JACKSON ESITIKA V NEREAH ANDENYI & 3 OTHERS [2012] KEHC 1143 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

High Court at Kisumu

Civil Suit 161 of 2010 [if gte mso 9]><xml>

Normal 0

false false false

EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE

</xml><![endif][if gte mso 9]><![endif][if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-style-parent:""; text-autospace:ideograph-other; font-size:12. 0pt;"Liberation Serif","serif";} </style> <![endif]

JACKSON ESITIKA suing as the administrator of the estate of

DORA OKISA MUNYAMA..................................................................PLAINTIFF

VERSUS

NEREAH ANDENYI..................................................................1ST DEFENDANT

PERUS AMIMO …..................................................................2ND DEFENDANT

LEONARD INDIATSI...............................................................3RD DEFENDANT

HENRY OTIENO ABWAO …..................................................4TH DEFENDANT

RULING

The Notice of Motion dated 4th June 2011 prays for leave to commence contempt proceedings against the defendants. Although the same is praying for other substantive prayers, the applicants counsel at the arguing of this application dwelt largely on the 1st prayers, for leave.

The affidavit of Jackson Esitika shows that the 1st respondent was served alone. There is also the attached photographs exhibiting some construction work going on in the suit property.

The defendant has opposed application vide the grounds of opposition dated 25th June 2012.

I have perused the said application as well as the grounds of opposition, I am inclined to grant the applicant prayer (1) thereof, that is leave to institute contempt proceedings against the respondent. The other issues raised by the respondent shall be determined at the time when the substantive application shall have been filed. Costs in the cause.

Dated, signed and delivered at Kisumu this 14th day of November 2012.

H.K. CHEMITEI JUDGE

In the presence of:

Ouko for Mwamu for the applicant

P. J. Otieno for Odeny for the defendant

HCK/aao