Kenyan case law

• Joyce Mutete Mawioo v Pauline Wanjiru Nganga & 4 others [2020] KEELC 3871 (KLR)

  ✦ The Court finds the 1st Defendant's title to the suit property to be illegal, irregular, fraudulent, null and void. The 3rd and 4th Defendants are ordered to annul, cancel, and revoke the 1st Defendant's title and issue the Plaintiff with a title to the suit property.

  [2020] KEELC 3871 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 30 January 2020

• County Government of Tana River v Musa Karani Rhebu & 2 others [2020] KEELC 3892 (KLR)

  ✦ The Court grants the interlocutory injunction, finding the land to be community land and the Defendants to have no authority to sell it.

  [2020] KEELC 3892 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 30 January 2020

• James Gathitu Mwaura & another v Peter Njoroge Mwangi & another [2020] KEELC 3883 (KLR)

  ✦ The Plaintiffs failed to establish their case and the suit fails.

  [2020] KEELC 3883 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 30 January 2020

• Maringo K.P. & T.C. Estate House Owners’ Association (Maringo Posta Estate v Board of Trustees, Postal Corporation of Kenya Staff Pension Scheme & another [2020] KEELC 3652 (KLR)

  ✦ The petitioner has locus standi to bring the petition. The petitioner's complaint does not relate to the violation of Article 40(1) of the Constitution.

  [2020] KEELC 3652 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 30 January 2020

• Micheal Mweu Mutuku v Bernard Ngugi Gatonga [2020] KEELC 3885 (KLR)

  ✦ The Court grants the Applicant leave to file the appeal out of time

  [2020] KEELC 3885 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 30 January 2020

• Okanga v Ongolo (Civil Case 97 of 2017) [2020] KEELC 3888 (KLR) (30 January 2020) (Judgment)

  ✦ The court finds Okanga's claim for eviction and costs is valid, and Ongolo must vacate the land within 90 days.

  [2020] KEELC 3888 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 30 January 2020

• County Government of Tana River v Ali Bubu Dabale & 5 others [2020] KEELC 3812 (KLR)

  ✦ The Court grants the injunction, finding the Plaintiff has made a prima facie case and the Defendants may proceed to alienate the land to third parties.

  [2020] KEELC 3812 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 30 January 2020

• Charles Munga Kipsang v Patrick Telewa Nabiswa & another [2020] KEELC 3872 (KLR)

  ✦ The court enjoins the respondent and co-respondent from further transferring the land parcels during the pendency of the suit.

  [2020] KEELC 3872 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 30 January 2020

• Joseph M.E Simekha & 3 others (suing on their own behalf and on behalf of the members of the local congregation of Mariakani Christian Centre Church of God In East Africa (Kenya) v Byrum A.Makohka & 8 others; Airtel Networks Kenya Limited (Applicant) [2020] KEELC 3645 (KLR)

  ✦ The court dismissed the Plaintiffs' suit and ordered the Defendants to be paid rent due to them.

  [2020] KEELC 3645 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 30 January 2020

• Kihiumwiri Farmers Company Limited v Breeze Investments Company Ltd & 3 others [2020] KEELC 3865 (KLR)

  ✦ The application is allowed, and the Applicant is granted leave to file and serve the amended plaint within 7 days. The Respondents are at liberty to file their responses or additional responses within 14 days.

  [2020] KEELC 3865 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 30 January 2020

• Leonard Njeru Mukera & another v Silas Njeru Njiru & 3 others [2020] KEELC 3718 (KLR)

  ✦ The court finds no merit in the applicants' originating motion and dismisses it.

  [2020] KEELC 3718 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 30 January 2020

• Republic v National Land Commission & another; Ex-parte: James Mwangi Wagura & another [2020] KEELC 3877 (KLR)

  ✦ The Court finds that the 1st Respondent did not follow the proper procedure and violated the rules of natural justice, thus the decision to issue the corrigendum cannot stand. The Ex parte Applicants are entitled to the orders sought and costs will be borne by the 1st Respondent.

  [2020] KEELC 3877 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 30 January 2020

• Macharia Kamochio & 3 others v Commissioner for Co-operative Development and Marketing & another; Mburu Kinani (Interested Party) [2020] KEELC 3844 (KLR)

  ✦ The appeal is dismissed under Order 42 Rule 20 of the Civil Procedure Rules with costs to the interested party

  [2020] KEELC 3844 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 30 January 2020

• John Asuke Odongo & 15 others v Mathews Odongo Ogwang & another (Suing on behalf of Odongo Owaa Clan) [2020] KEELC 31 (KLR)

  ✦ The appeal is allowed with costs. The suit in the lower court is dismissed with costs.

  [2020] KEELC 31 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 30 January 2020

• Hesborn James Okello Keyo (suing as the legal administrator and personal representative of the estate of James Okeyo Asindi (Deceased) v Wilson Otieno Okeyo, Grace Carolyne Akinyi, Clementine Nyanjwa Jabuto, Violet Ingado Kimanani, District Land Registrar, Kisumu & Attorney General (Environment & Land Case 10 of 2013) [2020] KEELC 49 (KLR) (30 January 2020) (Judgment)

  ✦ The court held that the plaintiff is not a beneficiary of the deceased's estate and that the defendants' actions in subdividing the land were legal and procedurally sound.

  [2020] KEELC 49 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 30 January 2020

• Ethics & Anti-Corruption Commission v Wilson Gacanja & 10 Others; National Land Commission(Interested Party) [2020] KEELC 3549 (KLR)

  ✦ The Plaintiff has mandate to recover property on behalf of public entities and the Plaint can be amended to reflect the true description of the owner of the suit property.

  [2020] KEELC 3549 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 30 January 2020

• Adiel Nthuni Maimbu v Mugo J. Kirika [2020] KEELC 3713 (KLR)

  ✦ The appeal is allowed. The decision of the Business Premises Rent Tribunal is not appealable under Section 15(1) of the Landlord and Tenant (Shops, Hotels and Catering Establishments) Act. The tribunal did not have the authority to terminate the appellant's tenancy.

  [2020] KEELC 3713 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 30 January 2020

• Paul Mwaura Mwangi v Stephen Kameri [2020] KEELC 3760 (KLR)

  ✦ The court finds merit in the application and reviews and sets aside the previous order pending the hearing and determination of the suit.

  [2020] KEELC 3760 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 30 January 2020

• Githae & another v National Land Commission & another (Environment & Land Petition 6 of 2018) [2020] KEELC 3879 (KLR) (30 January 2020) (Ruling)

  ✦ The motion is dismissed with costs to the Respondents.

  [2020] KEELC 3879 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 30 January 2020

• County Government of Tana River v Binesa Wato Danko & 3 others [2020] KEELC 3854 (KLR)

  ✦ The application is allowed with costs.

  [2020] KEELC 3854 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 30 January 2020

• Anthony Thuo Kanai t/a Thuo Kanai Advocates v Cannon Assurance Limited & another [2020] KEELC 3686 (KLR)

  ✦ The applicant was not entitled to charge legal fees for the services he rendered to the 1st respondent as an employee. The Advocates Practice Rules do not provide for such a right.

  [2020] KEELC 3686 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 30 January 2020

• Nyaga Rungu v Stanley Nyaga Kuvuta [2020] KEELC 3692 (KLR)

  ✦ The court finds that the Plaintiff demonstrated his claim for adverse possession and orders the Defendant to transfer the land to the Plaintiff.

  [2020] KEELC 3692 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 30 January 2020

• Lawrence Karuiki Karanja v Lawrence Kagai Kariuki [2020] KEELC 11 (KLR)

  ✦ The court sets aside the order for want of prosecution and dismisses the proceedings.

  [2020] KEELC 11 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 30 January 2020

• Jackson Mwiti M’Rinyiru v Silas M’Rinyiru Mbui [2020] KEELC 3868 (KLR)

  ✦ The court declines to consider the appellant's claim on adverse possession and dismisses it. The court finds no customary trust on the balance of probabilities.

  [2020] KEELC 3868 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 29 January 2020

• Hilltop Engineering & 2 others v Dishon Mwongela Kilonzo & 5 others [2020] KEELC 3798 (KLR)

  ✦ The Applicants' advocates are properly on record, and the leave to file an appeal out of time is granted.

  [2020] KEELC 3798 (KLR) Environment & Land Court 29 January 2020