Case ID:174896

East Africa Cables Limited v Rift Valley Cable Distributors Limited [2021] eKLR

Case Metadata

Case Number:

Civil Case 147 of 2016

Parties:

East Africa Cables Limited v Rift Valley Cable Distributors Limited

Date Delivered:

06 May 2021

Case Class:

Civil

Court:

High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Commercial Courts Commercial and Tax Division)

Case Action:

Ruling

Judge(s):

Wilfrida Adhiambo Okwany

Citation:

East Africa Cables Limited v Rift Valley Cable Distributors Limited [2021] eKLR

Advocates:

Ms Inima for the plaintiff.

Mr. Ibrahim for the Defendant and Directors of the defendant after judgment

Court Division:

Commercial Tax & Admiralty

County:

Nairobi

Advocates:

Ms Inima for the plaintiff.

Mr. Ibrahim for the Defendant and Directors of the defendant after judgment

History Advocates:

Both Parties Represented

Disclaimer:

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REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA

AT NAIROBI

COMMERCIAL AND TAX DIVISION

HCCC NO. 147 OF 2016

EAST AFRICA CABLES LIMITED ……………………………………..PLAINTIFF

VERSUS

RIFT VALLEY CABLE DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED …………………DEFENDANT

RULING

1. I have perused the affidavit of service dated 25

th

February 2021 and I am satisfied that both the defendants advocates on record and the defendant’s Directors

Mr. Edwin Gichuki Kibe

and

Mr. Alfred Kibe Micah

were served with the Notice to Cross Examine the Defendants Directors.

2. Mr. Chelagat, for the defendants also indicated that he duly served the defendant with the application to cease acting for them. I have perused the affidavit of service dated 25

th

February 2021 and I am satisfied that the defendant’s directors were served with their advocate’s application to cease acting for them.

3. Consequently, I allow both the application to cease acting and the application dated 24

th

January 2017 in the following terms: -

a) The defendants advocate’s application to cease acting for the defendant is hereby allowed.

b) Execution for the decretal sum herein plus costs and interests thereon do issue against the defendant’s directors namely

Mr. Edwin Gichuki

Kibe

and

Mr. Alfred Kibe Micah

.

Dated, signed and delivered via Microsoft Teams at Nairobi this 6

th

day of May 2021

in view of the declaration of measures restricting court operations due to Covid -19 pandemic and in light of the directions issued by his Lordship, the Chief Justice on the 17

th

April 2020.

W. A. OKWANY

JUDGE

In the presence of:

Ms Inima for the plaintiff.

Mr. Ibrahim for the Defendant and Directors of the defendant after judgment.

Court Assistant: Sylvia.