Maina v Dynaley Agencies Limited (Petition E054 of 2023) [2025] KEHC 13005 (KLR) (24 June 2025) (Ruling)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 13005
- Citation
- [2025] KEHC 13005 (KLR)
- Decided
- 24 June 2025
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TypePetitionPostureRespondent's Preliminary Objection Struck OutCoramDO CHEPKWONY
Holding
The court finds that the petition does not raise any constitutional issues and strikes out the Notice of Motion application and the entire petition with costs to the Respondent.
Facts
Yvonne Maina filed a petition seeking an interim injunction to prevent Dynaley Agencies Limited from publishing her data and image online. The Respondent opposed the application, citing mandatory provisions of the Data Protection Act and the doctrine of constitutional avoidance.
Issues
- Interim Injunction
- Data Protection Act
- Constitutional Avoidance
Reasoning
The court ruled that the petition does not meet the threshold of specificity required to be a constitutional petition, and thus, the preliminary objection has merit.
Outcome
The petition and application are struck out with costs to the Respondent.
Orders
- Notice of Motion application and the entire Petition are struck out with costs to the Respondent.
Authorities cited
Cases cited (1)
- Mumo Matemu v Trusted Society of Human Rights Alliance, Civil Appeal No.290 of 2012 (2013) eKLR
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