In re AH (Child) (Adoption Cause E304 of 2025) [2026] KEHC 3653 (KLR) (Family) (19 March 2026) (Judgment) Neutral citation: [2026] KEHC 3653 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT NAIROBI (MILIMANI LAW COURTS) FAMILY ADOPTION CAUSE E304 OF 2025 HK CHEMITEI, J MARCH 19, 2026 IN THE MATTER OF ADOPTION OF BABY AH IN THE MATTER OF EON ...................................................................................................... 1ST APPLICANT JNN ...................................................................................................... 2ND APPLICANT JUDGMENT 1. In their Originating Summons dated 22nd October 2025 the Applicants are seeking orders:(a) That EON and JNN be allowed to adopt the child currently identified as Baby AH. (b) That henceforth the child shall be renamed AMO. (c) That the child’s date and place of birth be declared to be 6th October 2023 at Vebeneza medical center Nairobi County. (d) That the child be presumed to be a Kenyan citizen by birth and consequently entitled to all the rights and benefits in respect thereof. (e) That JWN and JNN be appointed as the legal guardians of the child in the event that the Applicants herein are incapacitated or in any way unable to discharge their parental responsibilities. (f) That the Registrar General be directed to make the appropriate entries in the Adopted Children’s Register and issue a certificate to that effect. (g) That the relevant department under the civil registration services be directed to issue a post adoption certificate of birth in respect of the child. https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2026/3653/eng@2026-03-19 1
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(h) That the Directorate of Immigration services be directed to issue a passport to the child. (i) That the guardian ad litem be discharged. 2. The application is based on the grounds thereof and the statement as well as the afidavits of even date. 3. The court on 13th November 2025 appointed the guardian ad litem and directed that a report be prepared by the children’s department. 4. The report dated 19th January 2026 and filed in court on 22nd January 2026 is positive and detailed enough. 5. The court was able to see and interview the parties online on 22nd January 2026 and they all appreciated their duties, roles and responsibilities. 6. In the premises I do find the Originating summons meritorious and I allow the same with no orders as to costs. 7. DO is hereby discharged as guardian ad litem. DATED SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT NAIROBI VIA VIDEO LINK THIS 19TH DAY OF MARCH 2026. H K CHEMITEI JUDGE https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2026/3653/eng@2026-03-19 2
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