[2025] KEELC 1445 (KLR)

[2025] KEELC 1445 (KLR)

The court found that the application by the 3rd Cross-Petitioners/Applicants for mandatory orders to deposit proceeds from the suit property into an escrow account, leave to take inventory of tenants, and eviction of the Petitioner/1st Respondent was not merited at the interlocutory stage. The court held that there...

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Citation
[2025] KEELC 1445 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Papiyio Investments Limited; Respondent: William Murero; Respondent: Daniel Murero; Respondent: Land Registrar, Narok; Respondent: Attorney General; Cross Petitioner: William Murero; Cross Petitioner: Daniel Murero; Cross Petitioner: William Murero & Daniel Murero (Suing as Joint Administrators of the Estate of John Tupenet Murero-Deceased); Respondent: Papiyio Investment Limited; Respondent: District Land Registrar, Narok
Court
Environment and Land Court
Court Station
Environment and Land Court at Narok
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Environment & Land Petition E006 of 2024
Procedural Posture
Environment and Land Petition / Interlocutory Application (ruling on Notice of Motion for Mandatory and Preservatory Orders Pending Hearing of Petition and Cross Petition)
Outcome
Application dismissed with costs to the Petitioner/1st Respondent.
Judges
LN Gacheru
Legal Topics
Competing Titles, Interlocutory Injunctions, Status Quo Orders, Succession and Administration, Mandatory Injunctions, Ownership Disputes
Source Language
en
Land and Property Civil Procedure Constitutional Law Competing Titles Interlocutory Injunctions Status Quo Orders Succession and Administration Mandatory Injunctions +1 more

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Parties

Papiyio Investments Limited

Applicant

William Murero

Respondent

Daniel Murero

Respondent

Land Registrar, Narok

Respondent

Attorney General

Respondent

William Murero

Cross Petitioner

Daniel Murero

Cross Petitioner

William Murero & Daniel Murero (Suing as Joint Administrators of the Estate of John Tupenet Murero-Deceased)

Cross Petitioner

Papiyio Investment Limited

Respondent

District Land Registrar, Narok

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Environment and Land Petition / Interlocutory Application (ruling on Notice of Motion for Mandatory and Preservatory Orders Pending Hearing of Petition and Cross Petition)

  1. 1 Whether the 3rd Cross-Petitioners/Applicants are entitled to mandatory orders for deposit of proceeds from the suit property into an escrow account at the interlocutory stage.
  2. 2 Whether the 3rd Cross-Petitioners/Applicants should be granted leave to take inventory of tenants and inspect rent records on the suit property.
  3. 3 Whether an eviction order can be issued against the Petitioner/1st Respondent at the interlocutory stage given the status quo order.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the application by the 3rd Cross-Petitioners/Applicants for mandatory orders to deposit proceeds from the suit property into an escrow account, leave to take inventory of tenants, and eviction of the Petitioner/1st Respondent was not merited at the interlocutory stage. The court held that there are competing titles to the suit property, and the question of lawful ownership can only be determined after a full hearing of the main petition and cross-petition with evidence and exhibits. The applicants did not demonstrate special circumstances justifying mandatory orders, nor did they show participation in the development or operation of the tourism business on the...

Court Disposition

Application dismissed with costs to the Petitioner/1st Respondent.

Orders

  • The Notice of Motion application dated 13th January 2025 is dismissed in its entirety.
  • Costs of the application awarded to the Petitioner/1st Respondent.