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ELCOtherEldoret E&L No. 352 of 2012 (formerly Eldoret High Court No. 103 of 2007)· [2017] KEELC 134 (KLR)
Jackson A. Arap Chumo v William Malakwen Cheruiyot & 12 others [2017] KEELC 134 (KLR)
Environment and Land Court (inferred from reference to 'Eldoret E&L no. 352 of 2012')
18 July 2017
403 words in judgment
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#An Eldoret land dispute over a 10-acre family parcel shows why transferring family land must be formally completed before a relative dies.
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#Executive summary
#The excerpt provided is an incomplete first-instance judgment (or judgment extract) from Eldoret, dated and delivered on 18 July 2017 by M.A Odeny J. It records only the plaintiff's case: he claims the parcel Eldoret Municipality/Block 20 (Kapyemit) 195, measuring approximately 10.4 acres near Kapsaos, which originally belonged to his step-mother, Jebwambok Tapkili Ranyei (deceased, died 1983). He lived with her on the land; she allegedly expressed a wish to transfer it to him in exchange for her moving to Kipkaren Salient, but died before formalising the transfer. After her death, the plaintiff obtained letters of administration, confirmed on 4 December 2006, and transferred the land to himself, obtaining a title deed. He alleges that William Malakwen Cheruiyot, a step-brother, sold 2.4 acres to third parties and threatened to take the land. A related suit, Eldoret High Court No. 103 of 2007 (now Eldoret E&L No. 352 of 2012), had resulted in a ruling in his favour with an injunction against the defendants. The plaintiff seeks a permanent injunction, eviction of the defendants, vacant possession, costs and interest. The excerpt contains no court findings, analysis, or final orders; accordingly no holdings, orders, costs direction, or disposition can be verified from the text.
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#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Jackson A. Arap Chumo v William Malakwen Cheruiyot & 12 others [2017] KEELC 134 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2017). Eldoret E&L No. 352 of 2012 (formerly Eldoret High Court No. 103 of 2007). Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2017/134/eng@2017-07-18
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