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RACHEL MWIHAKI GATABAKI V NJEHU GATABAKI [2012] KEHC 5214 (KLR)

[2012] KEHC 5214 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
5214
Citation
[2012] KEHC 5214 (KLR)
Decided
31 January 2012
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TypeDivorce and Matrimonial PropertyPostureAppeal from a lower court decisionCoramKaranja
Holding

The application is dismissed as it is an abuse of process and the respondent's grounds are valid.

Facts

The applicant, Rachel Mwihaki Gatabaki, seeks orders to preserve certain sums of money and lease documents pending the hearing and determination of her application. The respondent, Hon. Njehu Gatabaki, opposes the application on various grounds.

Issues

  1. Abuse of process
  2. Incompetence of the application
  3. Interference with sister court's decision
  4. Locus standi
  5. Invalidity of the application

Reasoning

The court found that the application was an abuse of process and that the respondent's grounds were valid, including that the applicant does not have locus standi and that the application seeks final orders that are not capable of being granted.

Outcome

The application is dismissed.

Authorities cited

Legislation (2)
  • Civil Procedure Act
  • Married Property Act (1882)
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