Andrew Kaluma, Ng'olua Mwane, Tom Tuaruciu & Sammy Mutia v District Land Adjudication & Settlement Igembe South District, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Lands & Attorney General [2016] KEHC 2775 (KLR)
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REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT MERU
PETITION NO 9B OF 2012
IN THE MATTER OF THE ALLEGED CONTRAVENTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
AND
FREEDOMS UNDER ARTICLE 40 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF KENYA
ANDREW KALUMA ….....................................................................1ST PETITIONER
NG'OLUA MWANE............................................................................2ND PETITIONER
TOM TUARUCIU...............................................................................3RD PETITIONER
SAMMY MUTIA...................................................................................4TH PETITIONER
VS
THE DISTRICT LAND ADJUDICATION & SETTLEMENT
IGEMBE SOUTH DISTRICT.......................................................1ST RESPONDENT
THE PERMANENT SECRETARY MINISTRY OF LANDS ....2ND RESPONDENT
ATTORNEY GENERAL …..........................................................3RD RESPONDENT
R U L I N G
1. This Ruling relates to a Ruling delivered by this Court on 28/07/2014 concerning two applications dated 7th June, 2012 and 30th July, 2012 respectively.
2. After this Court issued apposite orders on 28th July, 2014, there was an attempt to change the name of the relevant Adjudication Section from Rikiau Adjudication Section to Mula Adjudication Section.
3. Via an order by this Court, the concerned DLASO , Mr. Munyalo, came to Court to explain the status of the situation.
4. The parties entered a consent in the following terms:-
“By consent, the conservatory orders issued on 28/07/2014 in respect of RIKIAU ADJUDICATION SECTION to extend to that part of the proposed MULA ADJUDICATION SECTION which overlaps into RIKIAU ADJUDICATION SECTION so that there should be no adjudication of land in the said section pending the hearing and determination of this petition”.
5. The Consent is adopted as an order of this Court.
6. It is so ordered.
DELIVERED IN OPEN COURT AT MERU THIS 3RD DAY OF AUGUST , 2016 IN THE PRESENCE OF:-
CC: Lilian/Daniel
Kieti for the Respondents
Kariuki for the Petitioners
P.M.NJOROGE
JUDGE