Marete v Wilfred (Sued as the Legal Representative of the Estate of Ashford Gitonga Muchiri) & another (Environment and Land Case E015 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 2299 (KLR)

Marete v Wilfred (Sued as the Legal Representative of the Estate of Ashford Gitonga Muchiri) & another (Environment and Land Case E015 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 2299 (KLR) (21 April 2026) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2026] KEELC 2299 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT AT CHUKA ENVIRONMENT AND LAND CASE E015 OF 2024 BM EBOSO, J APRIL 21, 2026 BETWEEN ELIAS KABURU MARETE ....................................................................... PLAINTIFF AND CATHERINE KANGAI WILFRED (SUED AS THE LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ASHFORD GITONGA MUCHIRI) ........... 1ST DEFENDANT TIMOTHY MICHENI KANAMPIU ............................................. 2ND DEFENDANT RULING (Ex-tempore) 1. The court has considered the application dated 8/4/2026. Through it, the plaintifi seeks leave to efiect substituted service through a notice in either the Standard Newspaper or the Daily Nation. 2. It does emerge from the court record that on 28/10/2025, this court granted the plaintifi leave to efiect substituted service through a notice in either the Standard Newspaper or the Daily Nation. 3. It does appear the plaintifi did not utilize that opportunity. The present application is unnecessary. All that the plaintifi requires is an enlargement of time. 4. This is a 2024 case. The court will grant the applicant/plaintifi an enlargement of 30 days. If the plaintifi will not efiect substituted service within the 30 days, this suit shall stand dismissed. 5. In the end, the Notice of Motion dated 8/4/2026 is struck out but the plaintifi is granted a further 30 days, from today, within which to efiect substituted service in terms of the Order of 28/10/2025. 6. It is so ordered. DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT CHUKA THIS 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026. https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2026/2299/eng@2026-04-21 1

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