[2022] KEELC 3857 (KLR)

[2022] KEELC 3857 (KLR)

The court found that the original survey of the plaintiff's property failed to account for an access road provided for in the relevant part development plans (PDPs) of 1977 and 1994. The Director of Surveys lawfully cancelled the initial survey plan and directed a re-survey to restore the public road of access,...

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Citation
[2022] KEELC 3857 (KLR)
Parties
Plaintiff: Kenya Armed Forces Old Comrades Association Registered Trustees; Defendant: City Council of Nairobi; Defendant: Registered Trustees of Agape Fellowship Centre; Defendant: Kenya Freedom From Hunger Council For National Development of Nairobi; Defendant: Child Welfare Society of Kenya Registered Trustees Of Kenya; Defendant: Evangelical Presybyterian Church; Defendant: Registered Trustees of Bible Society of Kenya; Defendant: Ward Drive Limited
Court
Environment and Land Court
Court Station
Environment and Land Court at Nairobi
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Environment and Land Case Civil Suit 503 of 2012
Procedural Posture
Civil Suit / Judgment
Outcome
Plaintiff's suit dismissed with costs to the defendants.
Judges
OA Angote
Legal Topics
Public Roads, Access Rights, Land Survey, Title Cancellation, Injunctive Relief, Trespass
Source Language
en
Land and Property Civil Procedure Public Roads Access Rights Land Survey Title Cancellation Injunctive Relief Trespass

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Parties

Kenya Armed Forces Old Comrades Association Registered Trustees

Plaintiff

City Council of Nairobi

Defendant

Registered Trustees of Agape Fellowship Centre

Defendant

Kenya Freedom From Hunger Council For National Development of Nairobi

Defendant

Child Welfare Society of Kenya Registered Trustees Of Kenya

Defendant

Evangelical Presybyterian Church

Defendant

Registered Trustees of Bible Society of Kenya

Defendant

Ward Drive Limited

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Suit / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether an access road passes through the plaintiff's property LR No 209/11911.
  2. 2 Whether the plaintiff is entitled to permanent injunctive relief and damages for alleged trespass.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the original survey of the plaintiff's property failed to account for an access road provided for in the relevant part development plans (PDPs) of 1977 and 1994. The Director of Surveys lawfully cancelled the initial survey plan and directed a re-survey to restore the public road of access, resulting in a new title for the plaintiff's property. The planning of unalienated government land must precede allocation and survey, and survey plans must conform to the PDP. The Commissioner of Lands acted within his mandate in seeking the re-survey. The access road in question is a public road as planned in the PDPs, and the public, including the 2nd defendant, has the right to...

Court Disposition

Plaintiff's suit dismissed with costs to the defendants.

Orders

  • HCCC No 1627 of 2001 and ELC No 503 of 2012 are dismissed with costs.