders

  • Set aside the orders made on 13th November 2007

Remedies

  • Fix the suit for hearing as soon as hearing dates are available in the registry

Authorities cited

Legislation (1)
  • Order IX B, rule 4
Experimental AI summary generated by a language model, not a lawyer. It may contain errors or omissions and must not be relied on for legal decisions — the full judgment below is the authoritative source.
Full judgment 0.0 MB · PDF

Loading judgment…

Cite this case


        
        
      

Share this case