RICARDO EPZ INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LTD v KENYA REVENUE AUTHORITY & another [2012] KEHC 517 (KLR)

Facts

The petitioner, Ricardo EPZ International Company Ltd, sought to enforce its fundamental rights and freedoms, including the right to fair administrative action, after its Personal Identification Number (PIN) was disabled by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). The KRA agreed to release certain containers pending payment of taxes and other charges, but the applicant, Hussein Ibrahim Nuni, sought to be joined as an interested party and have the consignee's name substituted.

Issues

1. Right to fair administrative action
2. Conservatory orders
3. Substitution of consignee's name

Reasoning

The court found that the applicant's application was urgent and granted it, allowing the substitution of the consignee's name in the specified containers.

Outcome

The court granted the application for urgent certification and joined the applicant as an interested party. The court ordered the KRA to allow the substitution of the consignee's name in the specified containers.