[2025] KEELC 4683 (KLR)

[2025] KEELC 4683 (KLR)

The court found that the originating summons was res judicata because the issue of ownership of the suit property, LR.NO. Moiben/Moiben Block 9(Barsombe)/319, had already been conclusively determined in previous proceedings—Eldoret ELC NO. 499 OF 2012 and Eldoret Court Of Appeal Civil Appeal NO. 111 OF 2015—between...

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Citation
[2025] KEELC 4683 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Jackson Kimutai Chemor; Applicant: Ernest Kimeli Chemor; Applicant: John Cheruiyot Chemor; Applicant: Paul John Chemor; Respondent: Joseph Kipkoech Chemor
Court
Environment and Land Court
Court Station
Environment and Land Court at Eldoret
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
24 June 2025
Case Number
Enviromental and Land Originating Summons E013 of 2024
Procedural Posture
Originating Summons / Ruling on Preliminary Objection
Outcome
preliminary objection upheld; originating summons dismissed as res judicata; costs awarded to respondent
Judges
EM Washe
Legal Topics
Res Judicata, Adverse Possession, Jurisdiction, Abuse of Process
Source Language
english
Land and Property Civil Procedure Res Judicata Adverse Possession Jurisdiction Abuse of Process

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Parties

Jackson Kimutai Chemor

Applicant

Ernest Kimeli Chemor

Applicant

John Cheruiyot Chemor

Applicant

Paul John Chemor

Applicant

Joseph Kipkoech Chemor

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Originating Summons / Ruling on Preliminary Objection

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the originating summons is res judicata in light of previous litigation over the same property.
  2. 2 Whether the court has jurisdiction to hear and determine the originating summons.
  3. 3 Whether the originating summons constitutes an abuse of the court process.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the originating summons was res judicata because the issue of ownership of the suit property, LR.NO. Moiben/Moiben Block 9(Barsombe)/319, had already been conclusively determined in previous proceedings—Eldoret ELC NO. 499 OF 2012 and Eldoret Court Of Appeal Civil Appeal NO. 111 OF 2015—between the same parties or their privies. The applicants in the originating summons were found to be beneficiaries of the estate that litigated the earlier suits, and the respondent was the same party as in the previous litigation. The court held that all ingredients of res judicata were satisfied: identical subject matter, same parties or those claiming under them, competent...

Court Disposition

preliminary objection upheld; originating summons dismissed as res judicata; costs awarded to respondent

Orders

  • The preliminary objection dated 19.03.2025 is merited.
  • The originating summons dated 30.09.2024 is declared res judicata in light of Eldoret ELC NO. 499 OF 2012 and Court Of Appeal Civil Appeal NO. 111 OF 2015.