Kinyanjui v Ngugi & 2 others (Environment and Land Appeal E052 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 4327 (KLR)
The bottom line
#A Murang'a High Court dismissed a landowner's bid to pause execution of a judgment, ruling that all three legal conditions for a stay must be proved together.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#Key legal issues
#Substantial loss
The Appellant did not prove substantial loss, having shown no property or stake on the suit land worth preserving
The court found the Appellant produced no evidence of any structure or interest on the land. Mere assertion was insufficient; the burden lay on him to prove substantial loss, and the absence of photographs or proof of any stake meant the first condition failed.
Unreasonable delay
The appeal and motion were filed within the 30-day period under Section 79G, hence without unreasonable delay
Judgment was delivered on 25-11-2024 and the motion filed on 19-12-2024, within the statutory 30 days for filing an appeal under Section 79G of the Civil Procedure Act, so the second condition was met.
Security for due performance
The Appellant's offer to abide by conditions was undermined by his failure to rebut the 1st Respondent's deposition that she had buried a relative on the land
Although the Appellant expressed willingness to abide by reasonable conditions, he filed no supplementary affidavit to rebut the burial on the land, and the court could see no way the Appellant could remedy that circumstance, so the third condition failed.
Legal principles established
#- An applicant for stay of execution under Order 42 rule 6(2) must prove substantial loss, file without unreasonable delay, and offer security, and all three conditions must be satisfied together
Court orders
#- 1.The notice of motion dated 16-12-2024 is dismissed
- 2.Costs in the cause
- On appeal from
- Magistrates' Court (Environment and Land) at Kenol
- Kenol MCELC No. 4 of 2024
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Sections 79G, 3 and 3A of the Civil Procedure Act; Order 42 rules 6(1) and (2) and Order 50 rules 1 and 3 of the Civil Procedure Rules 2010
Key timeline
#Practical implications
#Frequently asked questions
#Cite this brief
#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Kinyanjui v Ngugi & 2 others (Environment and Land Appeal E052 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 4327 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2025). Not stated in judgment. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2025/4327/eng@2025-06-10
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