RODAH MUGIKUYU MUTUNGA & 4 others v KITOLE MUTINDA & another (SUED AS THE WIDOWS &PERSONAL; REPRESENTATIVE OF WILLIAM MUTINDA KALIALI, (deceased ) [2012] KEHC 5711 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 5711
- Citation
- [2012] KEHC 5711 (KLR)
- Decided
- 30 July 2012
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TypeCivilPostureInterlocutory InjunctionCoramASIKE-MAKHANDIA
Holding
The application for interlocutory injunction is dismissed with costs to the respondents.
Facts
The applicants claimed adverse possession of land parcel Yatta B2/Kwavonza/1, which they had occupied since 1996. The respondent contested the claim, alleging the applicants had not shown hostile occupation and the land had been intended for a different purpose.
Issues
- Whether the applicants had shown hostile occupation of the land
- Whether the applicants had a legitimate claim to the land by adverse possession
Reasoning
The court found that the applicants had not shown hostile occupation of the land and that the land had been intended for a different purpose, thus not meeting the prerequisites for a successful suit founded on adverse possession.
Outcome
Application dismissed
Orders
- Interlocutory injunction against the respondent and interested party from dispossessing, evicting, or interfering with the applicants' possession and occupation of the land parcel Yatta B2/Kwavonza/1
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