Director of Survey & 2 others v Ogoye & 881 others; National Land Commission & 2 others (Interested Parties) (Land Case E035 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 6156 (KLR) (24 September 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEELC 6156 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT AT KISUMU LAND CASE E035 OF 2024 E ASATI, J SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF SURVEY .................................................................... 1ST PLAINTIFF LAND REGISTRAR, KISUMU ......................................................... 2ND PLAINTIFF HON ATTORNEY GENERAL ........................................................... 3RD PLAINTIFF AND JOYCE OGOYE .................................................................................. 1ST DEFENDANT DOMINIC CHIAGA & 880 OTHERS & 880 OTHERS & 880 OTHERS ............................................................................................ 2ND DEFENDANT AND NATIONAL LAND COMMISSION ...................................... INTERESTED PARTY ETHICS & ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION ............. INTERESTED PARTY COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF KISUMU ............................ INTERESTED PARTY RULING 1. The Chamber Summons dated 8th September, 2025 filed on behalf of the Plaintifis seeks for an order that leave be granted to the Plaintifis’ Counsel to efiect service of the suit documents upon the afiected persons on Kisumu/Kogony registration section in diagram 18 Kanyakwar B registration section diagrams 2, 3 and 4 of the maps by means of substituted service. 2. Having read the grounds on the face of the application and the contents of the Supporting Afidavit, the court finds that the application has merit and hereby allows it. The court hereby directs that In Addition To the modes of substituted service proposed in the Chamber Summons, the Summons https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2025/6156/eng@2025-09-24 1
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to Enter Appearance, copies of the Plaint and all accompanying documents be served upon the Defendants by way of advertisement in the Daily Nation newspaper. The Interested Parties to be served physically. Costs in the cause. Orders accordingly. RULING READ AND SIGNED AT KISUMU AND DELIVERED THIS 24TH SEPTEMBER, 2025 VIRTUALLY THROUGH MICROSOFT TEAMS ONLINE APPLICATION. E. ASATI, JUDGE. In the presence of: Maureen: Court Assistant. A. Rioba h/b for S. Juma for the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Plaintifis No appearance for the Defendants. No appearance for the Interested Parties. https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2025/6156/eng@2025-09-24 2
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