R U L I N G
The subject matter of this ruling is the Preliminary Objection dated 9th January 2006 which read as follows:-
“Take Notice that the Company, M/s Amarco (K) Ltd intends to raise a Preliminary Objection that the hearing of the Petition is premature as the same has not been served in accordance with the law and that the Petition is fatally defective in law.”
The substantive matter in this proceeding is a petition dated 30.9.2005 for the winding up of Amarco (K) Ltd presented by the Kenya Ports Authority hereinafter referred to as K.P.A. The petition is verified by the affidavit sworn by Raha Mwambela Jilo on the same date.
Amarco (K) Ltd filed a replying affidavit and a Preliminary Objection to resist the petition. When the petition came up for hearing, it became imperative for the Preliminary Objection to be disposed of first. It was the submission of Mr. Ng’ang’a advocate for Amarco (K) Ltd that the verifying affidavit of Raha Mwambela Jilo is fatally defective because it does …