Mukonathu v Deputy County Commissioner, Tigania Central & 2 others; Karithi (Interested Party) (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Case E055 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 515 (KLR) (2 February 2026) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2026] KEELC 515 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT AT MERU ENVIRONMENT AND LAND MISCELLANEOUS CASE E055 OF 2025 BM EBOSO, J FEBRUARY 2, 2026 BETWEEN MARGARET MUKONATHU ............................................ EX PARTE APPLICANT AND DEPUTY COUNTY COMMISSIONER, TIGANIA CENTRAL .... 1ST RESPONDENT DISTRICT LAND AND ADJUDICATION OFFICER, TIGANIA CENTRAL/ EAST ................................................................................................ 2ND RESPONDENT THE HON ATTORNEY GENERAL ........................................... 3RD RESPONDENT AND NAHASHON KARUTI KARITHI ........................................ INTERESTED PARTY RULING 1. The applicant was granted leave to initiate judicial review proceedings. She was given 21 days within which to file and serve the substantive motion reckoned from 2/12/2025. The court has checked in the court tracking system platform in the presence of parties. None has been filed. 2. The applicant having elected not to bring the substantive motion within the prescribed timelines, this matter is now spent and there is nothing the court can do about it. The file shall be marked “case closed”. It is so ordered. DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT MERU THIS 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026. B M EBOSO ELC JUDGE https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2026/515/eng@2026-02-02 1
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In the presence of: Margaret Mukonathu - Applicant - Present and acting in person. Mr. Nahashon Karuti Karithi – Interested Party – Present in person. Ms Wairimu for the Respondents Court Assistant – Mr. E. Tupet https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2026/515/eng@2026-02-02 2
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