Gilbert Kabage Karianjahi & Daniel Mwai Muriithi v James Mwangi Murangu [2013] KEHC 2926 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF  KENYA

IN THE  HIGH  COURT OF KENYA  AT  NAKURU

E.L.C  NO  20  Of  2013

GILBERT KABAGE  KARIANJAHI ..……..…1ST  PLAINTIFF

DANIEL MWAI MURIITHI.……………….……2ND PLAINTIFF

VERSUS

JAMES MWANGI MURANGU…………………..DEFENDANT

JUDGEMENT

The plaintiffs Gilbert Kabage Karianjahi and Daniel Mwai Mureithi filed a plaint against the  Defendant James  Mwangi Murangu  on  30th  August, 2012 seeking among other orders, Eviction of the Defendant, his agents and/or servants from  commercial  plot  No. 71  Subukia  trading  Centre.

By an affidavit of  service  sworn  by  Ronald  Njuguna  dated 8th October, 2012 the  Defendant was served with  summons, Plaint, verifying affidavit, list  of   documents  and  a  list  of  witness  statements but  did  not  enter appearance  nor  file  a defence. The matter was listed for formal proof for 9th July, 2013.

When the matter came up for hearing, the plaintiff gave  oral  evidence  and  produced the following  documents:

An original allotment letter in his name and that of the second plaintiff.

Payment receipts to the Nakuru County Council for ground rent, demolition fees and land acquisition dated 12th February 2008, 24th September 2010, 9th March 2011, 28th June 2011 and 19th March  2012.

Gilbert Kabage Karianjahi  the 1st  plaintiff (PW1)  testified that he and the  2nd  plaintiff are the registered joint owners of commercial plot No.71 at Subukia  trading centre having  been allocated  the same  vide  allotment  letter dated 1st December  2011: That they have  paid  the requisite  fees  as required  by the  county  Council: That  the  Defendant has  trespassed  onto the  suit  land  and  occupied one  of the  rooms : That  despite  a  Demand letter  and notice  of  intention to  sue being served  upon him, the  Defendant has failed and /or refused  to  vacate the suit  land.

It  is  not  in  doubt from the  documents   submitted that the  plaintiffs  were  allocated commercial  plot  No. 71 at Subukia Trading Centre and they fulfilled the conditions set out on the face of the allotment letter. This is evidenced by the payment of the requisite   fees to the  County Council. As there  is no  evidence to the  contrary  I will enter judgment for plaintiffs against  the  Defendant as prayed  in the  plaint.

I make the following orders: -

The Defendant to vacate the suit   land within 30 days failure of which the Defendant be evicted.

There will be no order on costs as the defendant  did  not  enter  appearance  and this  matter  was heard  in  absence  of  the  Defendant.

Dated, signed  and delivered in  open court this  26th day  of  July 2013.

L N WAITHAKA

JUDGE

PRESENT

Ms  Ayuma  holding  brief  for  Mr  Ngure  for  Plaintiff

N/A  for  Defendants

Stephen  Mwangi  :  Court  Clerk