Kamundi v Land Registrar, Meru North & 2 others

Kamundi v Land Registrar, Meru North & 2 others (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Case E027 of 2026) [2026] KEELC 5510 (KLR) (22 September 2026) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2026] KEELC 5510 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT AT MERU ENVIRONMENT AND LAND MISCELLANEOUS CASE E027 OF 2026 BM EBOSO, J SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 BETWEEN MARTIN KOOME KAMUNDI .............................................................. APPLICANT AND THE LAND REGISTRAR, MERU NORTH ............................... 1ST RESPONDENT DIRECTOR OF SURVEYS, MERU COUNTY .......................... 2ND RESPONDENT THE HON ATTORNEY GENERAL ........................................... 3RD RESPONDENT RULING 1. The practice of litigants initiating proceedings against the Land Registrar, the Government Land Surveyors and the Attorney General while excluding land owners who are directly aected by intended rectication of survey records is gaining notoriety in our courts, particularly subordinate courts. As a mandatory requirement, every land owner aected by an intended rectication/alteration of survey records must be made a respondent or an interested party to the cause in which such orders are sought. 2. For this reason, the applicant is hereby ordered to amend his pleadings and join all aected parties as respondents in this suit. The amended papers shall be led and served within 15 days. In default, this suit shall stand struck out for being an abuse of the process of the court. DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT MERU THIS 22ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026. B M EBOSO [MR] ELC JUDGE In the Presence of: Mr Murithi for the Applicant Ms E Wairimu for the Respondent https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2026/5510/eng@2026-09-22 1

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