In Re V & J (Babies) [2009] KEHC 3071 (KLR)

IN THE MATTER OF THE CHILDREN ACT NUMBER 8 OF 2001

AND

THE CHILDREN (ADOPTION) REGULATIONS, 2005

AND

IN THE MATTER OF ADOPTION OF J I M AND V M M

AND

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR ADOPTION BY B M M AND S M M

JUDGMENT

The applicants for adoption for Baby V and Baby J are B M M and his wife S M M.  The first applicant is a retired Air force officer while his wife, the second applicant is a house wife.  They have no other children.

I have examined their background from the filed reports.  They own some land in [Particulars withheld]Kangundo District and the first applicant earns a monthly pension from his earlier employment.

Both children i.e. V and J were abandoned children whose discovery was reported to police stations before they were taken to courts where they were committed to Children Homes for protection and care.  They were at different occasions declared free for adoption before being released to the applicants for further care and adoption as well as bonding.

There is report from the Director of Children Services which recommends that the applicants be allowed to adopt each of the two children separately.  There are also other recommending reports both from the Court-appointed Guardian ad litem and the Little Angels Network, the local adoption society. Having perused the reports and considered the application before me for adoption I am satisfied that this application has merit. The best interest of the two children appears to lie with an order recommending adoption of them by the applicants.

ORDERS

1.    The applicants B M M and S M M are hereby authorized to forthwith adopt Baby V hereafter to be known as V M M and Baby J hereafter to be known as J I M.

2.    The Registrar-General is hereby instructed to enter this adoption in his register of adoptions.

Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 15th day of May, 2009.

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D A ONYANCHA

JUDGE