KR v SKK [2025] KEHC 10420 (KLR)
- Citation
- [2025] KEHC 10420 (KLR)
- Status
- Judgment
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Court
- High Court
- Panel
- RN Nyakundi
- Case number
- Matrimonial Cause E006 of 2025
- Language
- English
More details
- Court
- High Court
- Panel
- RN Nyakundi
- Case number
- Matrimonial Cause E006 of 2025
- Language
- English
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01
Holding and result
The court found that the applicant's motion demonstrated sufficient urgency to warrant certification and immediate directions. However, the court declined to grant substantive conservatory orders ex-parte, instead directing that the application be served on the respondent and the issue of conservatory orders be canvassed at an inter-partes hearing. The court emphasized the need for both parties to be heard before substantive interim relief is granted, in line with principles of natural justice and fair hearing. The orders sought were not granted at this stage, save for certification of urgency and directions for service and hearing.
Court disposition
Application certified as urgent; no substantive conservatory orders granted at this stage; directions issued for service and inter-partes hearing.
Orders
- The application is certified as urgent.
- The application to be served upon the respondent within 14 days.
- The matter is fixed for inter-partes hearing on 24th July 2025 before High Court No.2.
- The issue of conservatory orders to be canvassed at the inter-partes forum.
02
Material facts
Parties
KR
ApplicantSKK
Respondent03
Procedural history
Posture
Matrimonial Cause / Ruling on Certificate of Urgency and Directions on Notice of Motion
04
Questions and positions
Legal issues
- 01
Whether the application meets the threshold for certification as urgent.
- 02
Whether interim conservatory orders should be issued restraining the respondent from dealing with the matrimonial properties pending inter-partes hearing.
- 03
Whether the respondent should be restrained from acts detrimental to the applicant.
Party arguments
- Applicant
- The applicant seeks urgent conservatory orders to restrain the respondent from leasing, selling, disposing of, charging, transferring, collecting income, or otherwise dealing with the matrimonial properties Eldoret/MUN/Block 20 (Kapyemit)/706 and Eldoret/MUN/Block 20 (Kapyemit)/1869. The applicant also seeks to restrain the respondent and his agents from sending threats or engaging in tortious acts detrimental to the applicant, citing risk of dissipation of matrimonial assets and personal harm.
- Respondent
- The respondent was not present or represented at this ex-parte stage; no arguments were recorded from the respondent.
05
Court’s reasoning
Legal principles
- 01
Section 3A Civil Procedure Act; Article 159 Constitution of Kenya 2010
Applications for conservatory orders must demonstrate urgency and risk of irreparable harm if orders are not granted.
- 02
Order 51 Civil Procedure Rules; Matrimonial Property Act 2013
Ex-parte orders are only granted in exceptional circumstances and must be served for inter-partes hearing.
06
Ratio, limits and disposition
Ratio decidendi
The court found that the applicant's motion demonstrated sufficient urgency to warrant certification and immediate directions. However, the court declined to grant substantive conservatory orders ex-parte, instead directing that the application be served on the respondent and the issue of conservatory orders be canvassed at an inter-partes hearing. The court emphasized the need for both parties to be heard before substantive interim relief is granted, in line with principles of natural justice and fair hearing. The orders sought were not granted at this stage, save for certification of urgency and directions for service and hearing.
Obiter and limits
- Ex-parte conservatory orders are exceptional and should be sparingly granted to avoid prejudicing the other party.
- The court is guided by the need to balance urgency with the right to be heard.
Court disposition
Application certified as urgent; no substantive conservatory orders granted at this stage; directions issued for service and inter-partes hearing.
- The application is certified as urgent.
- The application to be served upon the respondent within 14 days.
- The matter is fixed for inter-partes hearing on 24th July 2025 before High Court No.2.
- The issue of conservatory orders to be canvassed at the inter-partes forum.
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High Court
Judgment
KR v SKK (Matrimonial Cause E006 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 10420 (KLR) (18 July 2025) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 10420 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Eldoret
Matrimonial Cause E006 of 2025
RN Nyakundi, J
July 18, 2025
Between
KR
Applicant
and
SKK
Respondent
Ruling
1. The Application before Court is a Certificate of Urgency dated 5th May 2025 accompanied with a Notice of Motion expressed to be brought under Section 1, 1B, 3A of the Civil Procedure Act, Order 51 of the Civil Procedure Rules, section 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14 and 17 of the Matrimonial Property Act 2013, Article 159 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 seeking the following orders;a.That this Application be certified as urgent and service of the same be dispensed with in the first instance.b.That pending hearing and determination of this case, this Honourable Court be pleased to issue conservatory orders restraining the Respondent either by himself, his agents, employees, servants and/or person from leasing, selling, disposing off, charging, transferring, collecting income and/or in any other way dealing with the properties subject of this cause to wit: -a.Eldoret/MUN/Block 20 (Kapyemit)/706b.Eldoret/MUN/Block 20 (Kapyemit)/1869c.That the Respondent through his agents, family members, relatives and/or fiancée be restrained from sending any amorphous messages, threats and other tortuous acts detrimental to the Applicant.d.That costs of this Application be in the cause.
Orders/directions 2. This matter coming up on 18. 7.2025 for directions on the Notice of Motion dated 5th May 2025 before Honourable Justice, R. Nyakundi upon reading the motion and the affidavit ex-parte in the first instance
3. It is hereby ordereda.That the Application is certified as urgentb.That the application be served upon the Respondent within 14 days.c.That this matter is fixed for inter-partes hearing on 24th July 2025 before High Court No.2. d.The issue of conservatory orders be canvassed at the inter-partes forum.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF THE HONOURABLE COURT THIS 18THDAY OF JULY 2025. ………………………………..R. NYAKUNDIJUDGE
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