Kenyan case law
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Warsame v Director of Immigration Services (Through Attorney General) (Petition E479 of 2023) [2025] KEHC 19338 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (17 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court finds the Petition meets the threshold for a constitutional Petition and that the Petitioner has not failed to exhaust the internal remedy. The Court orders the issuance of a work permit.
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Ndirangu v Registrar of Political Parties & 15 others (Petition E285 of 2023) [2025] KEHC 19345 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (17 December 2025) (Interim Judgment)
✦ The Petitioner’s Petition meets the threshold of specificity required for a constitutional petition.
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Al-Ghafiry v Bwana & 3 others (Constitutional Petition E003 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 19710 (KLR) (17 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court finds that the respondents have violated the petitioner's constitutional rights and grants a conservatory order.
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Makau & another v Attorney General & 5 others (Petition E094 of 2024) [2025] KEHC 19339 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (17 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ This Court finds that the Petition partially meets the threshold of a constitutional petition and will determine the other issues for consideration.
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Kenya County Government Workers Union v County Government of Kitui & another (Constitutional Petition E003 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3735 (KLR) (17 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court held that the petition with respect to 81 members of the petitioner whose salaries were reduced unilaterally merited, and the claim of unfair dismissal by 9 members was not met with the constitutional threshold and is referred to the Public Service Commission.
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Githeng’o v Nairobi City County Government (Petition E005 of 2023) [2025] KEHC 19049 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (16 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The respondent did not discriminate against the petitioner. The petitioner did not meet the requirements for a hawking license.
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Macharia & another v Attorney General & 9 others (Constitutional Petition E009 of 2021) [2025] KEHC 18682 (KLR) (16 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The High Court has no jurisdiction to hear the petition as it pertains to matters falling within the jurisdiction of the courts contemplated in Article 162 of the Constitution.
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Ochuodho v Director of Public Prosecution & 3 others; Chief Magistrate’s Court at Milimani (Interested Party) (Petition E615 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 19130 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (16 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ Both applications have no merit and are dismissed with no order as to costs.
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Waumiya v Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission & 2 others; Thuita (Interested Party) (Constitutional Petition E013 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 18388 (KLR) (15 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The intended interested party should not be joined to the Petition as they cannot be aected by the outcome of the case. The court cannot join a party that cannot be aected by the outcome of the case.
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Bonaya v Clerk, County Assembly of Isiolo & 2 others; Koto & 18 others (Proposed Interested Parties) (Constitutional Petition E009 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 18334 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (11 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Speaker is not an interested party as the issue of who is the legitimate speaker of Isiolo County Assembly is pending determination before the Nairobi ELRC.
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Mutai & 4 others (Representing 31 families /squatters at the Riparian Section in Majengo/Talai Settlement Scheme) v Kericho County Government & 4 others (Environment and Land Constitutional Petition E001 of 2025) [2025] KEELC 8641 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Petitioners/Applicants' application lacks merit and is dismissed with costs.
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Nkinyi v Hashim & 5 others; Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) (Interested Party) (Constitutional Petition 17 of 2019) [2025] KEHC 18371 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The motion is dismissed with costs.
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Matipe v Murunya & 6 others (Environment and Land Constitutional Petition E001 of 2024) [2025] KEELC 8664 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court dismissed the Petitioner’s Application for recusal and the admissibility of photographic evidence, finding no logical and sufficient connection to apprehension of bias.
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Alba Petroleum Limited v National Land Commission & 4 others (Constitutional Petition 36 of 2022) [2025] KEELC 18218 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court dismissed the application for contempt as the Petitioner did not comply with the mandatory provisions of the Judicature Act.
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Rono & 3 others v Director of Public Prosecution & another (Constitutional Petition E515 of 2023) [2025] KEHC 19208 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (5 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Petition is hereby dismissed in its entirety.
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Mohamed t/a Abdirizak & Company Advocates v Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions & 3 others (Constitutional Petition E654 of 2024) [2025] KEHC 19354 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (5 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Petition is found to be without merit and is dismissed. The conservatory orders are hereby discharged. No orders as to costs.
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Kinuthia v Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (Constitutional Petition E011 of 2024) [2025] KEHC 19217 (KLR) (5 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Petition is hereby struck out for want of jurisdiction.
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Ndeta v Director of Criminal Investigations & 3 others; Mwaura & 2 others (Interested Parties) (Constitutional Petition E660 of 2024) [2025] KEHC 19216 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (5 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court found no basis to conclude that Article 27(1) was violated and that the Petitioner has not demonstrated that the Respondents acted in a manner contravening the Constitution.
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Wambui & another v Eden Park Country Garden Limited (Constitutional Petition E148 of 2022) [2025] KEHC 19215 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (5 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court found that the Respondent’s use of the Petitioners’ image without their consent violated their rights to privacy, dignity, and freedom from forced labor.
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Mumba & another (Suing on their Own Behalf and in the Public Interest on Behalf of Residents of Nairobi City County) v Governor, Nairobi City County & 4 others (Constitutional Petition E480 of 2024) [2025] KEHC 19209 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (5 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The failure to appoint a substantive County Secretary for over six years was unconstitutional, unlawful, and in contravention of articles 10, 27, 47, 174, 175, and 232 of the Constitution and sections 44, 45, and 64 of the County Governments Act.
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Yassin v Attorney General & 2 others; Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) (Interested Party) (Constitutional Petition E309 of 2022) [2025] KEHC 19220 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (5 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The arrest and detention of the Petitioner were unlawful and unconstitutional.
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Operation Linda Jamii, (Publicly Known as Linda Ugatuzi) (Suing Through Its Officials in the Public Interest on Behalf of the of the Isiolo County Residents and the Kenyan People General) v Boru & 4 others; Law Society of Kenya & 19 others (Interested Parties) (Constitutional Petition E424 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 19219 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (5 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The High Court does not have jurisdiction to hear the petition as the subject matter is an employment and labour relations issue, which falls within the jurisdiction of the Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC).
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Liuhong v Kenya Revenue Authority & another (Petition E223 of 2022) [2025] KEHC 18127 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (5 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court finds that the DPO was not issued against the Petitioner and thus the Petition is premised on mere speculation.
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Guracha & 3 others v Guyo & 5 others; Jubilee Party of Kenya & another (Interested Parties) (Petition E195 of 2023) [2025] KEHC 18233 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (5 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court held that unauthorized party hopping was inconsistent with constitutional values and multiparty democracy, but loss of office did not automatically follow unless resignation or deemed resignation was proved in accordance with the Constitution and statute. In the absence of credible evidence of such resignation, the petition was dismissed.
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Githongo & another v State Corporations Advisory Committee & another; Public Service Commission & 2 others (Interested Parties) (Petition E303 & E026 of 2023 (Consolidated)) [2025] KEHC 18054 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (5 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court held that the Attorney General's advice carried constitutional significance and could not be casually disregarded by State or public officers without cogent, rational, and publicly justifiable reasons.