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ELCOtherELC Case No. 19 of 2019· [2021] KEELC 2509 (KLR)

Guyo Tuku (suing as the Chairman of Tawaho Youth Group) & 2 others v Godana Halakhe & 4 others [2021] KEELC 2509 (KLR)

Environment and Land Court
21 July 2021
LMLucy N. Mbugua
170 words in judgment
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The bottom line

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A Kenyan land dispute was redirected to the new Isiolo Environment and Land Court because the Marsabit magistrate's court lacked the money-value jurisdiction to hear it.

What this practically means

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Executive summary

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This is a short order/directions ruling in an Environment and Land Court suit at Meru, ELC Case No. 19 of 2019, brought by three officials of Tawaho Youth Group (Guyo Tuku as Chairman, Hussein Yakub as Treasurer and Galma Dima as Secretary) against five defendants led by Godana Halakhe. The document does not record the substantive claim or its determination; it addresses only the administrative question of where and before whom the matter should proceed. Hon. Lucy N. Mbugua (ELC Judge) noted that she was on transfer, and that the magistrate currently manning Marsabit law courts is a Senior Resident Magistrate with pecuniary jurisdiction of KShs 5 million, whereas the incoming magistrate would be a Chief Magistrate with jurisdiction of KShs 20 million. She further observed that the matter was slated for transfer to the newly established Environment and Land Court at Isiolo. On that basis she directed that the matter be mentioned at the Isiolo ELC on 5th October 2021 for the parties to ventilate their issues before that court. The order was dated, signed and delivered via email at Meru on 21st July 2021. No costs order was made, no authorities were cited, and the substantive suit remains pending for determination by the Isiolo ELC.

Key legal issues

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Transfer and forum of the suit

Holding

The court directed that the matter be mentioned at the newly established Isiolo ELC court rather than Marsabit, whose SRM lacks sufficient pecuniary jurisdiction

Reasoning

The judge noted being on transfer and that the magistrate currently at Marsabit is an SRM with a pecuniary jurisdiction of KShs 5 million, while the incoming magistrate would be a Chief Magistrate with a jurisdiction of KShs 20 million. Given the pending establishment of the ELC court at Isiolo, the appropriate forum was that court.

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Legal principles established

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  • Where the presiding judge is on transfer and the matter is slated for transfer to a newly established ELC court, directions should be given for mention before that court

Court orders

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  1. 1.Directions that the matter be mentioned at Isiolo ELC for parties to ventilate their issues before that court on 5.10.2021
Jurisdiction invoked
Environment and Land Court jurisdiction (suit transferred; direction for mention at Isiolo ELC)

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Cite this brief

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Cite this brief

Caselaw, "Guyo Tuku (suing as the Chairman of Tawaho Youth Group) & 2 others v Godana Halakhe & 4 others [2021] KEELC 2509 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2021). ELC Case No. 19 of 2019. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2021/2509/eng@2021-07-21

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