Mutula (Trading as Mama KJ) v Nairobi City County Government (Being the Natural & Presumptive Legal Successor of the Defunct City Council of Nairobi) (Judicial Review Miscellaneous Application 4 of 2019) [2025] KEHC 15105 (KLR) (Judicial Review) (28 October 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 15105 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT NAIROBI (MILIMANI LAW COURTS) JUDICIAL REVIEW JUDICIAL REVIEW MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION 4 OF 2019 RE ABURILI, J OCTOBER 28, 2025 BETWEEN FELICITY MUTETE MUTULA (TRADING AS MAMA KJ) ............. APPLICANT AND NAIROBI CITY COUNTY GOVERNMENT (BEING THE NATURAL & PRESUMPTIVE LEGAL SUCCESSOR OF THE DEFUNCT CITY COUNCIL OF NAIROBI) .............................................................................................. RESPONDENT RULING 1. On 29/9/2025 the Respondent was ably represented in this matter and his Counsel even conceded to the orders sought by the applicant. The date of today was given in the presence of Counsel for both parties. There is no representation by the Respondent. 2. This court is alive to the efiorts that it is making to have the decrees which are over 100 pending against the City County of Nairobi settled, through consultative engagement between the City County and the decree holders and that it is not clear whether the present decree holder may have attended any of those meetings where the City County Government officials have given undertakings to settle the pending decrees. 3. It is not lost to this court that there are over 100 warrants of arrest pending against the County Executive Committee Member Finance and Chief Officer, Finance of the City County Government of Nairobi. The various matters pending settlement are pending before this court. https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/15105/eng@2025-10-28 1
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4. For the above reasons, this court will keep in abeyance the warrant of arrest due and against the County Executive Officer Committee Member Finance and direct the Deputy Registrar to extract this Ruling and serve it upon the County Attorney for inclusion in the pending decrees for settlement. 5. Mention on 27/11/2025 to confirm status of settlement of the pending decrees. DATED, SIGNED & DELIVERED AT NAIROBI THIS 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 R.E. ABURILI JUDGE https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/15105/eng@2025-10-28 2
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