Kenyan case law

Mako v Mycredit Limited (Constitutional Petition E011 of 2023) [2024] KEHC 12069 (KLR) (30 September 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The court declared that the Respondent violated the Petitioner’s fundamental right to privacy and human dignity under Articles 28 and 31 of the Constitution by publishing the Petitioner’s image for the purpose of commercial advertisement without the Petitioner’s consent.

Tonui v Kenya Forest Service & 3 others; Law Society of Kenya & Others & 12 others (Interested Parties) (Constitutional Petition 11 of 2020) [2024] KEELC 6320 (KLR) (30 September 2024) (Judgment)

Nyakundi & another (Suing on Their Behalf and of the Members of the Nyayo Embakasi Residents Association - NERA) v Teddy Obiero Eddah Marete Andrew Kagume Winnie Obaga (Sued as Former Officials and Members of the Executive Committee of Nera); Registrar of Societies & 2 others (Interested Parties) (Petition E107 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 11495 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (27 September 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The court found that the petitioners' rights under Article 36(1) of the Constitution have not been violated, but the association's failure to hold an annual general meeting and elect officers violates the Societies Act.

Mungai (Suing in His Capacity as the Administrator of the Estate of the Late Stephen Gichuhi Njoroge) v Attorney General & 3 others (Petition 511 of 2019) [2024] KEHC 11243 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (27 September 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The Petition is not framed with reasonable degree of precision and does not show the rights that were violated or the manner of their violation.

Ledama v Narok County Government (Petition E512 of 2023) [2024] KEHC 11465 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (27 September 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The court finds the petition does not disclose a violation of the Constitution

Kenya Medical Association v Kenya Revenue Authority & 2 others (Petition E163 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 11301 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (27 September 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The application is dismissed. The Petitioner has not satisfied the threshold for grant of conservatory orders.

Sheria Mtaani na Shadrack Wambui & 5 others v Kajiado County Assembly & 3 others (Constitutional Petition E015 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 13715 (KLR) (26 September 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The court has no jurisdiction to transfer the petition to the ELC.

Nyeri County Bar Owners Association v County Government of Nyeri (Constitutional Petition E003 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 12140 (KLR) (26 September 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The Act is not unconstitutional, null and void for want of public participation.

Susan Nyachania Thimu t/a Silent Pub & another v Wamathai & 3 others (Constitutional Petition E001 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 11264 (KLR) (26 September 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The court found that the Respondents acted within the law and did not violate the Petitioners' constitutional rights.

Mayfair Holdings Limited v County Commissioner Kisumu & 3 others; Ethics & Anti-Corruption Commission & another (Interested Parties) (Constitutional Petition 2 of 2019) [2024] KEELC 6332 (KLR) (26 September 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The Court found in favor of the Respondents, ruling that Plot No. 100 was public land reserved for the construction of Nyanza Regional/Provincial Headquarters and that the Petitioner had not established its ownership.

Kitundu v Chief Land Registar & 2 others (Petition E275 of 2023) [2024] KEHC 11157 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (26 September 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The Court found that the Preliminary Objections are pure points of law and do not raise factual issues.

Trustees of the Church Commissioners of Kenya; Registered Trustees v National Land Commission (NLC) & another (Constitutional Petition 1 of 2024) [2024] KEELC 6448 (KLR) (Environment and Land) (26 September 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The Court will proceed to render the judgment on its own merit.

Savla v Okonjl & 9 others (Petition E287 of 2022) [2024] KEHC 11315 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (26 September 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The court finds the preliminary objection unsustainable due to the contested nature of the mental incapacity issue.

Maina v Kenya Commercial Bank PLC & another (Constitutional Petition E003 of 2023) [2024] KEELRC 2287 (KLR) (26 September 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The court held that an arbitration clause does not oust the jurisdiction of the court to entertain disputes arising from the contract. The court will allow the parties to resolve disputes through arbitration.

Enukan & 42 others v Tullow Kenya BV & 2 others; National Environment Management Authority & another (Interested Parties) (Environment and Land Constitutional Petition E001 of 2024) [2024] KEELC 6472 (KLR) (26 September 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The court finds that Legal Advice Centre t/a Kituo Cha Sheria has the legal authority to act as the next friend of the minors and dismisses the application by MOB Advocates to represent the minors.

Otiende v Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority; Mwalimu National Sacco Society Limited (Interested Party) (Petition E530 of 2021) [2024] KEHC 11696 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (26 September 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The preliminary objection is not proper as it does not raise a pure point of law capable of disposing the dispute at once.

Rono v Insurance Regulatory Authority & 4 others (Constitutional Petition E008 of 2023) [2024] KEHC 11373 (KLR) (26 September 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The petition is dismissed as the petitioner did not exhaust local remedies and did not plead with precision the alleged violations of constitutional provisions.

Rhigho v Hiriba & 6 others (Constitutional Petition E001 of 2023) [2024] KEELC 6222 (KLR) (26 September 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The court declared the Petitioner and the Ali Righo family as the owners of their ancestral land and barred the Respondents from making any further claims.

Marwa v National Police Service Commission & 3 others (Constitutional Petition E195 of 2022) [2024] KEELRC 2292 (KLR) (26 September 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The Court found that the petition is not an ordinary employment claim but a constitutional petition.

Salat v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition 14 of 2019) [2024] KEHC 11328 (KLR) (25 September 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The preliminary objection is dismissed, and the petition is allowed to proceed to full hearing.

Ndatho v Gitonga & 3 others (Environment and Land Constitutional Petition E002 of 2022) [2024] KEELC 6270 (KLR) (25 September 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The court has jurisdiction to deal with the matter.

Okoiti v National Assembly & 3 others; Senate (Interested Party) (Petition E469 of 2022) [2024] KEHC 11379 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (24 September 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The Court did not certify the petition as raising substantial questions of law.

Ikua v Attorney General & another; Public Procurement Administrative Review Board & 2 others (Interested Parties) (Petition E332 of 2020) [2024] KEHC 11467 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (24 September 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The regulation 202(2)(d) is declared unconstitutional, null and void, and an order of permanent injunction restraining and staying the operations and implementation of the regulation is granted.

Vihiga Contractors Association Through Rasheed Obondo Hassan v County Government of Vihiga & another (Constitutional Petition 1 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 11442 (KLR) (24 September 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The Petitioner's Notice of Motion application dated 14th February 2024 and filed on 15th February 2024 was not merited and is hereby dismissed.

Orange Democratic Movement Party & 4 others v Speaker of National Assembly & 5 others (Constitutional Petition E491 of 2023 & E010 & E025 of 2024 (Consolidated)) [2024] KEHC 11494 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (24 September 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The Privatisation Act, 2023 and the decision to privatize KICC are unconstitutional.