Waso Building & Road Works Co. Ltd v Fayo Galgalo, Abdulahi Dalacha, Asli Roba on behalf of Ali Roba, Abdulahi Abdirahman, Abdikadir Galgalo, Abdi Kuso, Maalim Malow & Abdi Hussein [2018] KEELC 2577 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT

AT MERU

ELC NO 92 OF 2008

WASO BUILDING & ROAD WORKS CO. LTD.............PLAINTIFF

VERSUS

FAYO GALGALO......................................................1ST DEFENDANT

ABDULAHI DALACHA...........................................2ND DEFENDANT

ASLI ROBA ON BEHALF OF ALI ROBA.............3RD DEFENDANT

ABDULAHI ABDIRAHMAN....................................4TH DEFENDANT

ABDIKADIR GALGALO............................................5TH DEFENDANT

ABDI KUSO..................................................................6TH DEFENDANT

MAALIM MALOW......................................................7TH DEFENDANT

ABDI HUSSEIN.............................................................8TH DEFENDANT

RULING

1. An objection has been raised by defence who aver that plaintiff’s documents in the list of 22. 4.2013 (same item) should be produced by the officials of the county government of Isiolo.

2. Plaintiff’s counsel on the other hand avers that the documents are public documents issued to plaintiff and hence PW 1 moved be allowed to produce the same.

3. I have scrutinized all the documents in the list (item 1-10).  All these documents save item 7 appear to emanate from the county government of Isiolo (to be precise, the predecessor).  Their authenticity can therefore be ascertained from the source.  For item 7, the document is from assistant Registrar.  It is also a public document.  Likewise the authenticity of the said document can be ascertained.

4. It is not lost to this court that defence too is relying on documents mostly emanating from the county government and they are hence at liberty to call the personnel there to shed light on any issue regarding this matter.

5. In the circumstances, I decline to uphold the objection.  PW 1 is allowed to produce the document in his list.

DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED IN OPEN COURT AT MERU THIS 7TH DAY OF MAY, 2018

HON. L. N. MBUGUA

ELC JUDGE