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Ziporah Muthoni Njagi v Faith Wairimu Gitubu [2015] KEHC 4432 (KLR)

[2015] KEHC 4432 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
4432
Citation
[2015] KEHC 4432 (KLR)
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TypeCivil AppealPostureAppellant seeks to dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution and lift interim orders.CoramR. K. Limo
Holding

The appeal is dismissed with costs for want of prosecution.

Facts

The appellant filed an appeal on July 31, 2007, against a decision of the trial magistrate. The respondent obtained a stay of execution of decree in the lower court on April 14, 2008, and has not taken any step in prosecuting the appeal for over 7 years.

Issues

  1. Whether the appeal should be dismissed for want of prosecution.
  2. Whether the interim orders should be lifted.

Reasoning

The court finds the appellant has not taken any step in prosecuting the appeal for over 7 years, despite the respondent's efforts to follow up. The court dismisses the appeal due to the inordinate delay.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The appeal is dismissed with costs for want of prosecution.
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