Sona Properties Limited v Ruiru Juja Water & Sewerage Co. Ltd,County Government of Kiambu & Athi Water Services Board [2019] KEELC 3134 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT AT NAIROBI

ELC CIVIL CASE NO. 1554 OF 2013

SONA PROPERTIES LIMITED..........................................PLAINTIFF

=VERSUS=

RUIRU JUJA WATER & SEWERAGE CO. LTD...1ST DEFENDANT

COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF KIAMBU...............2ND DEFENDANT

ATHI WATER SERVICES BOARD.........................3RD DEFENDANT

RULING

1. These are the directions in respect of the notice of motion dated 30th July 2014.  The same was filed under certificate of urgency.  It is more than four (4) years since the application was brought to court.

2. I am guided by the section 19 of the ELC Act in directing that the hearing of the main suit be expedited.  In view of the above I direct that the notice of motion dated 30th July 2014 be dispensed with except that prayer (2) for joinder of Rojax Muia and Richard Kamau as defendants, is granted.

3. The parties do comply with pretrial directions so that the matter can go to full hearing.

Dated, signed and delivered in Nairobi on this 8TH day of MAY 2019

...............................

L. KOMINGOI

JUDGE

In the presence of:-

..........................Advocate for the Plaintiff

..........................Advocate for the 1st Defendant

..........................Advocate for the 2nd Defendant

..........................Advocate for the 3rd Defendant

..........................Court Assistant