In Re B (Minor) [2013] KEHC 6301 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT MILIMANI

ADOPTION CAUSE NO. 159 OF 2012 (OS)

AND

IN THE MATTER OF THE CHILDREN’S ACT

(NO. 8 OF 2001)

AND

IN THE MATTER OF BABY B(minor)

RULING

P S H K and J A M N, are a Kenyan and Dutch nationals respectively. They seek to adopt a Kenyan child, known for the purposes of these proceedings as Baby B(minor). Their Originating Summons is dated 30th July 2012. This is residency adoption.

The proposed adoption in this case was arranged by the Child Welfare Society of Kenya, an adoption society. The child was freed by the society on 11th June 2012 for adoption purposes. The said society’s licence expired in March 2012. As at the time it issued the freeing certificate it was not licenced to arrange adoptions in Kenya. To that extent these proceedings are not competent

The way out for the applicants is to arrange to engage another adoption agency to issue a fresh freeing certificate and to generally arrange the proposed adoption for the applicants.

The applicants are granted thirty (30) days to sort out the matter. The case shall be mentioned after thirty (30) days for further orders.

DATED, SIGNED and DELIVERED at NAIROBI  this 25TH DAY OF JULY,  2013.

W. M. MUSYOKA

JUDGE