Okumu v Ombui & another [2025] KEHC 7324 (KLR)

Okumu v Ombui & another (Civil Miscellaneous Application 13 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 7324 (KLR) (3 June 2025) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 7324 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Kisumu

Civil Miscellaneous Application 13 of 2025

A Mabeya, J

June 3, 2025

Between

Naphtali Omondi Okumu

Plaintiff

and

Samwel Oseko Ombui

1st Defendant

Erick Ochieng Nyamwaya

2nd Defendant

(From Original Maseno Senior Principal Magistrate Civil Case No. E100 of 2023)

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I hereby exercise the jurisdiction of this Court under section 18 of the Civil Procedure Act and hereby have this file withdrawn from Maseno Law Courts and transferred to Kombewa Law Courts for hearing and determination.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 9/6/2025 before the Head of Station, Kombewa Law Court for further directions.

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

DATEDAND DELIVEREDAT KISUMU THIS 3RDDAY OF JUNE, 2025. A. MABEYA, FCI, ArbJUDGE