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The application was unopposed, and the court therefore exercised its discretion to adopt the certificate of costs and enter judgment for the applicants in the certified sum of Kshs 70,321.81 together with costs of the application.
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- Citation
- [2026] KEHC 10520 (KLR)
- Parties
- 1st Applicant: Esokon Ewalan; 2nd Applicant: Achua Ewalan; Respondent: Kenya Wildlife Service; Garnishee: Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited
- Court
- High Court
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Judicial Review Miscellaneous Application E006 of 2025
- Procedural Posture
- Judicial Review Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Unopposed Notice of Motion for Adoption of Certificate of Costs and Entry of Judgment
- Outcome
- Application allowed; judgment entered for the applicants.
- Judges
- ["LN Mutende"]
- Legal Topics
- Adoption of Certificate of Costs, Entry of Judgment on Taxed Costs, Unopposed Application
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Esokon Ewalan
1st Applicant
Achua Ewalan
2nd Applicant
Kenya Wildlife Service
Respondent
Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited
Garnishee
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Unopposed Notice of Motion for Adoption of Certificate of Costs and Entry of Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the court should adopt the certificate of costs as judgment of the court
- 2 Whether judgment should be entered for the applicants for the taxed costs
- 3 What order should follow on an unopposed application
Ratio Decidendi
The application was unopposed, and the court therefore exercised its discretion to adopt the certificate of costs and enter judgment for the applicants in the certified sum of Kshs 70,321.81 together with costs of the application.
Court Disposition
Application allowed; judgment entered for the applicants.
Orders
- Certificate of Costs dated 21 May 2026 recognized and adopted as judgment of the court.
- Judgment entered in favour of the applicants and against the respondent in the sum of Kshs 70,321.81.
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Ewalan & another v Kenya Wildlife Service & another (Judicial Review Miscellaneous Application E006 of 2025) [2026] KEHC 10520 (KLR) (15 July 2026) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2026] KEHC 10520 (KLR) Republic of Kenya In the High Court at Nyahururu Judicial Review Miscellaneous Application E006 of 2025 LN Mutende, J July 15, 2026 Between Esokon Ewalan 1st Applicant Achua Ewalan 2nd Applicant and Kenya Wildlife Service Respondent and Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited Garnishee Ruling 1.Through a Notice of Motion dated 26/06/2026, the applicants seek orders thus;a.This Honourable Court be pleased to recognize and adopt the Certificate of Costs dated 21st May 2026 and issued on even date in the sum of Kshs Seventy Thousand Three Hundred and twenty-One and Eighty One Cents (Kshs 70,321.81) as the judgment of this honourable court.b.Judgment be entered in favour of the Applicant and against the Respondent in the sum of Kshs 70,321.81 being the taxed costs certified by the Deputy Registrar Taxing Officer.c.Costs of the application be in the cause. 2.The application is unopposed. 3.This application is for adoption of the certificate of costs and entry of judgment in the matter. Since it stands unopposed, I hereby enter judgment in favour of the applicants against the Respondent in the sum of Kshs 70,321.81 plus costs of the application. 4.It is so ordered. DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED ON 15TH JULY, 2026HON L. MUTENDEJUDGE