REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT KISII ADOPTION CAUSE NO. 6 OF 2017 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION FOR THE ADOPTION BY D B R AND IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF I P N R BETWEEN D B R ................................APPLICANT AND A M R............................RESPONDENT RULING The applicant, D B R, seeks custody of the child, I P N R ‘the child’. According to the applicant’s deposition dated 27th September 2017, the child was abandoned by the mother, A M R, at birth. The child’s mother is the applicant’s daughter. The applicant, according to the evidence, is the child’s primary caregiver. The applicant wishes to travel with the child hence the application before the court. I am satisfied that it is in the best interests of the child to grant the applicant custody pending adoption proceedings. I accordingly grant the applicant, D B R full care, custody and control of, I P N R. [Delivered and signed this 13th day of June 2018]. D.S MAJANJA JUDGE In the presence of Mr. Mose for the Applicant DBR Limo CA
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