Thomas Mboya Odera t/a Nyanza Trowellers v County Government of Kisumu [2020] KEHC 6321 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA

AT KISUMU

JUDICIAL REVIEW NO. 8 OF 2020

THOMAS MBOYA ODERAT/A NYANZA TROWELLERS...................APPLICANT

VERSUS

COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF KISUMU...........................................RESPONDENT

9th April 2020

Coram:  Ochieng – J.

Court Assistant:  Maureen Ojala

Exparte

1. The application dated 24th March 2020 is NOTcertified as urgent.

2. The National Council on the Administration of Justice, issued the Administrative and Contingency Management Plan to Mitigate COVID-19 in Kenya’s Justice Sector, on 15th March 2020.

3. In acknowledgement of the serious ramifications of the COVID-19 Pandemic, all Court activities throughout the country were scaled down.

4. Furthermore, the National Council directed that ALL EXECUTION PROCEEDINGS BE SUSPENDED.

5. I find no exceptional reason advanced by the Applicant, to warrant this case being handled in a manner that is not consistent with the Administrative and Contingency Management Plan.

6. The Applicant is directed to serve the Respondent.

7. Mention on 12th May 2020 for Further Directions.

8. Each party is ordered to provide the Court and the other party with an email address, at which all pleadings, Orders or other communication shall be served.

9. In order to assist the Court to come up with appropriate Directions, in the event that the pandemic persists, the parties are asked to offer proposed Directions, which can assist in the expeditious handling of the case.

DATED, SIGNEDandDELIVERED at KISUMU

This9thday ofApril2020

FRED A. OCHIENG

JUDGE