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…The dispute in this matter had been referred to arbitration by Nyarangi J. (as he then was) as far back as 6th July 1982.…

…He has stated in his affidavit that there was indeed another arbitration, para (5): "That in 1983 and 1984 the plaintiff and myself were severally summoned to appear before the District Officer Ngong for arbitration on 18…

…We deal first with the complaint relating to the arbitration clause.…

…Section 6(1)(a) of the Arbitration Act (Cap 49) (the Act) provides that - "6(1) If a party to an arbitration agreement or a person claiming through or under him, commences any legal proceedings in any court against any other…

…Rules and section 22(a) of the Arbitration Act the applicants would like this Court to determine if they can both commence arbitration based on a main contract made between the first named applicant and the respondent and…

…the matter to arbitration.…

…In the application before me they have raised the issue of the jurisdiction to entertain both the suit and the application relying on the arbitration clause.…

…S 6(1) of the Arbitration Act, cap 49 Laws of Kenya, provides, in pertinent part, as follows: “If a party to an arbitration agreement … commences any legal proceedings in any Court against any other party to the agreement…

…the status quo pending arbitration.…

…In the instant case both parties recognize that there is a dispute between them, the proper forum for resolution of which is a reference to arbitration in terms of the agreement between them.…

…The reference of the dispute to arbitration having not been by order of Court. The agreement to submit to arbitration was enteredinto while the three suits were pending.…

…No. 209/1069 to 'arbitration was not and is not subject to the Arbitration Act. The Act is concerned with pre-suitagreements.…

…A7 Arbitration (a) Wherever any difference or dispute out of the Conditions of Engagement and Scale of Professional Fees and Charges cannot be determined in accordance with paragraph (a) of Clause A-6 it shall be referred…

…to the arbitration ..............…

…in the first place is wrong, and the quickest step to settlement of the dispute is for the arbitrator to be appointed and the arbitration to be entered on without any further delay.”…

…Since the arbitration was already in being and unless stopped, will be heard on the 18th, 19th and 24th April of this year, Mr Nagpal submitted that the arbitration did not depend in any way on the proceedings before the…

…The Arbitrator(s) would determine a fair market value of your Client’s shares at the date of submission to arbitration. 3.…

…Notwithstanding this, our clients would be prepared to consider a reference to arbitration provided three preconditions are satisfied.…

…Thus is the present case, the defendant cannot rely as it has sought to do on the arbitration clause in the policy of insurance to stay the action founded on the compromise. On this point see Green vs.…

…As such it is not a ground of defence to the plaintiff’s claim. (2) that the dispute should have been referred to arbitration (para 8 of the defence).…

…Litigation relating to this dispute seems to have commenced before the Senior Resident Magistrate's Court at Embu which referred the same to the arbitration of elders under the chairmanship of a District Officer.…

…Examples are an objection to the jurisdiction of the court, or a plea of limitation, or a submission that the parties are bound by the contract giving rise to the suit to refer the dispute to arbitration.”…

…The grounds of appeal relevant to the case are rst that there was not a valid consent of the divisional Land Control Board and secondly that the arbitration by the panel of elders was not properly conducted.…

…It was not a matter which could be allowed to go to arbitration since the arbitrators cannot declare the contract valid which a statute of Parliament has declared to be null and void. 11.…

…That claim was resisted by the applicant and the dispute was referred to a Panel of Elders for arbitration. They sat four elders under the chairmanship of the District Officer, Kangema.…

…It is registered land and disputes concerning it could only be handled by the courts which in appropriate circumstances, could refer it to the elders pursuant to the provisions of the Arbitration Act.…

…All disputes arising out of the purported contract should have been referred to arbitration.…

…After the plaintis had commenced an action in rem in the Admiralty Court, the parties made an ad hoc agreement to arbitrate and the plaintis actively pursued their claim in the arbitration.…

…The application made no mention of the ad hoc agreement to arbitrate or of the fact that the plaintis were actively pursing their claim in the arbitration.…

…of the High Court (Masime J) in Nairobi, set aside the judgment of the Murang’a resident magistrate, order the suit to go forward for trial in an appropriate subordinate court or refer the issues to the clan elders for arbitration…