REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT NAIROBI

ADOPTION CAUSE NO. 137 OF 2014

IN THE MATTER OF THE CHILDREN’S ACT NO. 8 OF 2001

AND

IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION FOR APPLICATION ORDER IN RESPECT OF BABY A S a.k.a D J

BY

A O W & N K O

JUDGMENT

        1.        The applicants A O W and N K O are married and seek to adopt baby A a.k.a D J. A is a Bishop and N is a businesswoman.  The couple has no biological child of their own as they have been unable to conceive .They have a son whom they adopted. Baby A was found abandoned on the 30^th of January 2012. It is presumed that she was born on the 8^th January 2013. The applicants received baby A under their care on the 4^th of October 2012 and the child has been under their continuous care. They have taken care of the child’s medical bills and needs. They have bonded well as a family.

        2.        There is a certificate dated the 18^th of September 2012 serial No. [particulars withheld] from the Kenya Children’s Home Adoption Society it states  baby A S is free for adoption. The reports from Kenya Children’s Home and Director of Children’s Services are favorable and each recommends that the adoption orders be granted. The applicants are within the age requisite for adoption being 51 and 48 respectively. They love the child and have accorded her a loving home, care and attention. I note that the couple is committed to each other and are socially, morally and spiritually upright and will provide a comfortable home for the child. They are also financially stable to care for the child. There is support too from the extended family and I note that the legal guardian to the minor is the brother of the male applicant. The applicants adopted their son and it has been observed that the said child is thriving under the applicant’s care.    

          3.        The Court therefore finds that it is in the best interest of the child to be adopted by the applicants. I allow the applicants A O W ( A.O.W) and N K  O ( N.K.O) to adopt baby  A S who shall henceforth be called D J O  while and W O W and Dr. J A. N of P.O. Box [particulars withheld],00200 Nairobi   shall be the child’s legal guardians should the need arise.  The child shall be presumed to be a  Kenyan Citizen and shall be entitled to the rights and benefits of a Kenyan Citizen including being issued with a Kenya Passport if need be.  I direct the Registrar General to enter this order in the adoption register.  I also discharge the guardian ad litem. It is so ordered.

     Dated, signed and delivered this 19^th day of  December 2014.

R.E. OUGO

JUDGE

In the presence of:-

…………………….………………....…………….…….For the Applicants

…………………………………………………………..............Court Clerk