CECILIA NJOKI MAINA v SAMWEL KANGETHE KIMANI [2011] KEHC 2564 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 2564
- Citation
- [2011] KEHC 2564 (KLR)
- Decided
- 3 March 2011
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TypeCivil AppealPostureAppeal from a lower court judgmentCoramW. OUKO
Holding
The appeal is dismissed as it does not meet the conditions for dismissal for want of prosecution and the respondent has not taken steps to prosecute the appeal.
Facts
The appeal was filed in 2006, but the lower court record was not forwarded to the High Court until January 2007. The respondent was unaware of the delay and was waiting for the court to inform her.
Issues
- Whether the appeal should be dismissed for want of prosecution
- Whether the respondent has the right to prosecute the appeal
Reasoning
The court dismissed the appeal because the respondent did not take steps to prosecute the appeal within the required time frame and the respondent was unaware of the delay.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- Respondent to pay costs of the application
- Respondent to compile and serve the record of appeal within 21 days or the appeal will be listed for dismissal
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