Kenya Wildlife Service v Fridah Kambura

Kenya Wildlife Service v Kambura (Miscellaneous Civil Application E175 of 2025) [2026] KEHC 3640 (KLR) (19 March 2026) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2026] KEHC 3640 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT MERU MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL APPLICATION E175 OF 2025 SM GITHINJI, J MARCH 19, 2026 BETWEEN KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE ................................................................. APPLICANT AND FRIDAH KAMBURA .......................................................................... RESPONDENT RULING 1. On 16/3/2026, this court, dealt with Civil Misc. Application No. E128/2025 Kenya Wildlife Service v Terethina Mwengwa, wherein it granted the Applicant herein stay of execution and leave to appeal out of time with specific directions in the following terms; “The finding herein relates only to this file and does not apply at all to SCCC No. E327, E329, E332, E334, E336, E338, E340, E342, E344 and E347. Temporary orders issued in these files are accordingly vacated.” 2. Evidently, the issues of sub judice and/or res judicata do not arise given the foregoing finding, and I therefore, accordingly, find that the Respondent’s Preliminary Objection dated 17/3/2026 is untenable and it is hereby struck out. 3. The application dated 21/11/2025 shall proceed for hearing and determination on its merits. DATED AND DELIVERED AT MERU THIS 19TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026. S. M. GITHINJI JUDGE PartiesMr. Mutai for the Applicant. Mr. Onyango holding brief for Miss Aketch for the Respondent. S. M. GITHINJI https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2026/3640/eng@2026-03-19 1

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