Kenyan case law

Huko & 28 others v Ministry of Lands and Settlement & another (Constitutional Petition E006 of 2024) [2024] KEELC 13495 (KLR) (3 December 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The court denied the Petitioners' request for conservatory orders as the Petitioners have not met the threshold for the grant of such orders.

The Mombasa – Lungalunga Roadside Residents Committee (Pungu Check Point to Tiwi) Chairperson – Halima Saidi Mwagomba Vice- Chairman- Chuma Mohamed Secretary – Halima Yusuf Taurambwa Treasurer – Amina Salim Kunyapa (Gor and on Behalf of Themselves and Over 200 Residents v Kenya National Higways Authority (Constitutional Petition E001 of 2021) [2024] KEHC 15256 (KLR) (3 December 2024) (Judgment)

Mombasa – Lungalunga Roadside Residents Committee (Pungu Check Point To Tiwi) & 4 others v Kenya National Highways Authority (Constitutional Petition E001 of 2021) [2024] KEELC 14149 (KLR) (3 December 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The petition has met the requisite threshold and jurisdiction is not an issue.

Okoiti & another v Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure & 4 others (Petition 548 of 2015) [2024] KEHC 15185 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (3 December 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The court dismissed the petition for review, finding that the petitioners had not demonstrated an apparent error on the face of the record or new evidence that could not have been available at the time the ruling was made.

Mbita v Kisii University (Constitutional Petition 23 of 2019) [2024] KEHC 15559 (KLR) (2 December 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The court has jurisdiction to grant the petition's relief and finds the petition merited.

Okiro v National Assembly & 5 others; Judicial Service Commission (Interested Party) (Constitutional Petition E017 of 2023) [2024] KEHC 14865 (KLR) (28 November 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The notice of motion is granted, and the petition is referred to the Chief Justice for a bench of an uneven number of judges.

Geta Farmers Cooperative Society Limited v Nyandarua County Government & 2 others (Petition E011 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 14998 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (28 November 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The court holds that the Petitioner lacks legal capacity to sue or be sued due to the absence of a certificate of registration, thus the petition is dismissed.

Kaibos v Ngawa 2019 Assets Limited (Petition 1 of 2023) [2024] KEHC 15040 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (28 November 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The court found that the Respondent violated the Petitioner's right to privacy and human dignity.

Aluku & 9 others v Technical University of Mombasa (Constitutional Petition E068 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 16727 (KLR) (28 November 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The petition is heard on a priority basis, and each party bears its own costs.

Musebe & 13 others v Bungoma County Assembly Service Board & 4 others; Kituyi & 14 others (Proposed Interested Parties) (Constitutional Petition 2 of 2020) [2024] KEHC 15981 (KLR) (27 November 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The court finds the Notice of Motion lacking in merit and dismisses it, noting that the court is functus ocio and hence bereft of jurisdiction to consider the application.

Gaal v Wajir County Assembly & 2 others (Constitutional Petition E155 of 2024) [2024] KEELRC 13240 (KLR) (27 November 2024) (Judgment)

✦ Petitioner is declared to have been unlawfully removed from the payroll and her salary has been withheld. She is reinstated without loss of benefits.

Kamau & 6 others v Office of the Director of Public Prosecution - Busia; Bungoma Line Safaris Ltd & 4 others (Interested Parties) (Constitutional Petition E014 of 2023) [2024] KEHC 14843 (KLR) (27 November 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The petitioners' constitutional rights are upheld, and the cases are dismissed.

Mwangi v Attorney General & 2 others; Judicial Service Commission & 2 others (Interested Parties) (Constitutional Petition E048 of 2022) [2024] KEHC 14791 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (22 November 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The court found the withdrawal of hardship allowances unlawful and discriminatory.

Macharia v Commissioner of Police & another (Constitutional Petition 16 of 2012) [2024] KEHC 14815 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (22 November 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The court declared that police officers assaulted the petitioner, violating his rights and fundamental freedoms.

Benjamin v Safaricom PLC & 2 others; Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) & another (Interested Parties) (Petition E554 of 2022) [2024] KEHC 14762 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (22 November 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The court declared the public notice unconstitutional and issued orders quashing it and prohibiting its implementation.

African Centre for Corrective & Preventive Action & 3 others v Attorney General & 2 others (Constitutional Petition E037 of 2023) [2024] KEHC 15055 (KLR) (21 November 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The court dismisses the suit for want of prosecution.

Sarma Enterprises Ltd & another v Superloop Ltd & 2 others; Mugendi & 6 others (Interested Parties) (Petition E412 of 2022) [2024] KEHC 14499 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (21 November 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The Court should not strike out the 1st Petitioner and the 2nd Respondent from the instant Petition.

Okoiti & 2 others v National Assembly of Kenya & 2 others; Senate (Interested Party) (Petition E250 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 14435 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (21 November 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The Petition is dismissed as res judicata and sub judice.

Brian v Catholic University of Eastern Africa (Petition E119 of 2021) [2024] KEHC 14444 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (21 November 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The Petition is not premature and the doctrine of exhaustion does not apply in this case.

Burugu & another v Okwama & 4 others (Constitutional Petition E016 of 2023) [2024] KEHC 14656 (KLR) (21 November 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The court determined that the applicant did not meet the threshold for being joined as a co-petitioner.

Okwama v Milestone Gaming Limited & 3 others; Level X Tech Ltd (Intended Interested Party) (Constitutional Petition E016 of 2023) [2024] KEHC 14711 (KLR) (21 November 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The court will evaluate the importance of joining the applicant and the relevance of the joinder in the just determination of the suit.

Okwama v Milestone Gaming Limited & 3 others; Association of Gaming Operations in Kenya (Intended Interested Party) (Constitutional Petition E016 of 2023) [2024] KEHC 14772 (KLR) (21 November 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The court determined that the Petitioner has not met the threshold for being joined as an interested party in the proceedings.

Mwangi v Director of Public Prosecutions & 4 others; Kinuthia (Interested Party) (Petition E368 of 2023) [2024] KEHC 14446 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (21 November 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The Petitioner is not entitled to the relief sought.

Okwama v Milestone Gaming Limited & 4 others (Constitutional Petition E016 of 2023) [2024] KEHC 14712 (KLR) (21 November 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The court did not join the applicant as a respondent in the petition.

Okwama v Milestone Gaming Limited & 3 others; Association of Gaming Operations in Kenya (Intended Interested Party) (Constitutional Petition E016 of 2023) [2024] KEHC 14661 (KLR) (21 November 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The application is dismissed as premature and without merit.