Kenya Case Law

Sophinah Kalondu Mbiti v Arun Mahendra Adalja & 3 others

Sophinah Kalondu Mbiti v Arun Mahendra Adalja & 3 others [2019] KEELC 3481 (KLR)

Court

Environment and Land Court

Case number

Environment & Land Case 576 of 2016

The court found that the applicant's allegations of conflict of interest and bias were unsubstantiated and based on hearsay, lacking any credible evidence. The judge emphasized that the appointment of a manager for the disputed properties was left to the parties, not the court, and there was no factual basis for the claim that the judge had assured a relative of such an appointment. Applying the objective test for reasonable apprehension of bias, the court concluded that no reasonable, fair-minded, and informed member of the public would perceive bias in the circumstances. The application for…

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• Judicial Recusal
• Conflict Of Interest
• Reasonable Apprehension Of Bias
• Appointment Of Manager
• Court Integrity

Penina Akinyi Opar v Hezron Oketch Opar

Penina Akinyi Opar v Hezron Oketch Opar [2017] KEHC 7947 (KLR)

Court

High Court

Case number

Succession Cause 32 of 2016

Judge

AC Mrima

The High Court dismissed an application to set aside dismissal of a revocation summons after finding the supporting hearing notice had been altered to misstate the hearing date.

• Setting Aside Orders
• Revocation Of Grant
• Court Integrity
• Succession-cause
• Set-aside-orders
• Hearing-notice