[2004] KEHC 708 (KLR)
The court found that the dispute before the High Court and the Land Disputes Tribunal involved the same parties and the same parcel of land. Since the tribunal has jurisdiction to determine the issues raised, it is appropriate to stay the High Court proceedings to allow the tribunal to first dispose of the matter....
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- Citation
- [2004] KEHC 708 (KLR)
- Parties
- Plaintiff: Kaba Nyangwara; Defendant: David Omare Ondiko
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kisii
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- ? 68 of 2004
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Suit / Preliminary Objection Ruling
- Outcome
- Preliminary objection allowed; suit stayed pending determination by the tribunal.
- Judges
- K Bauni
- Legal Topics
- Stay of Proceedings, Land Disputes Tribunal Jurisdiction
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Kaba Nyangwara
Plaintiff
David Omare Ondiko
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Civil Suit / Preliminary Objection Ruling
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the High Court suit should be stayed pending determination of the same dispute before the Land Disputes Tribunal.
- 2 Whether the tribunal has jurisdiction to determine the issues raised in the suit.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the dispute before the High Court and the Land Disputes Tribunal involved the same parties and the same parcel of land. Since the tribunal has jurisdiction to determine the issues raised, it is appropriate to stay the High Court proceedings to allow the tribunal to first dispose of the matter. This approach prevents parallel proceedings and conflicting decisions, and upholds the statutory mandate of the tribunal.
Court Disposition
Preliminary objection allowed; suit stayed pending determination by the tribunal.
Orders
- Hearing of this suit is stayed until the dispute before the tribunal is heard and determined.
- Both parties to maintain status quo until then.
Full Case Text
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11 paragraphs
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT KISII CIVIL SUIT NO.68 OF 2004
KABA NYANGWARA …………………………………………………. PLAINTIFF
VERSUSDAVID OMARE ONDIKO ………………………………………….. DEFENDANTRULING:
Mr. Soire raised a preliminary objection and told the court that the parties have a dispute before Nyamaiya Division Land disputes Tribunal over the same land. He therefore prayed the suit be stayed until the dispute is determined.
Mr. Mogire objected stating that the dispute before the tribunal was filed by the defendant in this case.
There is no dispute that the matter is pending before the Tribunal. The issues canvassed in the tribunal are the same. The parties are the same and the parcel of land the same. I concur with Mr. Soire that the Dispute before the tribunal should be disposed off first. The tribunal has powers to deal with the issues raised.
I therefore allow the preliminary objection and order hearing of this suit to be stayed until the dispute before the tribunal is heard and determined. I however order both parties to maintain status quo until then.
It is so ordered.
Dated 29th July 2004.
KABURU BAUNIJUDGE29/7/2004