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ELCAllowedEnvironment & Land Case E004 of 2021· [2023] KEELC 21315 (KLR)
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission v Karamoh Impex & Trasnsport Limited & 2 others; National Land Commission (Interested Party)
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#What this practically means
#Executive summary
#This is a short ruling of the Environment and Land Court at Isiolo (P.M. Njoroge, J) in an application dated 19 October 2023 filed within ELC E004 of 2021, a suit in which the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission is the applicant against Karamoh Impex & Trasnsport Limited, Jotham Kilimo and Stephen Ambani, with the National Land Commission already an interested party. The application sought two substantive orders: that Isiolo Jua Kali Association be admitted as an interested party in the suit, and that the proposed interested party's list of documents dated 17 July 2023 together with the statement of Wilson Emmanuel Oduor, its Secretary, dated 17 July 2023 be deemed properly on record, with costs provided for. In support, the association asserted that it was allocated the suit land in 1992, which land has since been registered in the name of the 1st defendant and renamed Parcel Number 7918/736, giving it an identifiable stake or legal interest in the proceedings, and that no prejudice would be suffered by the other parties if the application were allowed. When the application came up for hearing on 6 November 2023 it was not opposed. The court accordingly allowed the application in its entirety, admitted the association as an interested party, deemed the documents and statement properly on record, and ordered that costs shall be in the cause. The ruling contains no discussion of authority or statutory provisions on joinder.
Key legal issues
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Joinder of an interested party claiming an identifiable stake in the suit land
Holding
The application for joinder was allowed as unopposed, the association claiming it was allocated the suit land in 1992 and thus has an identifiable stake or legal interest in the proceedings.
Reasoning
The proposed interested party asserted it was allocated the suit land in 1992, now registered in the name of the 1st defendant as Parcel Number 7918/736, giving it an identifiable stake. It also argued no prejudice would be suffered by other parties. The application was not opposed when it came up for hearing on 6 November 2023, and the court allowed it.
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Legal principles established
#Court orders
#- 1.Isiolo Jua Kali Association admitted as an interested party in the suit
- 2.The 2nd interested party's list of documents dated 17 July 2023 and statement of Wilson Emmanuel Oduor dated 17 July 2023 deemed properly on record
- 3.Costs shall be in the cause
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Inherent jurisdiction of the Environment and Land Court to join interested parties (not expressly stated in the ruling)
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#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission v Karamoh Impex & Trasnsport Limited & 2 others; National Land Commission (Interested Party)", Case Analysis (2023). Environment & Land Case E004 of 2021. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2023/21315/eng@2023-11-07
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