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ELCPartially AllowedNot stated in the judgment· [2026] KEELC 4305 (KLR)
Kapoya v Kasio & another (Environment and Land Appeal E027 of 2023) [2026] KEELC 4305 (KLR)
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#The Environment and Land Court in Kajiado froze all sales, transfers and beacon changes on a disputed Kitengela property until an appeal is decided.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#The Respondents/Applicants moved the Environment and Land Court at Kajiado by application dated 15th October 2024 seeking a temporary injunction restraining the Appellants from alienating, transferring or dealing with parcel Kajiado/Kitengela/23, a declaration that the 2nd Respondent is the rightful owner pending appeal, and an order for abatement of nuisance by removal of structures, fences and roads. The Applicants, registered owners of Kajiado/Kitengela/23 which was subdivided into four parcels in 1991, complained that following a boundary dispute ruling by the Land Registrar delivered on 13th July 2023 - the subject of the Appellants' pending appeal - the Appellants had defied the ruling by selling portions of the property, creating roads and erecting fences. The Appellants opposed, contending that the 1st Respondent had purportedly altered the boundary beacon after the demise of Moses Kapoya Ole Mosiro. The court framed a single issue: whether the 1st Respondent was entitled to the temporary injunction. Applying Order 40 Rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules and the Giella v Cassman Brown principles as restated in Nguruman, the court held that the pending appeal might be rendered moot if the parties continued dealing with the property, making preservation essential. The application was partly allowed: a temporary injunction against sale or transfer of the suit property and its subdivisions was granted; each party was to retain current occupation with no beacon placement or removal and no fencing on disputed portions; the appeal was to be heard expeditiously; costs were to abide the appeal's outcome. The mandatory and declaratory orders sought were refused at the interlocutory stage.
Key legal issues
#01
Whether a temporary injunction should issue restraining dealings with the suit property pending appeal
Holding
Partly allowed - a temporary injunction restraining sale, transfer and beacon placement issued; mandatory orders refused
Reasoning
The court applied Order 40 Rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules and the Giella v Cassman Brown principles as reiterated in Nguruman. It found the appeal might be rendered moot if the parties continued transferring the property, so preservation orders were essential. It also preserved the status quo on occupation and refused mandatory/declaratory relief at the interlocutory stage.
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Legal principles established
#- A temporary injunction may issue where property in dispute is in danger of being wasted, damaged or alienated pending an appeal
- Where a pending appeal might be rendered moot by continued dealings with the property, the court should preserve the status quo pending hearing and determination
Court orders
#- 1.Temporary injunction restraining the Appellants, their servants, agents, employees and/or any person acting under their authority from selling, transferring Kajiado/Kitengela/23 and/or its resultant subdivisions pending the hearing and determination of this Appeal
- 2.Each party to retain occupation of the land they currently occupy and not take any steps to occupy any new portion
- 3.No placement or removal of any beacons until the appeal is determined; no fencing on the disputed portions
- 4.The appeal to be heard expeditiously
- 5.Costs shall abide the outcome of the Appeal
- On appeal from
- Land Registrar (boundary dispute ruling)
- Jurisdiction invoked
- First appeal against the Land Registrar's boundary dispute ruling under the Land Registration Act regime; not expressly stated in the judgment
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Caselaw, "Kapoya v Kasio & another (Environment and Land Appeal E027 of 2023) [2026] KEELC 4305 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2026). Not stated in the judgment. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2026/4305/eng@2026-07-09
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