Kamau v Kamau (Environment & Land Case 466 of 2017) [2024] KEELC 4982 (KLR)
The bottom line
#A Kenyan court dismissed two bids to overturn land survey reports because the applicants produced no independent surveyor's report to prove encroachment.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#Key legal issues
#Whether the regional surveyor encroached into parcel Dundori/Miroreni Block 2/671 (Ndimu)
The court found no evidence of encroachment; the exhibited map shows three distinct parcels with no encroachment
The applicant alleged trespass by the regional surveyor into parcel 2/671 during resurvey of parcels 2/2290 and 2/2289. The court examined Exhibit 2, a map showing three distinct parcels, and found nothing demonstrating that parcel 2/2290 encroached into parcel 2/671. Without an independent surveyor's report, the allegation failed and the application was dismissed.
Whether the report of the regional surveyor dated 8th November 2023 should be set aside for failing to meet court directions on equal sub-division
The application failed because the applicant annexed no contrary surveyor's report and the document relied on (EWK1) referred to unexplained parcels 3619 and 3622 without titles
The applicant sought a re-survey alleging non-compliance with directions for equal sub-division. The court noted no contrary surveyor's report was annexed, EWK1 was of uncertain status (letter or report), and it referred to parcels 3619 and 3622 which the court could not comprehend and for which no titles were produced. The court concluded the litigation must end and dismissed the application.
Legal principles established
#- A party alleging encroachment or seeking to set aside a survey report must annex an independent surveyor's report to substantiate the claim
Court orders
#- 1.The application dated 18th December 2023 is dismissed with costs
- 2.The application dated 5th March 2024 is dismissed with costs
- 3.The report of the regional surveyor to be implemented
- 4.The file be closed
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Original jurisdiction over the suit land; court directions on sub-division and survey of Dundori/Miroreni Block 2/56 (Ndimu)
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#Frequently asked questions
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#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Kamau v Kamau (Environment & Land Case 466 of 2017) [2024] KEELC 4982 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2024). . Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2024/4982/eng@2024-05-02
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