Kenya Railways Corporation v Rubis Energy Kenya PLC & another (Environment & Land Case E025 of 2023) [2024] KEELC 7430 (KLR) (6 November 2024) (Directions) Neutral citation: [2024] KEELC 7430 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT AT NAIROBI ENVIRONMENT & LAND CASE E025 OF 2023 MD MWANGI, J NOVEMBER 6, 2024 BETWEEN KENYA RAILWAYS CORPORATION .................................................... PLAINTIFF AND RUBIS ENERGY KENYA PLC ........................................................ 1ST DEFENDANT KENOL KOBIL PLC ........................................................................ 2ND DEFENDANT DIRECTIONS 1. Having considered the various requests and positions expressed by the parties on 5th November 2024, the court direct that; A. Leave be and is hereby granted to the 2nd Plaintifi, Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission EACC) to serve LIMA Ltd, and LZ Engineering Construction Ltd, the 3rd and 4th Defendants in the consolidated suit, respectively, with summons to enter appearance by way of substituted service by a prominent advertisement in a daily newspaper of nationwide circulation, in the next 14 days from the date of these directions. B. The advertisement should include the Land Reference number of the property(s) the subject matter of this suit. 2. The Defendants are granted 45 days to file and serve their pleadings or amended pleadings including their lists and bundles of documents and the witness statements that they wish to rely on in their cases in compliance with the provisions of Order 11 of the Civil Procedure Rules. 3. Directions on the hearing of the main suit shall be given on the next mention date upon confirmation of compliance with the above directions. It is so ordered. https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2024/7430/eng@2024-11-06 1
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DIRECTIONS DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED VIRTUALLY AT NAIROBI THIS 6TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2024. M.D. MWANGI JUDGE In the Virtual Presence of:Ms. Irene Odhiambo h/b for Mr. Bake for the 1st Plaintifi Mr. Bett h/b for Mr. Muthui for the 1st and 2nd Defendants Ms. Maganda h/b for Mr. Awuor for the 5th Defendant N/A for the 3rd, 4th and 6th Defendants Ms. Kibogy for the 2nd Plaintifi Court Assistant: Yvette https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2024/7430/eng@2024-11-06 2
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