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ELCAllowedNot stated in judgment· [2017] KEELC 2859 (KLR)
Simiyu Wandiba v Elias Makhanu Juma [2017] KEELC 2859 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya (Environment and Land Division), Bungoma
18 May 2017
172 words in judgment
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#A Bungoma court let a buyer complete a 1988 land purchase after he proved the sale with agreements and a search.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#This is a first-instance formal proof judgment delivered at Bungoma by S. Mukunya J on 18 May 2017. Judgment in the matter had earlier been entered by the Deputy Registrar on 22 December 2015, and the suit came up for formal proof on 13 March 2017. The plaintiff, Prof. Simiyu Wandiba, testified and adopted his filed statement, producing sale agreements dated 16 May 1988, 2 July 1988 and 30 July 1988, together with an official search of 1995. He asked the court to assist him to conclude the sale so as to obtain title to one acre of land to be hived off from parcel East Bukusu/South Kanduyi/15660. The defendant was absent; Mrs. Chunge held brief for Mr. Sichangi for the defendant. The court perused the documents produced and expressed itself satisfied that the plaintiff had proved his case on a balance of probabilities, and allowed his prayers as prayed in the plaint. The judgment does not reproduce the plaint's prayers, does not state the case number or the defendant's full name, makes no costs order, and cites no authorities or statutes. The operative order is that the plaintiff's prayers are allowed as pleaded. No separate opinion was written and the bench was a single judge.
Key legal issues
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Proof of the plaintiff's case at formal proof
Holding
The plaintiff proved his case on a balance of probabilities and was granted the prayers in the plaint
Reasoning
The matter proceeded to formal proof after judgment was entered by the Deputy Registrar on 22/12/2015. The plaintiff testified through Prof. Simiyu Wandiba, who relied on his filed statement and produced sale agreements dated 16/5/88, 2/7/88 and 30/7/88 together with an official search of 1995. The court, perusing the documents, was satisfied the case was proved on a balance of probabilities.
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Legal principles established
#- A plaintiff who proves his case on a balance of probabilities at formal proof is entitled to his prayers as pleaded
Court orders
#- 1.Plaintiff's prayers allowed as prayed in the plaint
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Not stated in judgment; first-instance suit for specific performance/conveyance of land
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#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Simiyu Wandiba v Elias Makhanu Juma [2017] KEELC 2859 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2017). Not stated in judgment. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2017/2859/eng@2017-05-18
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