Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya v Karani Balongo [2015] KEHC 4598 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT BUSIA.

ELC. NO. 23 OF 2015.

WYCLIFFE AMBETSA OPARANYA…………………………………………..PLAINTIFF

VERSUS

KARANI BALONGO ………………………………………………………….. RESPONDENT

R U L I N G.

The Applicant WYCLIFFE  AMBETSA  OPARANYA, through  M/S.  Wafula Wawire and company Advocates filed the Notice of Motion under certificate of urgency dated 4th March, 2015 against KARANI BALONGO, THE Respondent, for injunction against Land parcel Bukhayo/Mundika/9188 and costs. The application  is based on the ten (10)  grounds  on the application  and the Applicants’  supporting affidavit sworn on 4th March, 2015 to which he annexed  copy of register  for land parcel  Bukhayo/Mundika/1997 which  in entry No. 11  shows that the title  was closed on 14th October, 2009 upon being subdivided  into parcels  9149 to 9214. He also annexed a copy of certificate of official search for parcel Bukhayo/Mundika/9188 which  is one of those subdivided from parcel 1997 showing  it is registered in the names of the Applicant since  14th October, 2009.

The Respondent  opposed the Application  and filed the replying affidavit sworn on 15th April, 2015  claiming that  the Applicant  obtained  registration  of the suit land fraudulently among  others.

On the day  the application came up for hearing, the firm of Ouma – Okutta and Associates  Advocate  filed  the Notice of Appointment  for  the Respondent. The  court therefore heard Mr. Wafula and Okutta advocates for the Applicant and Respondent  respectively. The court  has carefully  considered the grounds of the application, submission by counsel, supporting and replying affidavit  and find as follows;

That the  suit land Bukhayo/Mundika/9188  is a  subdivision  from Bukhayo/Mundika/1997. The copy  of the register  annexed  to the supporting  affidavit  shows parcel Bukhayo/Mundika/1997 came from parcel 1619 and was registered  first on 15th September, 1981 in the Respondent’s names. The Respondent  then transferred  the parcel Bukhayo/Mundika/1997 to Washington  Wafula Obwogo on the same date 15th September, 1981 who charged it on 5th November,  1981. The register shows that the suit land was subsequently transferred  to Maria Kobingye Wafula on 10th September, 1991 and then to Peterleo Angweli  Onalo on 16th February, 1992 who then transferred  it to the Applicant herein on 4th December, 2008. At this  stage and on the strength  of the documentary  evidence availed, the proprietor  of the suit land is the Applicant herein,

That as  the registered proprietor of the suit land, the  Applicant is  entitled to the rights and privileges set out in sections – and -  of Land Registration  Act, 2012. The Respondent  has not filed any suit  against the Applicant herein to challenge the registration  as proprietor  of the suit  or claiming  ownership  of the land.

That the Applicant, by  virtue of being the registered  owner of the suit land  has satisfied  the principles set out in  Giella –vs-  Casman  Brown   - case  and is entitled  to the order of injunction as prayed.  |The application dated 4th March, 2015 is therefore  allowed  in terms of prayer 3  with costs  in the cause.

It is so ordered.

S.M. KIBUNJA,

JUDGE.

DATED AND DELIVERED ON 28TH  DAY OF MAY, 2015.

IN THE PRESENCE OF;

PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT……ABSENT…………………………………………………………

DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT……ABSENT………………………………………………..…

COUNSEL…MR. JUMBA FOR WAFULA FOR PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT…………………

JUDGE.