Onyango v Attorney General for and on behalf DO Upper Nyakach Division & 3 others [2024] KEHC 6687 (KLR)

Onyango v Attorney General for and on behalf DO Upper Nyakach Division & 3 others (Miscellaneous Civil Application 95 of 2003) [2024] KEHC 6687 (KLR) (3 June 2024) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 6687 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Kisumu

Miscellaneous Civil Application 95 of 2003

RE Aburili, J

June 3, 2024

Between

Joseph Odongo Onyango

Applicant

and

Attorney General for and on behalf DO Upper Nyakach Division

1st Respondent

Maritha Oyugi Okello

2nd Respondent

William Lango Okello

3rd Respondent

Maria Amolo Otiende

4th Respondent

Ruling

1. This matter was filed on 28th April 2003. The Applicant sought for leave of court to apply for Judicial Review orders of Certiorari and Mandamus in a matter involving a dispute over land parcels Nos. 1941, 1942, 1944 Koguta.

2. The application was dismissed with costs on 17th June 2003 by Tanui J for non-attendance to prosecute.

3. The file however remained open.

4. On 13th May 2004, the matter was stood over by the Deputy Registrar on costs to be taxed.

5. Since it is now over 20 years past the last order, this suit is now stale by operation of the law. Those costs cannot be recovered owing to the statute of limitations.

6. The file is hereby closed for archiving.

DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 3RDDAY OF JUNE, 2024R. E. ABURILIJUDGE