In re MA alias AAAMM (Baby) [2020] KEHC 2221 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT NAIROBI

ADOPTION CAUSE NO. 182 OF 2018

IN THE MATTER OF ADOPTION OF BABY AM ALIAS AAAMM (MINOR)

VMM.................................................1ST APPLICANT

RCM................................................2ND APPLICANT

RULING

1. In this application for the adoption of a minor by the applicants a husband and wife, the matter came before me for hearing on 1st October, 2020 and the court put it for a ruling.

2. Having perused the file however, I note that the report of the guardian ad litem CWK is not on the file, nor was the said report adopted as evidence by the guardian ad litem, thus the fixing of the matter for a ruling by the court was premature and erroneous.

3. I thus will not deliver the scheduled ruling and instead order as follows-

1. The report of the guardian ad litem will be filed without any delay.

2. The matter will be given a fresh hearing date in the registry.

Dated and delivered this 26th October, 2020.

George Dulu

JUDGE

As notice for the ruling was issued and the matter was listed in the cause list for today, I have delivered the Ruling, and the Deputy Registrar will transmit the ruling electronically to counsel.

Delivered virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Ministry of Health Regulations.