Aloys Blaise Ayako v University of Nairobi [2006] KECA 50 (KLR)
The bottom line
#Kenya's Court of Appeal stopped enforcement of a Shs.676,000 judgment against a tenant pending appeal, but only after he paid Shs.500,000 into court.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#Key legal issues
#Whether the intended appeal was arguable
The court was satisfied the intended appeal was arguable and not frivolous, satisfying the first limb of the rule 5(2)(b) test.
The court considered the rival submissions of the parties and perused the pleadings on record. It found the applicant's intended appeal arguable, expressly stating it did not regard the appeal as frivolous, thereby satisfying the first established principle for relief under rule 5(2)(b) of the Court's Rules.
Whether the appeal would be rendered nugatory absent a stay, and on what terms stay should issue
Applying Oraro and Rachier v Co-operative Bank of Kenya Limited, requiring the applicant to deposit the entire decretal sum would be too onerous and well-nigh impossible; a conditional stay with a Shs.500,000/= deposit was granted.
The court applied its own precedents on the nugatory test. Noting the decretal claim of Shs.676,000/= in unpaid rents, it found requiring deposit of the entire decretal sum too onerous and well-nigh impossible on the circumstances shown. It balanced the applicant's position against the respondent's by granting a stay conditional on a lesser deposit within 30 days, with automatic dismissal in default.
Legal principles established
#- In a rule 5(2)(b) application, the applicant must demonstrate that the intended appeal is arguable and that its success would be rendered nugatory absent the orders sought
- The nugatory-impact test in rule 5(2)(b) applications is assessed applying the principles in Oraro and Rachier v Co-operative Bank of Kenya Limited, and the burden of depositing the entire decretal sum may be too onerous where it would render the appeal nugatory
Court orders
#- 1.Stay of execution of the decree of the High Court in H.C.C.C. No. 832 of 2002 pending the filing and determination of the intended appeal
- 2.Applicant to deposit Shs.500,000/= with the Court within 30 days
- 3.In default of the deposit, the application to stand dismissed
- On appeal from
- High Court of Kenya at Nairobi
- H.C.C.C. No. 832 of 2002
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Rule 5(2)(b) of the Court of Appeal Rules
Key timeline
#Practical implications
#Frequently asked questions
#Cite this brief
#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Aloys Blaise Ayako v University of Nairobi [2006] KECA 50 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2006). Civil Appli 281 of 2005 (UR 174/2005). Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keca/2006/50/eng@2006-11-10
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