Kirioba v Odida & 4 others (Environment & Land Case 1510 of 2014) [2024] KEELC 630 (KLR)

Kirioba v Odida & 4 others (Environment & Land Case 1510 of 2014) [2024] KEELC 630 (KLR) (7 February 2024) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2024] KEELC 630 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT AT NAIROBI ENVIRONMENT & LAND CASE 1510 OF 2014 LN MBUGUA, J FEBRUARY 7, 2024 BETWEEN SAMSON MAISIBA KIRIOBA ................................................................. PLAINTIFF AND GODFREY OYORO ODIDA ........................................................... 1ST DEFENDANT ELIUD NG’ANG’A MURIMI .......................................................... 2ND DEFENDANT FRANCIS OSUMA ........................................................................... 3RD DEFENDANT LEAH WANGECHI KARIUKI ....................................................... 4TH DEFENDANT KARIUKI GITINGIRI .................................................................... 5TH DEFENDANT RULING 1. Counsel for 7th defendant has sought for the setting aside of interlocutory judgment. This move has been opposed by plaintifis counsel who contend that the rules of procedure don’t envisage such a scenario more so when the judgment was entered more than 20 years ago. 2. I find that the rules of procedure particularly order 10 rule 4, 6, 9 and10 of the Civil Procedure Rules do not envisage entry of interlocutory judgment in non- liquidated claims. To this end, the court makes reference to the cases of Peter Karanja Kamani v Isaac Mwangi Kimani [2018] eKLR and Beatrice Wanjiru Kamuri V John Kibira Muiruri [2016] EKLR. 3. To this end, the court will give orders that the interlocutory judgment entered several years ago shall not be set aside but the same shall only apply to liquidated claims. 4. To this end, the 7th defendant is hereby allowed to tender his evidence in so far as it makes reference to non-liquidated claims. https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2024/630/eng@2024-02-07 1

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