Kingori v Director of Public Prosecutions & another [2025] KEHC 10139 (KLR)

Kingori v Director of Public Prosecutions & another (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E138 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 10139 (KLR) (14 July 2025) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 10139 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Kibera

Miscellaneous Criminal Application E138 of 2025

DR Kavedza, J

July 14, 2025

Between

Geoffrey Wahome Kingori

Applicant

and

Director of Public Prosecutions

1st Respondent

Director of Criminal Investigations

2nd Respondent

Ruling

1. The applicant filed the notice of motion dated 14th July 2025 under certificate of urgency. The applicant is seeking orders of anticipatory bail. The application is supported by an affidavit of similar date sworn by the applicant.

2. I have considered the application, the supporting affidavit, and the applicable law.

3. It is noteworthy that the land in dispute from which the investigations over alleged offences is situate in Nyeri County. The court vested with supervisory jurisdiction over this subject matter is Nyeri High Court.

4. Consequently, I decline to grant the orders of anticipatory bail sought for lack of territorial jurisdiction.

5. The application dated 14th July 2025, is consequently struck out.Orders accordingly.

RULING DATED AND DELIVERED VIRTUALLY THIS 14TH DAY OF JULY 2025______________D. KAVEDZAJUDGE