Republic v District County Commissioner Tigania Central & 2 others; Nabea & another (Ex parte Applicants); Kobia (Interested Party) (Environment and Land Judicial Review Case E019 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 2160 (KLR)

Republic v District County Commissioner Tigania Central & 2 others; Nabea & another (Ex parte Applicants); Kobia (Interested Party) (Environment and Land Judicial Review Case E019 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 2160 (KLR) (15 April 2026) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2026] KEELC 2160 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT AT MERU ENVIRONMENT AND LAND JUDICIAL REVIEW CASE E019 OF 2025 BM EBOSO, J APRIL 15, 2026 BETWEEN REPUBLIC ................................................................................................. APPLICANT AND DISTRICT COUNTY COMMISSIONER TIGANIA CENTRAL .... 1ST RESPONDENT DISTRICT LAND AND SETTLEMENT OFFICER TIGANIA CENTRAL/ EAST ................................................................................................ 2ND RESPONDENT THE HON ATTORNEY GENERAL, STATE LAW OFFICE .... 3RD RESPONDENT AND MOSES MUTIGA NABEA .................................................. EX PARTE APPLICANT NAAMA MUNYUA NABEA .............................................. EX PARTE APPLICANT AND JAMES KOBIA .......................................................................... INTERESTED PARTY RULING (Ex-Tempore) 1. Before court is the substantive motion dated 25/10/2025, brought by the ex-parte applicants herein. First, they are not present to persecute it and to respond to the issues raised by the respondents and the interested party. Secondly, it has emerged that the motion was brought outside the period prescribed in the order granting leave. Thirdly, it has emerged that the ex-parte applicants uploaded the motion but never remitted the requisite court filing fee. https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2026/2160/eng@2026-04-15 1

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