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ELIUD MUKHISA NALIANYA & ANOTHER
V.
JOSEPH WANJALA FULAFU & ANOTHER

(2019) JELR 97438 (CA)

Court of Appeal 28 Nov 2019 Kenya
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Suit Number:Civil Appeal 108 of 2017
Judges:Milton Stephen Asike Makhandia, James Otieno Odek, Patrick Omwenga Kiage
Location:Eldoret
Other Citations:Eliud Mukhisa Nalianya & another v. Joseph Wanjala Fulafu & another [2019] eKLR

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

1. The appellants and respondents are brothers. Their father was the late Paulo Fulafu who died in 1969. At the time of his death, he was the registered proprietor of Land Parcel No. Bokoli/Chwele/751 which has now been sub-divided to give rise to two titles namely Bokoli/Chwele/1191 and Bokoli/Chwele/1192.

2. By a Plaint dated 5th July 2010, the appellants filed suit against the respondents. In the plaint, it is alleged that on or about 16th February 1981, the 1st respondent fraudulently caused the late Paulo Fulafu’s land to be transferred to his name without regard to the interest of the appellants when the said appellants were in actual possession of the property. That the 1st respondent secretly and fraudulently concealed the transfer to other family members and sub-divided the land giving a portion thereof, namely Bokoli/Chwele/1192, to the 2nd respondent.

3. In their plaint, the appellants sought an order for cancellation of land titles Bokoli/Chwele/1191 and…

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