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ELIZABETH WANJIKU MUCHIRA v STANDARD LIMITED [2011] KEHC 4093 (KLR)

[2011] KEHC 4093 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
4093
Citation
[2011] KEHC 4093 (KLR)
Decided
17 January 2011
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TypeTort of DefamationPostureAppeal from the original trialCoramTunoi, Windeyer
Holding

The court found the publications to be defamatory and ruled in favor of the Plaintiff.

Facts

The Plaintiff, Elizabeth Wanjiku Muchira, claims that the Defendant, Standard Limited, published defamatory articles about her in the Sunday Standard newspaper from March 15 to 22, 1997, and April 25, 1997.

Issues

  1. Whether the publications were defamatory
  2. Intent and malice behind the publications

Reasoning

The court determined that the publications were false and malicious, and that the Defendant had the intent to disparage the Plaintiff's reputation.

Outcome

In favor of the Plaintiff

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