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WAWERU MWAURA
V.
MARY WANJIRU NJENGA

(2016) JELR 94683 (CA)

Court of Appeal 19 May 2016 Kenya
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Suit Number:Civil Application 66 of 2015 [UR 56 of 2015]
Judges:Festus Azangalala, Jamila Mohammed, Sankale ole Kantai
Location:Nairobi
Other Citations:Waweru Mwaura v. Mary Wanjiru Njenga [2016] eKLR

RULING OF THE COURT

1. Before us is a Notice of Motion under certificate of urgency dated 12th March, 2015 brought pursuant to rules 5(2)(b) and 47 of the Court of Appeal Rules seeking, inter alia, a stay of execution of the whole judgment and decree delivered on 12th February 2015 by Mutungi, J in the Environment and Land Court. The application is supported by the affidavit of the applicant herein.

2. The genesis of this application is that the plaintiff (the respondent herein) vide a Plaint dated 11th January, 2002 filed in the High Court at Nairobi sought, inter alia, eviction orders against the defendant (the applicant herein).

The respondent averred that she is the owner of LR KARAI/GIKAMBURA/2275 (the suit property); that on or about January, 2001, the applicant wrongfully entered and remained onto the suit property where he built a house and cultivated thereon, thereby depriving her the use thereof; and that the applicant was unlawfully in occupation of the suit property despite d…

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