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Green Plan Kenya Limited v Government of Makueni County [2014] eKLR

Country/Territory
Kenya
Type of court
National - higher court
Date
Nov 14, 2014
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Court name
Hight of of Kenya
Seat of court
Machakos
Judge
Kariuki
Reference number
No. 19/2014
Language
English
Subject
Land & soil, Wild species & ecosystems, Legal questions
Abstract

The plaintiff wanted to harvest sand from a local dam and the defendant had suspended the sand harvesting and sale of sand for commercial purposes in her jurisdiction following an executive order issued by the County Governor. The defendant argued that the transportation and harvesting of sand was causing environmental damage. The plaintiff was ordered an injunction and granted to continue harvesting the sand.

Full text
Green Plan Kenya ELC_Case_91_of_2014 (1).pdf
pdf
Website
kenyalaw.org