Phineas Ngaku MurungI, Edwin Kaburu Thuura, Kamunid Thuura, Kithinji Barine, Ashford Mutegi Murungi, Jasper Kiria & Ephantus Kinyua Kiria v Riungu Kaminchi, M’murungi Kungania, Kinyua Kagogi, Kawira M’ndaka, Murithi Bururia, Kithinji Bururia, Kirama Chabari, Virginia Murithi, Damaris Mukwandegi, Kariuki Bururia, Catherine Mukwamugo, Michael Ndubi, District Lands Adjudication Officer Maara Sub County, District Surveyor Meru South/Maara Sub County & Lands Registrar, Meru South [2021] KEELC 2883 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT  AT CHUKA

ELC CASE NO. E002 OF 2021

PHINEAS  NGAKU MURUNGI....................................................1ST PLAINTIFF

EDWIN KABURU THUURA........................................................2ND PLAINTIFF

KAMUNID THUURA....................................................................3RD PLAINTIFF

KITHINJI BARINE.......................................................................4TH PLAINTIFF

ASHFORD MUTEGI MURUNGI.................................................5TH PLAINTIFF

JASPER KIRIA.............................................................................6TH PLAINTIFF

EPHANTUS KINYUA KIRIA........................................................7TH PLAINTIFF

VERSUS

RIUNGU KAMINCHI.................................................................1ST DEFENDANT

M’MURUNGI KUNGANIA........................................................2ND DEFENDANT

KINYUA KAGOGI.....................................................................3RD DEFENDANT

KAWIRA M’NDAKA..................................................................4TH DEFENDANT

MURITHI BURURIA.................................................................5TH DEFENDANT

KITHINJI BURURIA.................................................................6TH DEFENDANT

KIRAMA CHABARI..................................................................7TH DEFENDANT

VIRGINIA MURITHI.................................................................8TH DEFENDANT

DAMARIS MUKWANDEGI.......................................................9TH DEFENDANT

KARIUKI BURURIA................................................................10TH DEFENDANT

CATHERINE MUKWAMUGO..................................................11TH DEFENDANT

MICHAEL NDUBI....................................................................12TH DEFENDANT

THE DISTRICT LANDS ADJUDICATION

OFFICER MAARA SUB COUNTY..........................................13TH DEFENDANT

DISTRICT SURVEYOR MERU

SOUTH/MAARA SUB COUNTY.............................................14TH DEFENDANT

LANDS REGISTRAR, MERU SOUTH.....................................15TH DEFENDANT

RULING

1.  On 15th June, 2021, advocates for the parties in this matter proffered a consent which they asked the court to adopt as its order.

The consent is in the following terms:

CONSENT

By consent the parties herein have agreed on the following:

(1) The County Surveyor, Tharaka Nithi do visit the disputed parcels of land comprising the pre registration land parcels Nos. PLOT No. 1480 and 1977 within the then Lower East Magutuni Adjudication Section currently Mwimbi/Lower East Magutuni Registration area and the current suit parcels of land being L.R. No. Mwimbi/Lower East Magutuni/3712, 3713, 3714, 3715, 3716, 3613, 3614, 3615, 3616, 3617, 3618, 3619, 3620, 3621, 3622, 3623, 3624, 2381 and 1977.

(2) The surveyor do establish the actual occupation of the said pre-registration parcel numbers 1480 and 1977 with the names of the occupants acreage occupied and the boundaries of each occupant.

(3) The surveyor do identify and sketch the map location of the registered parcels on the ground showing by a sketch map any over – lap of the ground occupation and map position of the registered parcels, if any.

(4) Each party be at liberty to engage a private surveyor during the exercise, if they so wish.

(5) The County Surveyor do file his report within 90 days.

(6) The County Surveyor’s cost be borne by parties excluding the 13th, 14th and 15th defendants.

We are most obliged.

Signed:        Kirimi Muturi for the Plaintiffs

Signed:        Mwenda Mwarania Advocate for the 1st -12th defendants

2.  The consent has properly been executed by the advocates who represented the parties.

3.  The consent is hereby adopted as an order of this court.

4. By consent, the parties will come to court for directions on 4th October, 2021.

Delivered in open Court at Chuka the 15th day of June, 2021 in the presence of:

CA; Ndegwa

Kirimi Muturi for the Plaintiff

Mwenda Mwarania for the 1st to 6th Defendants

Kiongo for the 13th, 14th and 15th defendants

P. M. NJOROGE,

JUDGE.