[2021] KEELC 4581 (KLR)
The court found that the interment which the suit sought to halt had already taken place and the land had been registered in the name of the estate, of which the applicant is a beneficiary. As such, there was nothing left to stay, since the orders sought would operate against acts already completed. The applicant's...
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- Citation
- [2021] KEELC 4581 (KLR)
- Parties
- Plaintiff: Selly Jepchumba Samoei (Suing on behalf of the Estate of the late Joseph Kisorio Samoei); Plaintiff: David Kimtai Mwei; Plaintiff: James Kimaru Songok; Plaintiff: William Some Songok; Defendant: Kimwei Arap Samoei
- Court
- Environment and Land Court
- Court Station
- Environment and Land Court at Kitale
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Environment & Land Case 45 of 2019
- Procedural Posture
- Stay Application / Ruling on Application for Stay of Execution Pending Appeal
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Stay of Execution, Appeal Procedure, Family Land Disputes, Beneficiary Rights
- Source Language
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Parties
Selly Jepchumba Samoei (Suing on behalf of the Estate of the late Joseph Kisorio Samoei)
Plaintiff
David Kimtai Mwei
Plaintiff
James Kimaru Songok
Plaintiff
William Some Songok
Plaintiff
Kimwei Arap Samoei
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Stay Application / Ruling on Application for Stay of Execution Pending Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant is entitled to a stay of execution of the judgment delivered on 27/2/2020 pending appeal.
- 2 Whether the application for stay has merit given that the interment has already taken place and the land is registered in the name of the estate.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the interment which the suit sought to halt had already taken place and the land had been registered in the name of the estate, of which the applicant is a beneficiary. As such, there was nothing left to stay, since the orders sought would operate against acts already completed. The applicant's claim could not lie against the respondents personally, as they lacked capacity following the registration of the estate as proprietor. The court further noted that the property was not in immediate danger of disposal except through succession proceedings. Therefore, the application for stay of execution was without merit and was dismissed.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- The application dated 4/3/2020 is dismissed.
- No orders as to costs.
Full Case Text
Judgment text and source record
30 paragraphs
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT AT KITALE
LAND CASE NO. 45 OF 2019
SELLY JEPCHUMBA SAMOEI
(Suing on behalf of the Estate of the late
JOSEPH KISORIO SAMOEI.............................1ST PLAINTIFF
DAVID KIMTAI MWEI........................................2ND PLAINTIFF
JAMES KIMARU SONGOK...............................3RD PLAINTIFF
WILLIAM SOME SONGOK..............................4TH PLAINTIFF
VERSUS
KIMWEI ARAP SAMOEI........................................DEFENDANT
RULING
The Application
1. The application dated 4/3/2020and filed in court on the same date has been bought under Section 1A, 1B, 3 & 3A, 63(e) and 79Gof the Civil Procedure Act andOrder 42 Rules 6(1), 2and6of theCivil Procedure Rules. The defendant seeks the following orders:-
a. …spent
b. …spent
c. There be stay of execution and/or further execution of the orders emanating from the judgement delivered on 27/2/2020 in Kitale ELC No. 45 of 2019 and all subsequent proceedings in this matter be stayed pending hearing and final determination of the intended appeal.
d. Costs be provided for.
2. The application is supported by the affidavit of the defendant sworn on 4/3/2020. The grounds upon which the said application is made are that the applicant has preferred an appeal against the decision of this court which has a high probability of success, that the application has been made without unreasonable delay and that the applicant would be ready and willing to provide security.
The Response
3. The 1st plaintiff filed a replying affidavit sworn on 16/3/2020 and a further replying affidavit sworn on 13/11/2020. In the first affidavit she depones that the interment that had been sought to be halted by way of the suit had already been conducted; that this court has already made a judgment on the basis of ownership and only an appeal, if successful, can operate against that finding; that there is no intention to evict the applicant from the land and that the court declared the suit property family land and the applicant is part of that family and entitled to a portion thereof.
Submissions
4. The plaintiffs filed their written submissions on 20/11/2020. I have perused the file record and found no submissions filed on behalf of the defendant.
Determination
5. Having examined the application before the court and the response at length, it is not disputed that the interment that had been sought to be halted by means of the suit has already taken place and that the land has already been registered in the name of the estate of the late Kipsongok Arap Chepkulei of which the applicant is one of the beneficiaries. His claim would in the circumstances not lie as against the respondents in person as they have evidently lack capacity after the registration of the estate as proprietor, and this court has reason to believe that the property is not in immediate likelihood of being disposed of in the circumstances save upon conduct of succession proceedings. Besides, orders of stay may only be issued against that which has not taken place and in the circumstances described above they can not obtain in this case at this point.
6. Consequently the application dated 4/3/2020 has no merit and the same is dismissed with no orders as to costs.
It is so ordered.
Dated, signedanddeliveredatKitale via electronic mail on this 26thday of January, 2021.
MWANGI NJOROGE
JUDGE, ELC, KITALE.