REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT

AT ISIOLO

ELCC NO. E009 OF 2021

SAADIA ABDULLAHI SHARIFF………………………….1^ST PLAINTIFF

TARAMOE AUNGONG……………………………………..2^ND PLAINTIFF

ALIDOO KUYA……………………………………………….3^RD PLAINTIFF

AHMED SHARIFF MOHAMED…………………………..4^TH PLAINTIFF

HUSSEIN BILLOW OSMAN……………………………….5^TH PLAINTIFF

MAHAMUD AHMED OMAR……………………………...6^TH PLAINTIFF

MOHAMUD SHEIKH IBRAHIM………………………….7^TH PLAINTIFF

BARRE ABDI HAYLE………………………………………8^TH PLAINTIFF

AMINA HASSAN GELE……………………………………9^TH PLAINTIFF

ADBI ADEN…………………………………………………10^TH PLAINTIFF

MOHAMED SHARRIF AHMED………………..…………11^TH PLAINTIFF

VERSUS

ANTONY KIMEMIA………………………….……………1^ST DEFENDANT

COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF ISIOLO….……....……...2^ND DEFENDANT

  ISIOLO COUNTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER                                        

IN CHARGE OF LANDS….………………………..……..3^RD DEFENDANT

COUNTY PHYSICAL PLANNER – ISIOLO…...………4^TH DEFENDANT

COUNTY SURVEYOR – ISIOLO….…………….……...5^TH DEFENDANT

NATIONAL LANDS COMMISSION….………….……..6^TH DEFENDANT

THE HON. ATTORNEY GENERAL….….…….……….7^TH DEFENDANT

RULING

1. This matter came up for directions on 20/12/2021.  It could not proceed for the following reasons:

a) The first defendant complained that his advocate was not in court.  He told the court that his advocate was called Joshua Mwiti.

b) M/S Audrey Mbinjiwe Muia Mwanzia told the court that two of her witnesses had died and asked the court to give her 60 days to put her house in order.  She decried that the 1^st defendant was in the habit of changing advocates.  She told the court that the advocate he had mentioned, Mr. Joshua Mwiti, was not on record that he represented the 1^st defendant.

2. I issue the following orders.

1. The plaintiffs’ advocate is directed to serve the orders issued by the court today upon all absent advocates within 14 days of today.

2. The plaintiffs’ advocate, as she has requested, is granted 60 days to put her house in order.

3. With concurrence of the plaintiffs’ advocate and Anthony Kimemia alias Timothy Kimemia, the 1^st defendant, DIRECTIONS ON  7/3/2022

Written and delivered in open court at Isiolo this 20^th day of December 2021 in the presence of:

Court Assistant:  Denge

Audrey Mbijiwe Muia Mwanzia for the plaintiffs

Anthony Kimemia alias Timothy Kimemia – 1^st defendant

HON. JUSTICE P. M. NJOROGE

ELC JUDGE, ISIOLO