Mohamud Iltarakwa Kochale, Kochale Somo Chale, Issa Jitewe Gambare, David Tomasot Arakhole, William Lengoyiap & Sekotey Seye v Lake Turkana Wind Power Ltd, Marsabit County Government, Attorney General, Chief Land Registrar & National Land Commission; Aaron Iltele Lesianntam, Henry Parasian Sakalpo, Stephen Nakeno, Job Lmalsian Lengoya & Dair Lentipan ((Interested Parties) [2020] KEELC 3927 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT

AT MERU

MERU ELC CASE NO. 163  OF 2014

FORMERLY NAIROBI ELC NO. 1330 OF 20114

MOHAMUD ILTARAKWA KOCHALE..........................................1ST PLAINTIFF

KOCHALE SOMO CHALE.............................................................2ND PLAINTIFF

ISSA JITEWE GAMBARE...............................................................3RD PLAINTIFF

DAVID TOMASOT ARAKHOLE...................................................4TH PLAINTIFF

WILLIAM LENGOYIAP.................................................................5TH PLAINTIFF

SEKOTEY SEYE..............................................................................6TH PLAINTIFF

VERSUS

LAKE TURKANA WIND POWER LTD....................................1ST DEFENDANT

MARSABIT COUNTY GOVERNMENT...................................2ND DEFENDANT

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL......................................................3RD DEFENDANT

CHIEF LAND REGISTRAR.........................................................4TH DEFENDANT

THE NATIONAL LAND COMMISSION...................................5TH DEFENDANT

AARON ILTELE LESIANNTAM................................1ST INTERESTED PARTY

HENRY PARASIAN SAKALPO..................................2ND INTERESTED PARTY

STEPHEN NAKENO....................................................3RD INTERESTED PARTY

JOB LMALSIAN LENGOYA.......................................4TH INTERESTED PARTY

DAIR LENTIPAN...........................................................5TH INTERESTED PARTY

RULING

1. This court on 21st January, 2019 delivered a Ruling concerning the admissibility or inadmissibility of a replying affidavit filed by the 2nd defendant in an application for contempt of court filed by the plaintiffs. The court found that the said replying affidavit was inadmissible.

2. Mr. Minishi, the 2nd defendant’s advocate sought leave to appeal against the court’s Ruling.

3. The court has decided as follows:

a) Leave is granted to the 2nd defendant to file its intended appeal.

b) That notwithstanding, the hearing of this matter will continue.

c) It is so ordered.

Delivered at Meru this 21st day of January, 2020 in the presence of:

CC Susan Lomwa

CC James Lomurut

Mario Loigwera

Kiprop for the Interested Party

A.Hashi for the Plaintiffs

J. M. Wairoto for the 1st defendant

J.W. Kungu for the 3rd and 4th defendants

J. N. Njuguna for the 5th defendants

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P.M. NJOROGE [PJ]                 J.G. KEMEI, J,  Y.M.        ANGIMA, J,