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KENYA POWER VS KEPHER OJIL ODONGO

Environment and Land Court at Vihiga Environment and Land Court · · E. ASATI, J

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE LAND AND ENVIRONMENT COURT AT VIHIGA

ELCEP APPEAL NO. E001 OF 2023

KENYA POWER & LIGHTING COMPANY………………..……. APPELLANT

VERSUS

KEPHER OJIL ODONGO……………………………….………..RESPONDENT

(Being an appeal from the ruling dated 25th September 2023 in VIHIGA PMC EL CASE NO. 34 OF 2023)

JUDGEMENT

Introduction

  1. The Appellant is the Defendant in Vihiga PMC ELC CASE NO. 34 OF 2023 wherein vide the plaint dated 5th June 2023, he has been sued by the Respondent herein over the erection of electricity supply poles and cables over land parcel known as BUNYORE/EKWANDA/1139 (the suit land).  The prayers sought in the plaint are for an order that the appellant removes and/or relocates the electricity supply poles and cables from the suit land to the road reserve and that the exercise be undertaken at the cost of the appellant.  The Respondent also sought for costs of the suit.
  2. The record of appeal shows that in response to the Respondent’s claim the appellant filed, inter alia, a Notice of Preliminary Objection dated 14/6/2023 on the grounds that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to hear and determine the dispute and sought to have the suit dismissed as it offended the provisions of sections 3(1), 10, 11(c), (f) , (j), (k) & (l), 23, 24, 36, 40, 42 and 224 (2) (c) of the Energy Act 2019 together with Regulations 2, 4, 7, 9 and 21 of the Energy (Complaints and Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2012 as read with articles 159(2) (c ) and 169 (1) (d) and (2) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and sections  9(2) and (3) of the Fair Administration actions Act, 2015.
  3. The proceedings show that the Preliminary Objection was heard by the trial court by way of written submissions.  The trial court delivered its ruling on the same on 25/9/2023 vide which it found that the Preliminary Objection lacked merit and dismissed it with costs to the plaintiff (Respondent herein).
  4. Aggrieved by the Ruling, the appellant filed the present appeal vide the Memorandum of Appeal dated 4th October 2023.  The appellant seeks for orders that the appeal be allowed, the ruling and orders delivered on 25/9/2023 be set aside, the Preliminary Objection dated 14th June 2023 be allowed as prayed, the Respondents case in the lower court be dismissed and costs both in the lower court case and the appeal herein be borne by the Respondent.
  5. The grounds of appeal as set out in the Memorandum of Appeal are that: -
      1. The learned trial Magistrate erred in law and fact by failing to consider that the subject matter is purely under the purview of the Energy Act, 2019.

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