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Okello v Luke [2025] KEHC 7734 (KLR)

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Okello v Luke (Civil Miscellaneous Application 39 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 7734 (KLR) (5 June 2025) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 7734 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Kisumu

Civil Miscellaneous Application 39 of 2025

A Mabeya, J

June 5, 2025

Between

Kennedy Onyango Okello

Plaintiff

and

Amoke Onyango Luke

Defendant

(From Original Maseno Senior Principal Magistrate Civil Case No. E020 of 2025)

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I hereby exercise the jurisdiction of this Court under section 18 of the Civil Procedure Act and hereby have this file withdrawn from Maseno Law Courts and transferred to Kombewa Law Courts for hearing and determination.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 12/6/2025 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 5THDAY OF JUNE, 2025. A. MABEYA, FCI, ArbJUDGE