Joseph Macharia Komu v Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission

Komu v Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Miscellaneous Application E906 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 13410 (KLR) (Civ) (24 September 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 13410 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT NAIROBI (MILIMANI LAW COURTS) CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION E906 OF 2025 JN MULWA, J SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 BETWEEN JOSEPH MACHARIA KOMU ................................................................ APPLICANT AND INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION ...................................................................................... RESPONDENT RULING 1. The Respondent is absent. Date taken in it’s Advocate’s presence in court. No responses filed by the respondent despite having been served with the motion and the hearing date. 2. I have perused the chamber summons and the statement as well as the Notice of Motion dated 27/06/2025 and the grounds upon which the application is grounded. 3. I have seen the decree issued pursuant to the judgment of the court. It is dated 23/10/2023 in the sum of Kshs. 488,645.12 plus certified costs of Kshs. 115,230 amounting to Kshs. 603,875.12. I am also satisfied that the decree was duly served upon the Respondent by the Applicant’s Advocates, and received on 11/10/2023. 4. In the circumstances, there is no reason to deny the Applicant the orders sought. 5. Accordingly, I proceed to grant the Applicant prayers sought in the application as hereunder:1. Prayer No. 1 is hereby granted 2. Interest shall accrue on the decretal sum in the sum of Kshs. 603,875.12 at court rates from 24/07/2023 until payment in full. 3. I decline to award costs on the application. https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/13410/eng@2025-09-24 1

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