Natembea v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E149 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 17902 (KLR) (20 November 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 17902 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT BUNGOMA MISCELLANEOUS CRIMINAL APPLICATION E149 OF 2025 MS SHARIFF, J NOVEMBER 20, 2025 BETWEEN ELPHAS MUYANDA NATEMBEA ........................................................ APPLICANT AND REPUBLIC ............................................................................................ RESPONDENT RULING 1. Upon perusal of the Applicant’s Chamber Summons (undated) and filed herein on 17.11.2025 I do note that the original file being Kakamega CM CR Case No E517/2020 was handled by a court that is not within my territorial jurisdiction wherefore I have no supervisory jurisdiction over Kakamega Chief Magistrate’s court. 2. In light of the reasons aforestated I do hereby transfer this application to Kakamega High Court for hearing and determination. 3. This file is hereby marked as closed and shall be assigned a new number in Kakamega High Court. DELIVERED, SIGNED AND DATED AT BUNGOMA THIS 20TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025. MWANAISHA S. SHARIFF JUDGE https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/17902/eng@2025-11-20 1
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