Kenya Union of Savings & Credit Co-operative Limited v Maseno University Sacco Society Limited & Maseno University [2019] KECPT 64 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE CO-OPERATIVE TRIBUNAL AT NAIROBI

TRIBUNAL CASE NO.804 OF 2016

KENYA UNION  OF SAVINGS & CREDIT

CO-OPERATIVE  LIMITED...............................................................CLAIMANT

VERSUS

MASENO UNIVERSITY  SACCO SOCIETY LIMITED............RESPONDENT

AND

MASENO UNIVERSITY...................................................................RESPONDENT

RULING

The Matter  for determination  is an ex-parte Notice of Motion  application  dated  13. 11. 18 based  on the grounds  on the face  of the  application  supported by  the affidavit  of  GRACE  MUIRURI seeking  the following  orders:-

1. Thatthe application  be certified  urgent  and heard  in the first  instance.

2. ThatDecree Nisi do issue  in terms of prayer  three (3) hereof, pending  hearing  and determination  of this application.

3. Thatall funds  held  in favour  of the respondent judgment  debtor  by Maseno  University  be attached  to settle  the Decretal  sum herein  plus costs  and interest  on which  the Decree  is unpaid for Kshs.36,120,708/=

4. Thatthe  Garnishees  do within  seven (7) days,  after  the service  of the order  herein  upon  them,  inform  this court, the amount  of money they owes  the respondent  judgment  debtor  and show  cause  why it  should   not pay  to the claimant /applicant  the debt  due from  it to the  respondent  judgment  debtor.

5. That the costs  of this application  be provided for.

The  same  is opposed  vide  the replying  affidavit  of  EDWARD MUMO KITATI the  finance  manager  of the garnishee  filed  on 24. 1.19.

The Garnishee  filed  their  written submission  on 30. 7.19. We note that  the  applicant  did not  file their  written submissions as ordered  on  17. 6.19 and 30. 7.19.

The geist  of the application  is that  the judgment  Creditor/Claimant  obtained  a judgment  for Kshs.36,120,708/= against  the Respondent herein  on 3. 2.17.

That  the Respondent  has no  known  assets capable  of satisfying  the partial  decree.

That  the Garnishee holds moneys inform  of  membership contribution for  the members  of the Respondent.

That the  said  money  can be  used  to satisfy the decree.

We  have considered  the submission  of the Garnishee   and the application  of the Claimant/ Judgment  Creditor.

The  garnishee  has submitted  that  they  do not  hold any  money  on behalf  of the judgment  debtor.

That  the members deductions  of the  respondents  are remitted  to the respondent  who holds the money  in trust  for the members.

That  the Garnishee  has no duty  to decide on how  the respondent’s  employee/staff  utilize  their  savings  but only  acts  on instructions  for any  remittance  or deductions.

That at the time of this application, the Garnishee  was not  holding  any moneys  on behalf  of the Respondent.

Therefore they cannot  remit  moneys  they do not  hold.

We therefore  find  that the Garnishee  does not  owe any money  remittable to  the Claimant  that  can  be levied  to satisfy  the decretal  amount.

We therefore decline  to make  the order nisi issued  on 19. 11. 18 absolute  to levy  execution  against  the garnishee.

The application  dated 13. 11. 18 is dismissed  with costs.

Read and delivered in open court, this 7TH of November 2019

In the presence of:

Claimant:Modi advocate for Claimant/Applicant.

Respondent:Non-appearance.

Court Assistant:Leweri and Buluma.

B. Kimemia  - Chairman-signed.

R. Mwambura  – Member-signed.

P. Swanya  - Member-signed.