In re Adoption of Baby AS alias A [2024] KEHC 16329 (KLR)

In re Adoption of Baby AS alias A (Adoption Cause E075 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 16329 (KLR) (Family) (5 December 2024) (Judgment)

Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 16329 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts)

Family

Adoption Cause E075 of 2024

HK Chemitei, J

December 5, 2024

IN THE MATTER OF ADOPTION OF BABY AS alias A

In the matter of

John Mwangi Njoroge

1st Applicant

Leah Njoki Njoroge

2nd Applicant

Judgment

1. In their Originating summons dated 25th March 2024 the Applicants pray that:-(a)JMN and LNN be authorised to adopt Baby AS alias A the minor.(b)The child Baby AS alias A is a Kenyan citizen.(c)That the Registrar General be directed to enter the name of the child in the Adopted children register in the prescribed form and to issue a certificate to that effect.(d)That JMN and LNN be appointed as legal guardians.

2. The court on 2nd May 2024 directed that a report be prepared by the Director of Children’s Services which is on record and it is dated 4th July 2024. The same is positive.

3. The parties appeared in court albeit online and the court was able to interview them together with the legal guardians.

4. In the premises the Originating Summons is allowed save to add that the legal guardians shall be CKM and NNK.

5. Costs shall be in the cause.

DATED SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT NAIROBI VIA VIDEO LINK THIS 5THDAY OF DECEMBER 2024. H K CHEMITEIJUDGE