Stephen Michuki Kiunga v County Government of Meru [2014] KEHC 273 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT MERU

E & L 68 OF 2014

STEPHEN  MICHUKI KIUNGA......................................................................PLAINTIFF

VERSUS

COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF MERU.......................................................DEFENDANT

R U L I N G

This is an application dated 4th June, 2014 and seeks orders:

THATthis application be certified as extremely urgent and the same be heard expeditiously.

THATthe Honourable court be pleased to cite the Governor County Government of Meru for being in contempt of court orders issued on 13. 5.2014 and extended on 20. 5.2014, and order that he be detained in prison for a term not exceeding six months.

THATthe costs of the application be provided for.

The application was predicated, inter alia, upon the following grounds:

(a)  THAT Courts do not issue orders in vain.

(b) THAT the dignity of the court is at stake by the Defendant's Chief Executive Officer disobeying the Court's orders.

(c) THAT the Governor of County Government of Meru ought to obey court order issued by the court.

On 21. 10. 2014, Mr. Mwirigi, representing the plaintiff and M/s Thibaru, representing the defendant, by consent, intimated that they wanted the Court to mark the application withdrawn with costs to be in the cause.  In the circumstances, the application is hereby marked as withdrawn.

It is so ordered.

Delivered in Open Court at Meru this 21st day of October, 2014 in the presence of:

Cc Daniel/Lilian

Miss Thibaru for defendant

Mwirigi for plaintiff

P. M. NJOROGE

JUDGE