Ogala v Owade [2025] KEHC 6566 (KLR)

Ogala v Owade (Civil Miscellaneous Application 4 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 6566 (KLR) (21 May 2025) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 6566 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Kisumu

Civil Miscellaneous Application 4 of 2025

A Mabeya, J

May 21, 2025

Between

Joseph Odhiambo Ogala

Plaintiff

and

Lydia Achieng Owade

Defendant

(From Original Maseno Senior Principal Magistrate Divorce Case No. E005 of 2022)

Ruling

1. I have considered the geographical jurisdiction of the Magistrate’s Courts of Maseno and Kombewa. In accordance with the principle of access to justice under Article 48 of the Constitution of Kenya, I hereby exercise the jurisdiction of this Court under section 18 of the Civil Procedure Act and hereby have this file withdrawn from Maseno Law Courts and transferred to Kombewa Law Courts for hearing and determination.

2. Mention on 3/6/2025 before the Head of Station, Kombewa Law Court for further directions.

3. This file is marked as closed.It is so ordered.

DATED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2025A. MABEYA, FCI, ArbJUDGE