PAUL MUTURI MUNDUI) RUCHU GAITHO ) vs WANJIRA KIENYERE GICHANGI) JOSEPH GICHANGI KIENYERE) KENNETH KANYIRA KIENYERE) LYDIA WANJIKU KIENYERE )ANNA WANJIKU KIENYERE) JOYCE WANGARE KIENYERE )JOSEPHAT GATHUA KIENYERE) PAUL GITAHI KIENYERE) [1999] KECA 109 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE COURT OF APPEAL AT NAKURU (CORAM: GICHERU, KWACH & SHAH, JJ.A.) CIVIL APPEAL NO. 29 OF 1998 BETWEEN PAUL MUTURI MUNDUI) RUCHU GAITHO ) ............................ APPELLANTS AND WANJIRA KIENYERE GICHANGI JOSEPH GICHANGI KIENYERE KENNETH KANYIRA KIENYERE LYDIA WANJIKU KIENYERE ANNA WANJIKU KIENYERE JOYCE WANGARE KIENYERE JOSEPHAT GATHUA KIENYERE PAUL GITAHI KIENYERE ........................... RESPONDENTS (Appeal from the judgment and decree of the High Court of Kenya at Nakuru (Tunoi, J.A.) delivered on the 6th day of July, 1995 in H.C.C.C. NO. 5 OF 1988) ******************* ORDER OF THE COURT Mr. Konosi has applied to withdraw this appeal on the ground that the record of appeal is defective as it does not contain a certified copy of the decree as required by rule 85 (1) (h) of the Rules of this Court. This renders the appeal incompetent and incapable of withdrawal. Although the appeal was lodged more than a year ago, no sevice has been effected on the respondents with the result that they were denied an opportunity to file any application under rule 80 to strike out the appeal. In the circumstances, we order the appeal struck out with costs to the respondents. Made at Nakuru this 24th day of February, 1999. J. E. GICHERU ............... JUDGE OF APPEAL R. O. KWACH ............... JUDGE OF APPEAL A. B. SHAH ............... JUDGE OF APPEAL

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