James Mayeku Makitoni, Paul Nakhisa Makitoni, Francis Simiyu Makitoni & Lukutayi J. Masinde (All suing as Administrator of the Estate of Michael Watamba) v Wenslaus Mukhwana (Suing as an Administrator of the Estate of Teresina Musebe), Tom Machabe, Chrispinus Wekesa & Urbanus Masafu Wekesa [2020] KEELC 2213 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT

AT KITALE

LAND CASE NO. 109 OF 2000(OS)

JAMES MAYEKU MAKITONI.........................................................1ST PLAINTIFF

PAUL NAKHISA MAKITONI..........................................................2ND PLAINTIFF

FRANCIS SIMIYU MAKITONI.......................................................3RD PLAINTIFF

LUKUTAYI J. MASINDE.................................................................4TH PLAINTIFF

(All suing as Administrator of theEstate of MICHAEL WATAMBA)

VERSUS

WENSLAUS MUKHWANA(Suing as an Administrator of the

Estate of TERESINA MUSEBE)....................................................1ST DEFENDANT

TOM MACHABE............................................................................2ND DEFENDANT

CHRISPINUS WEKESA...............................................................3RD DEFENDANT

URBANUS MASAFU WEKESA...................................................4TH DEFENDANT

DIRECTIONS

28th May, 2020

Before Mwangi Njoroge, Judge.

(In the absence of the parties and their counsel)

Having considered this matter at length, I hereby direct as follows:

1. I direct that Mr Godfrey Pwoka Wanyonyi do present himself before the Chairman and other officials of the Law Society of Kenya Kitale Chapter for deliberations and conclusions over his conduct and the alleged attempt to practice before this court without a practicing certificate and the truth of the allegations shall be ascertained.

2. The firm of Risper Arunga Advocates, and Mr Paul Nakhisa Makitoni, the 2nd plaintiff, who raised the complaint as to the competence ofMr Godfrey Pwoka Wanyonyi to practice in this court in this matter and the said Godfrey Pwoka Wanyonyi  shall be given audience in the proceedings.

3. The recommendations of the Law Society of Kenya Kitale Chapter shall reach this court on or before the 30th September 2020 for further orders.

4. All other proceedings in this matter including the application dated 24/11/2019 for orders of review of the ruling of 6/11/2019 are hereby stayed till the recommendations mentioned above are received.

5. These directions shall be served upon the Law Society of Kenya Kitale Chapter through the Deputy Registrar of this court.

Dated, Signed and Delivered at Nairobi via electronic mail on this 28th day of May, 2020.

MWANGI NJOROGE

JUDGE, ELC, KITALE.