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The court held that the subdivisions L.R. No. Bukhayo/Buyofu/5020 and 5021 were created and registered long after judgment had been delivered, and that their creation was plainly intended to frustrate implementation of the decree. Because the land could not lawfully be dealt with after judgment in a way that ignored...
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- Citation
- [2026] KEELC 4330 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Charles Namwiwa Onyango; 1st Respondent: Domiano Barasa Masinde; 2nd Respondent: Felix Wasike Masinde; Intended Interested Party: Onyango Makokha
- Court
- Environment and Land Court
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Environment and Land Case 14 of 2020
- Procedural Posture
- Environment and Land Case / Ruling on Application to Implement Decree / Cancel Resultant Titles
- Outcome
- Application allowed.
- Judges
- ["CN Mugambi"]
- Legal Topics
- Execution of Decree, Sub Division of Land After Judgment, Cancellation of Title Deeds, Protection of Judgment Creditor's Interest, Implementation of Court Orders
- Source Language
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Parties
Charles Namwiwa Onyango
Applicant
Domiano Barasa Masinde
1st Respondent
Felix Wasike Masinde
2nd Respondent
Onyango Makokha
Intended Interested Party
Procedural Posture
Environment and Land Case / Ruling on Application to Implement Decree / Cancel Resultant Titles
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the court should order cancellation of titles L.R. No. Bukhayo/Buyofu/5020 and 5021 and revert the land to L.R. No. Bukhayo/Buyofu/615 for purposes of implementing the decree.
- 2 Whether post-judgment subdivision and registration could defeat or impede execution of the court's decree.
Ratio Decidendi
The court held that the subdivisions L.R. No. Bukhayo/Buyofu/5020 and 5021 were created and registered long after judgment had been delivered, and that their creation was plainly intended to frustrate implementation of the decree. Because the land could not lawfully be dealt with after judgment in a way that ignored the Applicant's decree, the application to cancel the titles and revert to the original parcel was merited and was allowed as prayed.
Court Disposition
Application allowed.
Orders
- The land registrar is directed to cancel title deed L.R. No. Bukhayo/Buyofu/5020 and 5021 created on 10.6.2025.
- L.R. No. Bukhayo/Buyofu/5020 and 5021 are to revert to L.R. No. Bukhayo/Buyofu/615 for purposes of implementing the court decree issued on 29.12.2022.
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Onyango v Masinde & 2 others (Environment and Land Case 14 of 2020) [2026] KEELC 4330 (KLR) (1 July 2026) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2026] KEELC 4330 (KLR) Republic of Kenya In the Environment and Land Court at Busia Environment and Land Case 14 of 2020 CN Mugambi, J July 1, 2026 Between Charles Namwiwa Onyango Applicant and Domiano Barasa Masinde 1st Respondent Felix Wasike Masinde 2nd Respondent and Onyango Makokha Intended Interested Party Ruling 1.The application dated 6.5.2026 seeks an order directing the land registrar to cancel title deed L.R. NO. Bukhayo/Buyofu/5020 and 5021 that were created on 10.6.2025 to revert to L.R NO Bukhayo/Buyofu/615 for purposes of implementation of the court decree which was issued on 29.12.2022. 2.In his supporting affidavit sworn on 6.5.2026, the Applicant has deponed that judgment in this matter was delivered on 29.9.2022 by which the Applicant was granted half of L.R NO Bukhayo/Buyofu/615. That the Respondent’s attempt to have the order reviewed was dismissed. 3.The Applicant further depones that when he attempted to implement the decree, he found that the land had been sub-divided into L.R NO. Bukhayo/Buyofu/5020 and 5021. 4.I have seen the certificate of official search annexed to the Applicant’s affidavit and I note that the Respondents became registered as the owners of the sub-divisions (5020 and 5021) on 10.6.2025. This was obviously long after the judgment in this matter had been delivered and it is obvious that the Respondents are out to short change the Applicant and make the implementation of the decree herein issued an impossibility. After the court delivered the judgment and a decree issued, the land could not thereafter be sub-divided in any manner before taking into consideration the interest of the judgment creditor. The only land that was properly available to the Respondents to deal with in any manner they pleased was the half portion that remained after removing the half due to the Applicant. 5.In the premises, I do find merits in the application by the Applicant dated 6.5.2026 and proceed to allow the same as prayed. RULING DELIVERED VIRTUALLY THIS 1ST DAY OF JULY 2026 IN THE PRESENCE OF MR OUMA FOR THE APPLICANT AND IN THE ABSENCE OF THE OTHER PARTIESC. MUGAMBIJUDGE1ST JULY 2026