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ELCOtherNot stated in the judgment excerpt· [2020] KEELC 1456 (KLR)

Leonard Kimeu Mwanthi v Rukaria M’Twerandu M’Iringu; Nathaniel Kithinji Ikiugu & 4 others (Intended Interested Parties) [2020] KEELC 1456 (KLR)

High Court of Kenya (Environment and Land Court)
6 August 2020
PNP. M. Njoroge
305 words in judgment
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The bottom line

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A Kenyan land court refused to decide a stay and review application on its merits, directing the parties to the Meru court handling the underlying appeal.

What this practically means

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Executive summary

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This is a brief chamber ruling delivered by P. M. Njoroge J at Chuka on 6th August 2020. The applicants, through a notice of motion dated 3rd August 2020 supported by an affidavit of Dr. Leonard Kimeu Mwanthi containing 36 grounds, sought certification as urgent, enjoinder of intended interested parties, a stay of execution of orders issued on 23rd May 2018, review, variation and/or setting aside of that judgment with the matter heard de novo, and in the alternative a declaration that any recovery by the Appellant should exclude parcels Nos. Ntima/Igoki/9595, 9596, 9605, 9601, 9597 and 9598 belonging to the 1st to 5th applicants, plus costs. The court did not determine any of the substantive prayers on their merits. It held that the grounds raised issues properly considered by the court that will hear and determine the appeal, which it identified as the Meru ELC Court, and observed that an application for stay of execution must address prerequisites such as security for due performance. The court certified the application urgent and directed that it be placed before the Hon. Justice Lucy Mbugua, ELC Judge at Meru, on 19th August 2020. No costs order was made. The ruling is essentially procedural, deferring all substantive determination to the trial/appeal court at Meru.

Key legal issues

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Whether the court could determine the substantive prayers for joinder, stay of execution and review

Holding

The court declined, directing the application to the judge who will hear the appeal.

Reasoning

The court observed that the grounds in the application raised issues properly considered at the hearing and determination of the appeal before the Meru ELC Court. It further noted that stay of execution requires addressing prerequisites such as security for due performance. It therefore certified the matter urgent and placed it before the ELC judge at Meru rather than ruling on the merits.

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Legal principles established

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  • Substantive issues raised in an application addressing matters for the appeal, including prerequisites for stay of execution such as security, fall to be determined by the court seized of the appeal.

Court orders

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  1. 1.The application is certified urgent.
  2. 2.This application will be placed before the Hon. Justice Lucy Mbugua, ELC Judge at Meru on 19th August, 2020.
On appeal from
Meru ELC Court
Jurisdiction invoked
Not expressly stated; the matter arises from an appeal pending before the Meru ELC Court

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Cite this brief

Caselaw, "Leonard Kimeu Mwanthi v Rukaria M’Twerandu M’Iringu; Nathaniel Kithinji Ikiugu & 4 others (Intended Interested Parties) [2020] KEELC 1456 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2020). Not stated in the judgment excerpt. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2020/1456/eng@2020-08-06

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