Karani & 2 others (All suing as personal representatives of the Estate of Karani Malongo Omolo) v Esakha & 27 others; Odhiambo (Interested Party) (Environment & Land Case 166 of 2017) [2023] KEELC 18606 (KLR) (6 July 2023) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2023] KEELC 18606 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT AT BUSIA ENVIRONMENT & LAND CASE 166 OF 2017 BN OLAO, J JULY 6, 2023 BETWEEN ERNEO PAMBA KARANI .................................................................. 1ST PLAINTIFF STEPHEN OUNDO BARABARA ..................................................... 2ND PLAINTIFF MESHACK OUMA OMOLLO ............................................................ 3RD PLAINTIFF ALL SUING AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF KARANI MALONGO OMOLO AND SILIFANO JUMA ESAKHA ............................................................. 1ST DEFENDANT PETER NDUNGU MWANGI ......................................................... 2ND DEFENDANT JOSEPH MATHENGE KINYORI .................................................. 3RD DEFENDANT STEPHEN MWANI .......................................................................... 4TH DEFENDANT JOSEPH MISIKO OLUBERO .......................................................... 5TH DEFENDANT HELLEN AJIAMBO MAKANDA ................................................... 6TH DEFENDANT OKUBASU NYONGESA MOSES ................................................... 7TH DEFENDANT WYCLIFFE AMBETSA OPARANYA ............................................ 8TH DEFENDANT JOSEPHAT JOHN MAENDE .......................................................... 9TH DEFENDANT ROBERT ASIBIKO ........................................................................ 10TH DEFENDANT LYDIA MATENDECHERE ........................................................... 11TH DEFENDANT STEPHEN WILBERFORCE AMANYA MAKOKHA ................ 12TH DEFENDANT RICHARD ODONGO MAKOKHA ............................................ 13TH DEFENDANT https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2023/18606/eng@2023-07-06 1
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ROBERT OKOCHI BARASA ....................................................... 14TH DEFENDANT ALEX LURONGO MWINDALO ................................................. 15TH DEFENDANT DANIEL NJOROGE WANYOIKE ................................................ 16TH DEFENDANT KIRATHIMO SELF HELP GROUP ............................................. 17TH DEFENDANT MASINDE AJUMA GABRIEL ...................................................... 18TH DEFENDANT ALOIS OKELLO PAMBA .............................................................. 19TH DEFENDANT VALENTINE CHERONO ............................................................. 20TH DEFENDANT MAKOKHA EUNICE AMODING ............................................... 21ST DEFENDANT WYCLIFFE WANGA OBUNDE ................................................... 22ND DEFENDANT TERRY ACHILA WOTSEMBO ................................................... 23RD DEFENDANT JOHN OJUK ONGWINDI ............................................................ 24TH DEFENDANT ZACHARIA KWENDO OTIENO ............................................... 25TH DEFENDANT JOHN RIAVI NDEDA ................................................................... 26TH DEFENDANT VALARIA MAKOKHA WAFULA ................................................ 27TH DEFENDANT SAMUEL OGOLA OREGE ............................................................ 28TH DEFENDANT AND MARGARET NELIMA ODHIAMBO .................................... INTERESTED PARTY RULING 1. This is in respect to the Notice of Motion dated March 13, 2023 in which the plaintis seek the following orders: 1. That leave be granted to the plaintis to amend the plaint dated September 26, 2017 by substituting the name of Phaustine Ounoi Ochunga With Erneo Pamba Karani and le a further list of documents. 2. That the amended plaint annexed hereto be deemed as duly led upon being received by the Court. 3. That costs of the application be provided for. 2. The application is predicated upon the provisions of Section 3A of the Civil Procedure Act and Orders 8 and 51 of the Civil Procedure Rules. It is also supported by the adavit of Meshack Ouma Omollo the 3rd plainti herein. 3. The gist of the application is that the Grant of Letters of Administration issued to Phaustine Ounoi Ochunga, Stephen Oundo Barabara And Meshack Ouma Omollo On April 20, 2017 In Busia Cmc Succession Cause No 552 Of 2016 Has Since Been Amended And The Said Phaustine Ounoi Ochunga is no longer an Administrator to the Estate of the deceased Karani Malongo Omolo. The Grant of Letters of Administration having been amended, it is imperative that the plaint herein be amended. https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2023/18606/eng@2023-07-06 2
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4. Annexed to the application is the original Grant of Letters of Administration issued on April 20, 2017 and the amended Grant of Letters of Administration issued on September 28, 2020. 5. When the application came up on May 9, 2023, I was informed that it had been served upon all the parties herein. None of the defendants has led any response to the application which is therefore not opposed. 6. In the circumstances, the Notice of Motion dated March 13, 2023 is hereby allowed in the following terms: 1. The plaint be amended as prayed. 2. The amended plaint be led and served upon all the defendants within 10 days of this ruling. 3. The defendants, if they so wish shall be at liberty to le any amended defences and serve within 14 days upon service upon them of the amended plaint. 4. All the parties are also at liberty to le and serve any further lists of witnesses and documents if necessary. 5. Thereafter, pre-trial before the Deputy Registrar on August 1, 2023 who shall x a hearing date. 6. No orders as to costs. BOAZ N. OLAO JUDGE 6TH JULY 2023 RULING DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED ON THIS 6TH DAY OF JULY 2023 BY WAY OF ELECTRONIC MAIL. BOAZ N. OLAO JUDGE 6TH JULY 2023 https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2023/18606/eng@2023-07-06 3
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