In re Baby AC aka SJM (Adoption Cause E180 of 2024) [2025] KEHC 9621 (KLR) (Family) (3 July 2025) (Judgment) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 9621 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT NAIROBI (MILIMANI LAW COURTS) FAMILY ADOPTION CAUSE E180 OF 2024 HK CHEMITEI, J JULY 3, 2025 IN THE MATTER OF BABY AC AKA SJM IN THE MATTER OF EWW .................................................................................................... 1ST APPLICANT JNM ..................................................................................................... 2ND APPLICANT JUDGMENT 1. 2. In their Originating Summons dated 24th August 2024 the Applicant’s seeks orders that:(a) They be allowed to adopt Baby AC a.k.a SJM and the child be henceforth named as TSW. (b) The child’s place and date of birth be declared to be 30th October 2022 at Ruiru level 4 hospital in Kiambu county. (c) The child be presumed to be a Kenyan citizen by birth and consequently be entitled to all the rights and benefits in respect thereof including issuance of a post adoption certificate of birth and a passport. (d) AMW and EMM be appointed as joint legal guardians of the child in the event that the Applicants are unable to discharge their parental responsibilities. (e) The Registrar General be directed to make appropriate entries in the Adoption Children’s Register and issue a certificate to that effect. (f) The guardian ad litem be discharged. The application is based on the statements and affidavit in support of the application. https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/9621/eng@2025-07-03 1
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3. When the matter came up on 17th October 2024 the court directed that a report be prepared by the Children’s Department. 4. The same dated 20th December 2024 and filed on 6th January 2025 is on record. 5. The parties including the intended legal guardians as well as the minor appeared in court online on 5th June 2025 and the court was able to interview them. 6. They all were conversant with their various responsibilities and obligations. 7. The court has equally perused the paper trail on record and it is satisfied that the applicants have met all the requirements as per the Adoption Act. 8. Consequently, the Originating Summons herein is allowed with no order as to costs. 9. DAO is hereby discharged as the guardian ad litem. DATED SIGNED AND DELIVERED VIA VIDEO LINK AT NAIROBI THIS 3RD OF JULY 2025. H K CHEMITEI JUDGE https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/9621/eng@2025-07-03 2
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