Mogeni t/a Elimonyaco Auctioneers v Amolo (Suing as legal representative of the Estate of Jacktone Amolo Oyare); Okongo & 2 others (Defendant) (Environment & Land Case 744 of 2017) [2024] KEELC 5421 (KLR)
The bottom line
#The Environment and Land Court in Migori ordered police to provide security so an auctioneer could execute an eviction decree upheld on appeal.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#Key legal issues
#Whether police assistance/security should be extended to a decree-holder's auctioneer for execution of an upheld decree
Yes; the OCS Uriri Station is ordered to provide reasonable security and to evict the respondent from the suit parcel in execution of the decree
The decree-holder's judgment of 20th March 2019 was upheld on appeal by the Court of Appeal in Kisumu Civil Appeal No. 73 of 2019 on 23rd June 2023. Counsel for the 1st defendant/decree holder urged prayer No. 2, and the court found the application merited, anchored on sections 3 and 3A of the Civil Procedure Act, sections 3 and 19 of the Environment and Land Court Act, and Article 159(2)(b) of the Constitution (justice shall not be delayed).
Legal principles established
#- An auctioneer executing a decree upheld on appeal is entitled to police security during execution and eviction
Court orders
#- 1.The ex-parte notice of motion dated 30th April 2024 is allowed in terms of prayer No. 2, namely that the OCS Uriri Station provides the applicant with reasonable security during execution and evicts the Plaintiff/Respondent from suit parcel No. Kanyamkago/Kajuju/488 and effects the court order issued on 11th May 2019
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Sections 3, 3A and 78 of the Civil Procedure Act (Cap. 21); sections 3 and 19 of the Environment and Land Court Act, 2015; Article 159(2)(b) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010
Key timeline
#Practical implications
#Frequently asked questions
#Cite this brief
#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Mogeni t/a Elimonyaco Auctioneers v Amolo (Suing as legal representative of the Estate of Jacktone Amolo Oyare); Okongo & 2 others (Defendant) (Environment & Land Case 744 of 2017) [2024] KEELC 5421 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2024). Not stated in judgment (arises from Case No. 744 of 2017). Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2024/5421/eng@2024-07-17
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