Joseph Mukonye Gibendi v Vincent Chole Mukonye & another [2016] KEHC 3979 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 3979
- Citation
- [2016] KEHC 3979 (KLR)
- Decided
- 27 July 2016
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TypeLand and Environment CasePostureAppeal from original trialCoramS. Mukunya JUDGE
Holding
The court maintains the status quo pending the hearing of the suit and makes Truphena E. Mukonye an interested party. The suit is fixed for hearing on merits.
Facts
The plaintiff, Joseph Mukonye Gibendi, filed an application to restrain the defendants and their mother from occupying a specific land parcel. The interested party, Truphena E. Mukonye, sought to be made an interested party and claimed the land was a matrimonial property.
Issues
- Whether the defendants and their mother stay and live on the suit land East Bukusu/S. Nalondo/1493.
- Whether the suit land is a matrimonial home of the plaintiff's interested party and if so, whether there is an overriding interest on the land as far as the interested party is concerned.
Reasoning
The court cannot determine the issues at this stage as it would be tantamount to determining the suit through interlocutory applications. The suit must be heard on merits.
Outcome
The court maintains the status quo and makes Truphena E. Mukonye an interested party.
Orders
- That the status quo obtaining in land parcel East Bukusu/S.Nalondo/4693 be maintained pending the hearing of this suit.
- Truphena E. Mukonye is made a party to this suit.
- This suit shall be fixed for hearing on merits by the parties.
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