RULING
I am asked in the Motion dated 19th August, 2020 brought under various provisions of law to grant leave to the applicant to extend the time within which to file and serve Notice of Appeal and Record of Appeal arising from the Judgment of Kasango, J. delivered on 28th August, 2020 in HC Commercial and Tax Division Civil Suit No. 431 of 2018. From what I can glean from the Motion and the affidavit of Allan George Njogu Kamau, advocate, the Judge entered Judgment against the applicant in favour of the respondent for Kshs.6,824,750 plus interest and dismissed the applicant’s counter-claim.
On reasons why an appeal was not filed on time it is said in grounds in support of the Motion and in the affidavit that delivery of the Judgment was adjourned several times for not being ready; that on 28th July, 2020 Miss Cynthia Nyabuto, an advocate in the lawyers on record for the applicant had challenges with the internet in accessing the virtual delivery of the Judgment forcing her to communic…