Patrick Wainaina Karanja v Mpaa Farm Limited

Karanja v Mpaa Farm Limited (Civil Miscellaneous Application E182 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 16342 (KLR) (12 November 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 16342 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT NAKURU CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION E182 OF 2025 JM NANG'EA, J NOVEMBER 12, 2025 BETWEEN PATRICK WAINAINA KARANJA ....................................................... APPLICANT AND MPAA FARM LIMITED ...................................................................... RESPONDENT RULING 1. For Ruling is a Notice of Motion dated 23rd May, 2025, by which the Applicant prays for Orders as here below: i. Spent. ii. That leave be and is hereby granted to the Plaintiff/Applicant to effect service of Summons and/or Notice of Summons and all other incidental process herein upon the Defendant/ Respondent through its known phone number via mobile enabled messaging application (Whatsapp) and any such summons and/or Notice of Summons and/or process be required properly served upon receipt by the Defendant/Respondent. (sic) iii. That the Costs of the application be provided for. 2. Vide affidavit in support of the Application, the Applicant avers inter alia that the Defendant is a company registered and based in Uganda, hence the prayer for substituted service. 3. Leave is granted to the Applicant to serve the court process as prayed. The costs of the Application shall be in the caused. RULING SIGNED, DATED, AND DELIVERED AT NAKURU THIS 12TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025. J. M. NANG’EA https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/16342/eng@2025-11-12 1

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