Diocese of Meru Registered Trustees v Tharaka Nithi County Government [2018] KEELC 2319 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT  AT CHUKA

CHUKA ELC CASE NO. 122  OF 2017

FORMERLY MERU ELC.  162 OF 2010

DIOCESE OF MERU REGISTERED TRUSTEES...............PLAINTIFF

VERSUS

THARAKA NITHI COUNTY GOVERNMENT..................DEFENDANT

RULING

1. This suit was slated for hearing on 24. 7.2018 when the parties intimated that they were seeking a 30 days adjournment in order to explore an out of court settlement.

2. Whereas this court encourages parties to seek out of court settlements, it regrets that today’s hearing date had been obtained through the parties’ consent only for them to come to court to seek an adjournment.

3. This suit was filed in 2010. Hence the matter has been in the judicial pipeline for eight years. This is not a satisfactory state of affairs.

4. The parties are granted 30 days to explore an out of court settlement.

5. If the parties do not agree, this suit will be heard, by consent, on 18th September, 2018.

6. It is so ordered.

Delivered in open court at Chuka this 24th day of July, 2018 in the presence of:

CA: Ndegwa

Muchiri for the plaintiff

Murango Mwenda for the defendant

P.M. NJOROGE

JUDGE