SheriaNet for Android — search and read Kenyan case law from your phone, offline.
Join the beta →

Lucy Wanjiru & another v Attorney General & another [2016] KEHC 2618 (KLR)

[2016] KEHC 2618 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
Read PDF
Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
2618
Citation
[2016] KEHC 2618 (KLR)
Decided
14 October 2016
AI Summary Beta Machine-generated — may contain errors. Not legal advice.
TypeConstitutional PetitionPostureAppeal from the High Court of Kenya at KajiadoCoramOdunga
Holding

The petitioners' constitutional rights and fundamental freedoms have been violated.

Facts

Petitioners filed a petition against the Attorney General and the County Government of Kajiado, alleging violations of constitutional rights and fundamental freedoms.

Issues

  1. Whether the petitioners' constitutional rights and fundamental freedoms have been denied, violated, or infringed upon.
  2. Whether the County Government of Kajiado has violated the principles of public participation and transparency as provided in the County Government Act and the Constitution.

Reasoning

The court found that the County Government of Kajiado has not adhered to the principles of public participation and transparency as outlined in the Constitution and the County Government Act.

Outcome

Affirmed

Authorities cited

Legislation (4)
  • Article 2, 3, 10, 29 (a), 30, 41 (1) (2) (3) (6) and 165 (3) 201 and 259 (1) (8) of the 2010 Constitution of the Republic of Kenya
  • County Government Act 2012
  • Article 196
  • Article 201 (a)
Experimental AI summary generated by a language model, not a lawyer. It may contain errors or omissions and must not be relied on for legal decisions — the full judgment below is the authoritative source.
Full judgment 0.2 MB · PDF

Loading judgment…

Cite this case


        
        
      

Share this case