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…The defendant seeks an order for the dismissal of the suit for want of prosecution.…

…The 3rd defendant seeks dismissal of the suit on the basis that it is more than three months since the pleadings closed.…

…XVI Rule 5 are restated:- “If within three months after: - (a) the close of the pleadings … the plaintiff does not set down the suit for hearing, the defendant may either set the suit down for hearing or apply for its dismissal…

…When he was faced with the same situation in the first application for dismissal for want of prosecution, Mulwa, J. declined to do so in the interests of justice because as he put it the dismissal would have affected numerous…

…Issue in Dispute:- “Dismissal of M/S. Dominic Nzivu and Peter Omondi” (hereinafter called the grievants). No appearance for the Claimants (hereinafter called the Union).…

….…….4TH DEFENDANT RULING The first and second defendants have pending before court a Notice of Motion dated 27th July 2006 seeking the dismissal of this suit for want of prosecution.…

…The respondent should consider himself lucky that instead of seeking the dismissal of the said suit for want of jurisdiction, the applicant has instead opted to have the suit transferred to a court with competent jurisdiction…

…I also note that no such a request may have been made following Judge Cockar’s dismissal of the application to set aside the award in the Probate and Administration Cause No. 342 of 1987.…

…Criminal Appeal No. 316 of 2004, and the Court of Appeal in Criminal Appeal No. 363 of 2006, each dismissed the appellant’s appeal, upheld the appellant’s conviction, and confirmed the death sentence. [2] After the dismissal…