Republic v Clerk Municipal Council of Kisii & 6 others Ex-parte Dr. J. A. S. Kumenda & 4 others [2014] KEHC 1989 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 1989
- Citation
- [2014] KEHC 1989 (KLR)
- Decided
- 31 October 2014
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TypeContempt of CourtPostureApplication for ContemptCoramS. Okongo
Holding
The court finds no merit in the application and dismisses it with no order as to costs.
Facts
The applicants, Dr. J. A. Kumenda and Dr. Florence W. Gatune, sought an order for contempt against the Kisii County Government, County Secretary, Head of Public Service, and County Director of Environment for disobeying an order issued by the court on June 14, 2013, which stayed the implementation of a resolution to dump garbage on the applicants' land.
Issues
- Whether the respondents disobeyed the court order to stop dumping garbage on the applicants' land.
- Whether the applicants provided sufficient evidence to prove the respondents' disobedience.
Reasoning
The court determined that the respondents were not served with the court order, and there was no evidence that the order was disobeyed. The court also noted that the order was not clear and unambiguous.
Outcome
Dismissed with no order as to costs
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