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the civil procedure act - Kenya Law Reports

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Rev. 2010] Civil Procedure CAP. 21 121Provided that—(a) where <strong>the</strong> decree, or such interest as aforesaid, has been transferredby assignment, notice of such application shall be given to <strong>the</strong>transferor and <strong>the</strong> judgment-debtor, and <strong>the</strong> decree shall not beexecuted until <strong>the</strong> court has heard <strong>the</strong>ir objections, if any, to itsexecution; or(b) where a decree for <strong>the</strong> payment of money against two or morepersons has been transferred to one of <strong>the</strong>m, it shall not be executedagainst <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs.[Subsidiary]13. (1) On receiving an application for <strong>the</strong> execution of a decree asprovided by rule 7 (2), <strong>the</strong> court shall ascertain whe<strong>the</strong>r such of <strong>the</strong> requirementsof rules 7 to 9 as may be applicable to <strong>the</strong> case have been complied with; and, if<strong>the</strong>y have not been complied with, <strong>the</strong> court may reject <strong>the</strong> application, or may[Order 22, rule13.]Procedure onreceiving anapplication forexecution of decree.(2) Where an application is amended under subrule (1), it shall be deemedto have been an application in accordance with law and presented on <strong>the</strong> date(3) Every amendment made under this rule shall be signed and datedby a judge or registrar.(4) When <strong>the</strong> application is admitted, <strong>the</strong> court shall, subject to <strong>the</strong>provisions hereinafter contained, order execution of <strong>the</strong> decree according to<strong>the</strong> nature of <strong>the</strong> application:Provided that in <strong>the</strong> case of a decree for <strong>the</strong> payment of money <strong>the</strong> valueof <strong>the</strong> property attached shall, as nearly as may be, correspond with <strong>the</strong> amountdue under <strong>the</strong> decree.14. (1) Where applications are made to a court for <strong>the</strong> execution of crossdecreesin separate suits for <strong>the</strong> payment of two sums of money passed between<strong>the</strong> same parties and capable of execution at <strong>the</strong> same time by such court, <strong>the</strong>n—[Order 22, rule 14.]Execution in case ofcross-decrees.(a) if <strong>the</strong> two sums are equal, satisf<strong>act</strong>ion shall be entered upon bothdecrees; and(b) if <strong>the</strong> two sums are unequal, execution may be taken out only by<strong>the</strong> holder of <strong>the</strong> decree for <strong>the</strong> larger sum and for so much only asremains after deducting <strong>the</strong> smaller sum, and satisf<strong>act</strong>ion for <strong>the</strong>smaller sum shall be entered on <strong>the</strong> decree for <strong>the</strong> larger sum aswell as satisf<strong>act</strong>ion on <strong>the</strong> decree for <strong>the</strong> smaller sum.(2) This rule shall be deemed to apply where ei<strong>the</strong>r party is an assignee ofone of <strong>the</strong> decrees and as well in respect of judgment-debts due by <strong>the</strong> originalassignor as in respect of judgment-debts due by <strong>the</strong> assignee himself.

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