Biwot & 68 others v Jaramogi Investments Limited & another (Environment and Land Case E036 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 18534 (KLR) (17 December 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEELC 18534 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT AT KAPSABET ENVIRONMENT AND LAND CASE E036 OF 2025 GMA ONGONDO, J DECEMBER 17, 2025 BETWEEN JEREMIAH BIWOT .............................................................................. 1ST PLAINTIFF PAUL MURSI ....................................................................................... 2ND PLAINTIFF FRANCIS KIPCHOGE KURGAT ...................................................... 3RD PLAINTIFF SIMON KOSGEI ................................................................................... 4TH PLAINTIFF JOSEPH BIWOT ................................................................................... 5TH PLAINTIFF JOSEPH ONDITI ................................................................................. 6TH PLAINTIFF STANLEY BIWOT ............................................................................... 7TH PLAINTIFF DAVID MISOI ....................................................................................... 8TH PLAINTIFF MUSTAPHER TOO ............................................................................. 9TH PLAINTIFF PATRICE NGETICH ......................................................................... 10TH PLAINTIFF ANDREW SANG ............................................................................... 11TH PLAINTIFF JOSEPH ROTICH .............................................................................. 12TH PLAINTIFF STEPHEN NGENY ............................................................................ 13TH PLAINTIFF MERCY JEPCHIRCHIR ................................................................... 14TH PLAINTIFF JACKSON JACKY ............................................................................. 15TH PLAINTIFF LYDIA KOGO ..................................................................................... 16TH PLAINTIFF PIUS ROTICH .................................................................................... 17TH PLAINTIFF EZEKIEL NGENY .............................................................................. 18TH PLAINTIFF KENNETH KEMBOI ......................................................................... 19TH PLAINTIFF https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2025/18534/eng@2025-12-17 1
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PURITY CHEMUREN ...................................................................... 20TH PLAINTIFF WESLEY CHOGE ............................................................................... 21ST PLAINTIFF HILLARY KIPYEGO ......................................................................... 22ND PLAINTIFF NELSON LULEI ................................................................................. 23RD PLAINTIFF BENJAMIN MELLY ........................................................................... 24TH PLAINTIFF ROBERT KEMBOI ............................................................................ 25TH PLAINTIFF ROBERT KIPKURUI ........................................................................ 26TH PLAINTIFF JOEL BITOK ....................................................................................... 27TH PLAINTIFF MALATEI BENJAMIN ...................................................................... 28TH PLAINTIFF JOHN KIKWAI .................................................................................. 29TH PLAINTIFF GRACE TARKWEN .......................................................................... 30TH PLAINTIFF SIMEON LAGAT ................................................................................ 31ST PLAINTIFF PETER KIPLIMO .............................................................................. 32ND PLAINTIFF NICHOLAS BIWOTT ....................................................................... 33RD PLAINTIFF PETER KOSGEI ................................................................................. 34TH PLAINTIFF RUTH CHEPKURUI ........................................................................ 35TH PLAINTIFF STANLEY TANUI .............................................................................. 36TH PLAINTIFF REUBEN BIWOTT ............................................................................ 37TH PLAINTIFF VIBIAN CHEROTICH ...................................................................... 38TH PLAINTIFF JOHN MAIYO .................................................................................... 39TH PLAINTIFF NANCY MURSI ................................................................................. 40TH PLAINTIFF GERSON ROTICH ............................................................................. 41ST PLAINTIFF SIMION KIPKURU ........................................................................... 42ND PLAINTIFF REUBEN TERER ............................................................................... 43RD PLAINTIFF DENIS KIPKOECH ........................................................................... 44TH PLAINTIFF PETER TANUI ................................................................................... 45TH PLAINTIFF CLEMENT OCHIENG ...................................................................... 46TH PLAINTIFF AMISI ABABA .................................................................................... 47TH PLAINTIFF EMMANUEL KIPKOGEI .................................................................. 48TH PLAINTIFF JAMES NGELELEI ............................................................................. 49TH PLAINTIFF JOSEAH TOO ..................................................................................... 50TH PLAINTIFF ROBERT TOO .................................................................................... 51ST PLAINTIFF https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2025/18534/eng@2025-12-17 2
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PAUL MAIYO ..................................................................................... 52ND PLAINTIFF ANTHONY MAIYO .......................................................................... 53RD PLAINTIFF JOHNES KIPKORIR ......................................................................... 54TH PLAINTIFF COSMAS TANUI ............................................................................... 55TH PLAINTIFF NOAH TANUI .................................................................................... 56TH PLAINTIFF LEAH NGETICH ............................................................................... 57TH PLAINTIFF SAMUEL KEMEI ................................................................................ 58TH PLAINTIFF JOHN ROTICH .................................................................................. 59TH PLAINTIFF SIMION ROTICH .............................................................................. 60TH PLAINTIFF COLLINCE ODUORI ........................................................................ 61ST PLAINTIFF DANIEL MAIYO ................................................................................ 62ND PLAINTIFF EDWARD ROTICH ........................................................................... 63RD PLAINTIFF CLEOPHUS KIMUTAI ...................................................................... 64TH PLAINTIFF JAMES ROTICH ................................................................................ 65TH PLAINTIFF WELDON KIBET .............................................................................. 66TH PLAINTIFF WESLEY CHOGE ............................................................................... 67TH PLAINTIFF STELA CHEPKURUI ........................................................................ 68TH PLAINTIFF JOSEPH MAIYO ................................................................................. 69TH PLAINTIFF AND JARAMOGI INVESTMENTS LIMITED ....................... INTENDED DEFENDANT AND KIPCHICHIM GROUP OF COMPANIES LIMITED ........................ DEFENDANT RULING 1. 2. By Chamber Summons application dated 16th December 2025, the Intended Defendant/Applicant, Jaramogi Investments Limited through Kipkorir Cheruiyot, Chivai and Kigen Advocates LLP, is seeking the following principal orders; a. That the Court be pleased to grant leave to the Applicant to be joined as a Defendant. b. That the Court deems the Notice of appointment led by the rm of Kipkorir Cheruiyot, Chivai & Kigen Advocates LLP as the Advocates representing the Applicant as properly on record. Briey, it is asserted that the Applicant/Intended Defendant is a necessary party for the court to conclusively pronounce itself on this suit. That the participation of the Applicant who is the registered https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2025/18534/eng@2025-12-17 3
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owner of the suit land reference number 6051 (Soba River) measuring approximately 502 acres in area, is valuable and cannot be dispensed with in these proceedings. 3. Mr Moses Rotich and Mr Cheruiyot Melly Learned Counsel for the Plaintis and the Defendant respectively, do not oppose the application. 4. It is established law that joinder should not be denied where it aids the Court in arriving at a just determination and promotes access to justice in the matter; see Trusted Society of Human Rights Alliance-vs-Mumo Matemu & 5 others (2014) eKLR. 5. In the instant case, the joinder of the applicant in the terms sought would be necessary in reaching a just determination and enhance access to justice. 6. It is noteworthy that the Plaintis/Respondents and the Defendant/Respondent are in support of the application. Thus, the Applicant be joined as the 2nd Defendant in these proceedings. 7. Wherefore, the application dated 16th December 2025 is rm and merited, the same is hereby allowed in terms of prayers 1 and 2 therein as stated in paragraph 1 (a) and (b) hereinabove, 8. It is so ordered. DATED AND DELIVERED AT KAPSABET THIS 17TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2025. HON G M A ONGONDO JUDGE In the presence of; 1. Ms Faith Aketch Learned Counsel for the Applicant/Intended Defendant 2. Mr Moses Rotich Learned Counsel for the Plaintis/Respondents 3. Mr Cheruiyot Melly learned Counsel for the Defendant/Respondent 4. Walter Kipkorir, Court Assistant https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2025/18534/eng@2025-12-17 4
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