KENYA PLANTERS COOPERATIVE UNION v KENYA COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED & 3 Others [2011] KEHC 386 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 386
- Citation
- [2011] KEHC 386 (KLR)
- Decided
- 21 December 2011
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TypeCommercial DisputePostureApplication to be joined into the suitCoramG.K. KIMONDO
Holding
The application to be joined into the suit is dismissed. The court finds the applicant's allegations of payment to the bank to be unfounded and misleading.
Facts
The plaintiff, Kenya Planters Cooperative Union, claims to be owed a significant amount of money by the defendant, Kenya Commercial Bank Limited, and its receivers. The applicant, Michael Mungai, seeks to be joined into the suit, alleging he is a lay person who has paid substantial sums to the bank and is now a de facto owner of the plaintiff.
Issues
- Whether the applicant should be joined into the suit
- Whether the applicant's allegations of payment to the bank are credible
Reasoning
The court ruled that the applicant is a lay person and has not presented any credible evidence of payment to the bank. The court found the applicant's allegations to be misleading and unconvincing.
Outcome
Application dismissed
Orders
- No costs awarded to the applicant
- Order that the applicant shall not file any further pleadings without leave of the court
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