Mohamed & 2 others

Mohamed & 2 others (Suing as Administrator of the Estate of Peter Rashid Abdallah Mboty) v Kazungu (Environment and Land Appeal E017 of 2023) [2024] KEELC 14045 (KLR) (12 December 2024) (Judgment) Neutral citation: [2024] KEELC 14045 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT AT MALINDI ENVIRONMENT AND LAND APPEAL E017 OF 2023 EK MAKORI, J DECEMBER 12, 2024 BETWEEN NOORHER MOHAMED .................................................................. 1ST APPELLANT HADUA NANZALA RASHID ......................................................... 2ND APPELLANT FATUMA MARUTI RASHID .......................................................... 3RD APPELLANT SUING AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF PETER RASHID ABDALLAH MBOTY AND JOEL KAZUNGU ................................................................................. RESPONDENT (Being An Appeal Under Section 65 1(b) Of The Civil Procedure Act Cap 21 Laws Of Kenya And Order 42 Rule 1 (1) Of The Civil Procedure Rules 2010 From The Judgment And Order Of Hon. James Ongondo, Malindi Delivered On 5Th April, 2023 In Malindi Mcel No. 21 Of 2018) JUDGMENT 1. The Court of Appeal has recently provided guidance on whether the Magistrates Court has jurisdiction to hear adverse possession claims. It is reported in Sugawa V Kinuti & 3 Others (2024) KECA 1417 KLR. 2. The Court of Appeal revered several decisions from the ELC for and against the litigants handling adverse possession matters. The Court of Appeal considered; 3. …the appeal arises from a mixed grill claim- with a Counterclaim being under adverse possession and which was the basis of the decree from the Lower Court. https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2024/14045/eng@2024-12-12 1

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