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JudgmentJOSEPH ONYANGO OGOSI VS CORNEL AKACHA GWORO1 min read

JOSEPH ONYANGO OGOSI VS CORNEL AKACHA GWORO

Environment and Land Court at Homabay Environment and Land Court · · G. A. Ongondo

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT OF KENYA AT HOMABAY

ELC CASE NO 5 OF 2022

(FORMERLY MIGORI ELCC NO. 489 OF 2017)

JOSEPH ONYANGO OGOSI…………………PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT

VERUS

CORNEL AKACHA GWORO …………. DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.

RULING

  1. By a Notice of Motion application dated 17th May 2024, the plaintiff/applicant, Joseph Onyango Ogosi through S M Sagwe and Company Advocates, is seeking the orders that he be granted leave to the amend the plaint and include one Jaquelyne Adhiambo Obegwe as the 2nd defendant in this suit; that the draft amended plaint annexed to the application be deemed properly filed upon payment of requisite court filing fee and the costs of the application be in the cause.
  2. The defendant/respondent was duly served as shown in the affidavit of service sworn on 25th June 2024 by Walter Juma Opiyo, a duly authorised court Process Server.
  3. Be that as if may, the defendant/respondent failed to reply to the application.
  4. It is trite law that before an adverse decision is made against a party in a case, that party must be given an opportunity to be heard; see James Kanyiita Nderitu and another -versus Marious Philotas Ghikas and another (2016) eKLR.
  5. In the instant application, the defendant /respondent duly served failed to respond to the application.
  6. This court is guided by Article 159 (2) (b) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 which provides;

“Justice shall not be delayed”.

7. In the premises, the application is unchallenged and merited.

8. Wherefore, the application is hereby allowed in terms of orders 1, 2 and 3 sought therein and as stated in paragraph 1 hereinabove.

9. It is so ordered

DATED and DELIVERED at Homa Bay this 1st  day of July 2024

G.M.A ONG’ONDO

JUDGE

In the presence of;

a) Mr S M Sagwe learned counsel for the plaintiff/applicant

b) Luanga and Mutiva, court assistants

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