High Court 9318 of 2026

In re GEMM (Minor) (Adoption Cause E344 of 2025) [2026] KEHC 9318 (KLR) (Family) (25 June 2026) (Judgment) Neutral citation: [2026] KEHC 9318 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT NAIROBI (MILIMANI LAW COURTS) FAMILY ADOPTION CAUSE E344 OF 2025 HK CHEMITEI, J JUNE 25, 2026 IN THE MATTER OF GEMM (MINOR) AND MCM ..................APPLICANT IN THE MATTER OF MCM ........................................................................................................... APPLICANT JUDGMENT 1. In the Originating Summons dated 3rd November 2025 the Applicant seeks the following orders: (a) That the Applicant be authorised to adopt GEMM a minor who is to be known as GEMM and the Registrar General be directed to enter this adoption into the Register of Adoptions. (b) That Yvonne Ashton be appointed as the legal guardian of the child. (c) That the child be presumed to be born in Kenya 2. The application is based on the grounds and the sworn afidavits of the applicant dated the same date. 3. The matter came up for appointment of the legal guardian on 26th February 2025 and the Court appointed HOO as the guardian ad litem as it directed the Department of Children’s Services to prepare the relevant report. 4. The Court has perused the said report dated 3rd May 2026 as well as the other supporting documents. 5. On 21st of May 2026 the parties appeared on line. They are all based in the United States of America. The minor as well was online and the Court was able to interview them. 6. This being a kinship adoption it appeared to me that the family was well knit and the paper trail on record is satisfactory. 7. In the premises I do find merit in the Originating Summons buoyed by the documents on record. https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2026/9318/eng@2026-06-25 1

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