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ELCOtherNot stated in the extract provided· [2022] KEELC 3408 (KLR)
Mugechi v County Government of Nairobi & 2 others (Environment and Land Appeal 65 of 2010) [2022] KEELC 3408 (KLR)
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#A Nairobi woman's Umoja plot dispute shows why keeping council assignment and payment records matters, though this judgment's final outcome cannot be confirmed.
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#Executive summary
#The suit concerns unsurveyed, untitled land designated by the City Council of Nairobi as Umoja Innercore Plot Number B59 Sector 3. The Council allocated the plot to Joyce Wanjiru in 1978, who sold it to Mary T Muthoni, from whom the plaintiff Mary Mugechi purchased and took transfer in October 1993 under an assignment dated 29/10/1993. Each of the three proprietors entered deeds of assignment with the Council. The plaintiff alleges that in 2008 the Council repossessed the plot and reallocated it to one Nicholas Mbevu, who promptly sold it to the 2nd and 3rd defendants, whose entry upon and construction on the plot triggered the suit. By a plaint dated 19/2/2010 the plaintiff sought a declaration of proprietary rights, mandatory injunctions compelling the 1st defendant to reaffirm and register her interest and issue a title deed, injunctions restraining and compelling the 2nd and 3rd defendants to cease construction, vacate and demolish structures, an order of eviction, police assistance to prevent breach of the peace, and costs. The plaintiff testified as PW1, produced a bundle of nine documents, and relied on council memos of 20/3/1992 and 26/10/1993 confirming full payment of the purchase price, ground rent, rates and development charges, and evidence of continued payment of rates. The text of the judgment available is truncated before the defendants' case, the court's findings, determination and orders, so the outcome cannot be established from this extract.
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#- Jurisdiction invoked
- Original jurisdiction of the Environment and Land Court over disputes relating to land (not expressly stated in the extract)
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#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Mugechi v County Government of Nairobi & 2 others (Environment and Land Appeal 65 of 2010) [2022] KEELC 3408 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2022). Not stated in the extract provided. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2022/3408/eng@2022-06-15
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