In Re Adoption of F (Infant) [2009] KEHC 3688 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA

AT NAIROBI (NAIROBI LAW COURTS)

Adoption Cause 15 of 2003

IN THE MATTER OF THE CHILDREN’S ACT

AND

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION RULES

L.N. 248/1978 & L.N.232 OF 1978

AND IN THE MATTER OF BABY F AN INFANT

JOINT STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATION FOR

ADAPTATION ORDER

JUDGMENT

The applicants are married under the African Marriage and Divorce Act (Cap 151) on 5th April, 1997.  They are born in 1962 and 1967 respectively.

The 1st applicant is an Instructor with Isinya Youth Polytechnic [paticulars withheld] while the 2nd applicant is a housewife and a farmer.  They have satisfactory income.  The couple was unable to give birth to their own biological children and hence their need to adopt a needy child so that their mutual need to have complete and loving family is realized.  They have been shown to be mature, physically, mentally, and socially fit to adopt the child, and are able to give love and warmth to a child who has been offered for adoption by her biological mother and is declared free for adoption on 27th September, 2006.

In the reports filed by Child Welfare Society, Director of Children Department and Guardian ad- litem, it is observed that, the child is healthy, happy and properly loved and cared for by the applicants as an only child.  Their extended families have also accepted her as such.  The applicants have understood and have no objections as to the child’s right of inheritance.

All concerned have recommended the adoption and I have no objection to be line with them.

In the premises, I order that the applicants be allowed to adopt the child herein who shall be known as SW born on 28th September, 1996.

I discharge the guardian ad litem.

The aforesaid orders be entered in the Adoption Register.

Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 8th day of May, 2009.

K.H. RAWAL

JUDGE