JUDGMENT
Melitus Oluoch Odero (the respondent) was the plaintiff in ELC Case No. 818 of 2015 filed at the Environment and Land Court (ELC) at Kisumu. He sued the appellants vide a plaint dated 21st October, 1995, which was amended on 26th March, 1997 and further amended on 13th December,2011. He averred to be the rightful owner of land parcel number Uholo/Ugunja/264 (the suit property) which had been sub-divided into various parcels namely Uholo/Ugunja/840, 841, 842, 843, 844, 845, 846,847, 849, 850, 851, 852 and 853, which he inherited from his deceased father, Odero Oluoch, in 1956. That during the years 1970/71 when land adjudication was being conducted, he was away and the 1st respondent unlawfully registered the suit property in his name. The 1st respondent caused the parcels of land to be registered and possession given to the 2nd to 7th respondents as follows:
a. Parcels Nos. 840, 846 and 850 - 2nd respondent
b. Parcels Nos. 841, 848 and 851 - 3rd respondent
c. Parcels Nos. 842, 84…