[2020] KEELC 1869 (KLR)

[2020] KEELC 1869 (KLR)

The court found that the Plaintiff failed to adhere to the proper legal process in acquiring title to the suit land. The evidence showed the land was initially registered in the name of the Ol Kejuado County Council and was reserved for public utilities, including schools and government offices, which predated the...

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Citation
[2020] KEELC 1869 (KLR)
Parties
Plaintiff: The Presbyterian Foundation (A Company Limited by Guarantee); Defendant: Bernard Ole Mereu; Defendant: Fred Githinji; Defendant: Samuel Nasib; Defendant: Peter Karani; Defendant: The Chief Land Registrar
Court
Environment and Land Court
Court Station
Environment and Land Court at Kajiado
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Environment & Land Case 724 of 2020
Procedural Posture
Land and Environment Case / Judgment
Outcome
Plaintiff's suit dismissed; judgment entered for 1st and 4th Defendants on the counterclaim.
Legal Topics
Public Land Allocation, Title Rectification, Indefeasibility of Title, Trespass, Fraudulent Registration
Source Language
en
Land and Property Civil Procedure Public Land Allocation Title Rectification Indefeasibility of Title Trespass Fraudulent Registration

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Parties

The Presbyterian Foundation (A Company Limited by Guarantee)

Plaintiff

Bernard Ole Mereu

Defendant

Fred Githinji

Defendant

Samuel Nasib

Defendant

Peter Karani

Defendant

The Chief Land Registrar

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Land and Environment Case / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the Plaintiff adhered to the proper legal process to acquire title to the suit land.
  2. 2 Whether the Plaintiff is entitled to the orders sought in the Plaint.
  3. 3 Whether the 1st and 4th Defendants are entitled to the orders sought in the Counterclaim.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the Plaintiff failed to adhere to the proper legal process in acquiring title to the suit land. The evidence showed the land was initially registered in the name of the Ol Kejuado County Council and was reserved for public utilities, including schools and government offices, which predated the Plaintiff's title. The Plaintiff did not produce a Letter of Allotment or Deed Plan, and the transfer was not signed by the County Council but by the Commissioner of Lands, contrary to legal requirements. The Plaintiff failed to disclose the existence of public institutions on the land during the acquisition process, amounting to misrepresentation. The court held that the...

Court Disposition

Plaintiff's suit dismissed; judgment entered for 1st and 4th Defendants on the counterclaim.

Orders

  • Declaration that land parcel number Ngong/Ngong/66 is public land.
  • Order for rectification of the register to cancel the Plaintiff's name from the title.