18.6.2025
ORDERS
COURT
UPON PERUSAL of the application dated 16 th June 2025 under certificate of urgency and the supporting affidavit, am satisfied that same is urgent and thus make the following orders;
1. The Petition accompanying this Application is here by certified urgent and the same to be heard at first instance.
3. Pending hearing and determination of this application, an order be and is hereby Issued granting leave to the 2nd and 6th Applicants/Petitioners to prosecute the application and the Petition using their initials instead of their full names as prescribed in Rule 10(2)(a) of the Constitution of Kenya.
4. During these proceedings, the identities of the 2nd to 6th Petitioners shall be concealed in all pleadings, rulings, judgments, court processes, notices as well as in open Court.
5. That conservatory orders are hereby issued stopping any further proceedings by way of hearing and prosecution in criminal cases No.MCCR/E077/23, MCCR/E078/23, MCCR/E079/23, and MCCR/E080/23 before the Murkan Mobile Court within the jurisdiction of the Kilgoris Law Courts pending the hearing and determination of this application.
6. Pending hearing and determination of this Application an of injunction is hereby issued prohibiting the State through any of its organs from conducting forced genital examinations on any suspected victims of female genital mutilation.
CHARLES KARIUKI
JUDGE
ORDERS
COURT
UPON PERUSAL of the application dated 16 th June 2025 under certificate of urgency and the supporting affidavit, am satisfied that same is urgent and thus make the following orders;
1. The Petition accompanying this Application is here by certified urgent and the same to be heard at first instance.
3. Pending hearing and determination of this application, an order be and is hereby Issued granting leave to the 2nd and 6th Applicants/Petitioners to prosecute the application and the Petition using their initials instead of their full names as prescribed in Rule 10(2)(a) of the Constitution of Kenya.
4. During these proceedings, the identities of the 2nd to 6th Petitioners shall be concealed in all pleadings, rulings, judgments, court processes, notices as well as in open Court.
5. That conservatory orders are hereby issued stopping any further proceedings by way of hearing and prosecution in criminal cases No.MCCR/E077/23, MCCR/E078/23, MCCR/E079/23, and MCCR/E080/23 before the Murkan Mobile Court within the jurisdiction of the Kilgoris Law Courts pending the hearing and determination of this application.
6. Pending hearing and determination of this Application an of injunction is hereby issued prohibiting the State through any of its organs from conducting forced genital examinations on any suspected victims of female genital mutilation.
CHARLES KARIUKI
JUDGE