Zipporah Karigu Alias Karigu M’mugambi Ngiti, John Mwathi M’mugambi, Jeremiah Murauko Mugambi, Beatrice Gacunku, David Mutugi Karigu & Josphat Njeru Kiaya v Sabera Gakundi Mwithi, Beatrice Kathambi, Charity Kaindi, Virginia Muthoni, John Kimathi, Alice Karimi, James Mutugi Mwithi, Gerald Mugambi, James Mwenda Mwithi alias John Kimathi, Stanley Murithi Nyamu & Mary Wambui Mwobi [2021] KEELC 198 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT

AT CHUKA

CHUKA ELC SUIT NO. 1 OF 2019 (OS)

ZIPPORAH KARIGU ALIAS KARIGU M’MUGAMBI NGITI......................1ST PLAINTIFF

JOHN MWATHI M’MUGAMBI..........................................................................2ND PLAINTIFF

JEREMIAH MURAUKO MUGAMBI.................................................................3RD PLAINTIFF

BEATRICE GACUNKU.........................................................................................4TH PLAINTIFF

DAVID MUTUGI KARIGU....................................................................................5TH PLAINTIFF

JOSPHAT NJERU KIAYA........................................................................................6TH PLAINTIF

VERSUS

SABERA GAKUNDI MWITHI........................................................................1ST DEFENDANT

BEATRICE KATHAMBI..................................................................................2ND DEFENDANT

CHARITY KAINDI............................................................................................3RD DEFENDANT

VIRGINIA MUTHONI......................................................................................4TH DEFENDANT

JOHN KIMATHI...............................................................................................5TH DEFENDANT

ALICE KARIMI.................................................................................................6TH DEFENDANT

JAMES MUTUGI MWITHI.............................................................................7TH DEFENDANT

GERALD MUGAMBI........................................................................................8TH DEFENDANT

JAMES MWENDA MWITHI alias JOHN KIMATHI..................................9TH DEFENDANT

STANLEY MURITHI NYAMU......................................................................10TH DEFENDANT

MARY WAMBUI MWOBI..............................................................................11TH DEFENDANT

RULING

1.  By a Notice of Motion application dated 27th August, 2021, the Defendants/Applicants pray for orders:-

a)  Spent

b)That this Honourable court be pleased to make an order that the Police Officer Commanding Tunyai Police Station do provide security to the Applicants when implementing this court’s decree of the Judgment issued herein on 30th July, 2019.

c)  That the costs of this application be provided for.

2.  The application which is supported by the affidavit of Sabera Gakundi Mwithi, the 1st Applicant is premised on the grounds that:

(a) This Honourable Court pronounced Judgment on 25th May, 2021, wherein it reinstated its Judgment of 30th July, 2019 to the effect that the Applicants do hold the parcel THARAKA/TUNYAI “A”/390 in common in equal shares.

(b) The Applicants wish to sub-divide the land and allocate the resultant sub-divisions to those entitled.

(c) The Respondents have on many occasions threatened to attack the Applicants if they attempted to sub-divide the land.

(d) That it has therefore become imperative that the Applicants be provided with security to carry out the exercise.

3.  The application was served upon the Respondents but they have not filed a response thereto, though their advocate was allowed to submit on points of law.

4.  I have considered the application. According to the Applicants, their attempts to bring a surveyor to sub-divide the suit land pursuant to the Judgment and decree of this court has met with obstruction and threats from the Respondents. The Applicants aver that it is only fair that they be given security when effecting the sub divisions to avoid any physical confrontation.

5.  Given that the Applicants have a Judgment and decree in their favour which has not been set aside, reviewed or stayed, I believe that it is only fair and just to allow the application so that security is provided when the decree of court is being implemented. In the circumstances, I am satisfied that the application dated 27th August, 2021 is merited and the same is allowed.

6.  I make no order as to costs.

DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT CHUKA THIS 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2021 IN THE PRESENCE OF:

CA: NDEGWA

MS. KAJURI FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPLICANTS

N/A FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

C. K. YANO,

JUDGE.