Mutegi Mugwetwa v County Ministry of Lands, Physical Planning Energy & ICT County Government of Tharaka Nithi, County Government of Tharaka Nithi Director General, Kenya Urban Rural Authority, Kenya Urban Roads Authority, Regional Manager-Upper Eastern (Kenya Urban Roads Authority) & Territorial Works (K) Ltd [2017] KEELC 2249 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT AT CHUKA

CHUKA ELC CASE NO. 215 OF 2017

FORMERLY EMBU ELC CASE NO.266 OF 2015

FORMERLY MERU ELC CASE NO.8 OF 2015

MUTEGI MUGWETWA………..…………………….......................................………..PLAINTIFF

VERSUS

COUNTY MINISTRY OF LANDS, PHYSICAL PLANNING ENERGY

& ICT COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF THARAKA NITHI …………...................................1ST DEFENDANT

COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF THARAKA NITHI DIRECTOR GENERAL...........................2ND DEFENDANT

(KENYA URBAN RURAL AUTHORITY)……………..............................................…….3RD DEFENDANT

KENYA URBAN ROADS AUTHORITY…………….............................................…….....4TH DEFENDANT

THE REGIONAL MANAGER-UPPER EASTERN

(KENYA URBAN ROADS AUTHORITY) …………………….......………………………….5TH DEFENDANT

TERRITORIAL WORKS (K) LTD…………......................................................…………….6TH DEFENDANT

RULING

1. This application is dated 1st February, 2016 and seeks orders that:

1. The Applicant herein, Chuka Igamba’ombe Development Association be joined in these proceedings as an interested party forewith.

2. The Applicant be granted leave to file pleadings in response to the suit herein.

3. That the costs of this application be provided for:

2. On 11. 7.2017, the other parties indicated that they were not opposed to the application.

3. In the circumstances, the application is allowed.

4. Costs shall be in the cause

5. It is so ordered.

Delivered in open court at Chuka this 11th day of July, 2017 in the presence of:

CA: Ndegwa

Mwiti h/b Murango Mwenda for 1st defendant

Murimi Murango for the plaintiff

Miss Kungu for 3rd, 4th and 5th defendants

Miss Kungu h/b Wawerufor proposed interested party.

P. M. NJOROGE

JUDGE