Titus Macharia Kimani v Metropolitan National Sacco Society Limited [2021] KECPT 615 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE CO-OPERATIVE TRIBUNAL AT NAIROBI

TRIBUNAL CASE NO.239 OF 2020

TITUS  MACHARIA  KIMANI..................................................................CLAIMANT

VERSUS

METROPOLITAN  NATIONAL  SACCO  SOCIETY  LIMITED....RESPONDENT

RULING

The  Claimant’s  claim vide  the Statement of  Claim dated  7. 8.2020  is for refund  of Kshs.367,000/=,  costs  and interest  in the suit.  That he  wrote  to the Respondent  on  15. 4.2019 expressing  his wish to  withdraw from the membership and refund  of  his deposits.

The Respondent  vide their  Statement of  Defence  dated 31. 8.2020 stated that  as per  their  2019 Annual General  Meeting  decided  that refunds  were  on first  come basis  and the Claimant’s  refunds  were scheduled  to be  22. 11. 2020. That the refundable amount was Kshs.337, 514/85 and not Kshs.367,000/=.

The parties filed written submissions on 4. 2.2021 and 3. 2.2021 respectively. The Respondent also filed the Statement of Account and the Claimant filed the Member’s Statement.  As  per  the Claimant’s  Member’s  Statement, the  deposits  as at 24. 3.2020 is Kshs.337,514/85 while  the Respondents  Statement of Account  as at 20. 11. 2020 is Kshs.336,794/33 exclusive  of the commission on  refund  and excise  duty Kshs.1200/=.

We have carefully considered the pleadings, documents filed, witness statements and the written submissions.  We note that the amount of Kshs.367,514/85 does not reflect  on the statement of account  of the Claimant. The amount payable is Kshs.336,794/33 after deductions  of the commission  on refund  and excise  duty at  Kshs.1200/=.

We therefore  enter  judgment  in favour of  the Claimant  against  the Respondent  for Kshs.336,794/33 plus costs  and interest  in the suit.

JUDGMENT SIGNED, DATED AND DELIVERED VIRTUALLY THIS 6TH DAY OF MAY, 2021.

Hon. B. Kimemia                  Chairperson                ...................................

Hon. J. Mwatsama                Deputy Chairperson  ....................................

Mr. P. Gichuki                       Member                       ....................................

Tribunal Clerk                       .............................