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…DEFENDANTS R U L I N G The 2nd Defendant has raised a preliminary objection on the ground that this suit is barred by the Limitation of Actions Act (Cap 22).…

…Chacha for the Plaintiff argues that the objection ought to be rejected as the 2nd Defendant ought o have made a formal application since if the preliminary objection were to be upheld it would have the effect of striking…

…Before the application was heard inter partes the advocates for the respondent raised a preliminary objection to the application. It is this preliminary objection which is the subject matter of this ruling.…

…The Hon Judge overruled this preliminary objection on the grounds that the High Court had inherent jurisdiction to hear matters, section 60 of the Constitution being relied on.…

…In his affidavit decree holder asserted that the objection to the attachment is a fictitious one.…

…Secondly, the decree holder relies on the compromise settlement which was worked out before the attached goods, which, he says, included the subject matter of these objection proceedings, were released to the defendant by…

…(b) That the attachment of motor vehicle together with its load of sisal be set aside until final determination of the objection proceedings herein.…

…In view of the ruling of Mbaluto J the objection proceeding were a futile exercise.…

…The preliminary objection here is in all the grounds cited cannot be sustained. They are not decisive in law. The first question of Limitation depends on the time calculated from the date the cause action arose.…

…Preliminary objection refused. DELIVERED this 26th day of September 2003. A. I. HAYANGA JUDGE Read to Mary for Applicant…

…Even testing the situation here against the requirement of the matter being directly and substantially in issue, the objection raised becomes difficult to sustain.…

…So on this objection what is favorable to the respondents seems to be the sameness of the land and applicant. The other aspects from which one should be made to apply the doctrine of res judicata, are missing.…

…Havi had no objection to Mr. Kibe’s application for adjournment on 6/6/2011 for taking out the application dated 24/10/2008 scheduled to be heard on 9/6/2011 when Mr. Kibe was before the Court of Appeal.…

…Havi raised no objection at all.…

…However, before the application could be argued on its merits, Mr Vohra for the respondent raised a preliminary objection to the effect that the application is misconceived in that it is asking for an order to commit the…

…From the above discussion, I find that the preliminary objection raised by Mr Vohra has succeeded and I award him costs to that effect.…

…By a Notice of Preliminary Objection, the second respondent, through counsel states that this honourable Court has no jurisdiction to entertain the petition by virtue of the provisions of the National Assembly (Powers and…

…On the other hand, Mr Githu Muigai, the learned counsel for the petitioner opposed the preliminary objection on the basis of sections 44 and 60 of the Constitution as well as section 18 of the National Assembly and Presidential…

…By a Notice of Preliminary Objection, the second respondent, through counsel states that this honourable Court has no jurisdiction to entertain the petition by virtue of the provisions of the National Assembly (Powers and…

…On the other hand, Mr Githu Muigai, the learned counsel for the petitioner opposed the preliminary objection on the basis of sections 44 and 60 of the Constitution as well as section 18 of the National Assembly and Presidential…

…The growing practice of advocates swearing affidavits on behalf of their clients must cease forthwith and in an appropriate case this Court will not hesitate to strike out such affidavits, particularly if an objection is…

…In the present application, no objection was, or could have been raised as both advocates are equally guilty.…

…The said application is supported by an affidavit sworn by the counsel for the defendant/applicant to which grounds of objection and affidavit in reply have been filed on behalf of the plaintiff/respondent.…

…His father did not raise any objections to the sale. Thereafter the father did not lay any claim on the land.…

…He was however duly served but filed no objection and therefore they are deemed to be the issues in this case.…

…Where such an application is allowed without objection, the time will be deemed to have been extended and the legal representatives to have been properly brought on the record.” (Emphasis supplied).…

…In the circumstances of this case I am of the firm view and so rule that it lies with the result that I uphold the preliminary objection.…

…Ngatia has objected to this cause on the ground that the application has been argued on the basis of preliminary objection and therefore and therefore the application must be dismissed. I agree with Mr. Ngatia.…

…If it is true the Plaintiff and her husband had any interest in that piece of land, they or one of them could have sought to be made a party I the Succession Cause or should have raised objection to the proceedings.…

…There followed no objection in a court of law from the Plaintiff or her husband with regard to the Succession Cause. To date no such objection. It is 34 years since 1963.…

…For all these reasons, I disallow the objection and order that the report is admissible in these proceedings. Dated and delivered at Mombasa this 11th day of October 1995 I.C.C WAMBILYANGAH JUDGE…

…The plaintiffs, application is objected to by the 1st defendant and grounds of the objection were filed on 5th August, 1987.The application was, it is observed, served upon the 2nd defendant but made no appearance at the…

…There are two objections to this. The first quote from paragraph 1187 clearly relates to a covenant for clear title running with the land on the sale of that land to someone else.…

…The second objection relates to paragraph 3046 above quoted.…