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…by our Constitution.…

…Section 3 of the Kenyan Constitution provides; - “This constitution is the constitution of the Republic of Kenya and shall have the force of law throughout Kenya and subject to Section 47.…

…The great importance of this power is illustrated by it being statutorily enacted in section84 of our Constitution.…

…The less said about it the better, save that we must draw attention to section123(8) of the Constitution which enacts: “No provision of this Constitution that a person or authority shall not be subject to the direction or…

…Counsel for the plaintiffs strongly submitted that the notice convening the meeting was in contravention of the Union Constitution. He particularly refered to Rule 15 of the Constitution.…

…According to the Constitution of the Union, there is no provision for calling meetings for election of shop-stewards.…

…Under the provisions of section 83(2)(a) of the Constitution the grounds upon which a person is detained must be specified in detail.…

…Section 83(2)(a) has its counterpart in Constitutions of several Commonwealth countries including the former St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla Constitution.…

…The plaintiffs did not accept that he, the 1st defendant had been elected according to the CPK Constitution. They also disputed that the new Diocese had been established according to the CPK Constitution.…

…In conclusion the 1st defendant withdrew the 1st plaintiff’s licence for having acted contrary to the CPK’s Constitution and terminated his services as a church minister with immediate effect.…

…ORDERS OF CERTIORARI, PROHIBITION AND MANDAMUS AND IN THE MATTER OF:- SECTIONS 2 AND 12 OF THE LANDLORD AND TENANT (SHOPS, HOTELS AND CATERING ESTABLISHMENTS) ACT (CAP 301) AND IN THE MATTER OF:- ARTICLES 47 AND 50 OF THE CONSTITUTION…

…This Court's jurisdiction is from the Constitution and statutes.…

…Sections 115 and 117 of the Constitution were called in aid of that argument.…

…By referring to Sections 115 and 117 of the Constitution Mr Kamau accepted that the land in question was Trust land and Mr Otieno did not deny this suggestion.…

…According to KUBE's proposed constitution and rules, its membership was open to all unionisable employees engaged in the Banking Industry provided that such employees were above the apparent age of 16 years.In response tot…

…The applicant had no Assistant Secretary - General to represent Bank employees as was provided for by rule No. 10 (f) of its constitution and rules and such employees depended on Shopstewards for representation.There was…

…That Article 159(2)(b) of the Constitution requires that matters be dispensed with without delay and by delaying the prosecution of the Petition, the Petitioner was denying justice to the Respondents and the public they represent…

…I say so because Under Article 157(6) of the Constitution, it is within the mandate of the 2nd Respondent to institute criminal proceedings against any person including the Petitioner and on 17th July 2014 I ordered the Petitioner…

…Section 3(3) of the Judicature Act (cap 8 of the Laws of Kenya) provides that the jurisdiction of the courts “shall be exercised in comformity with (a) the Constitution; (b) subject thereto, all other written laws, including…

…The Hon Judge overruled this preliminary objection on the grounds that the High Court had inherent jurisdiction to hear matters, section 60 of the Constitution being relied on.…

…The words as pleaded in para 6 of the plaint are: “...I believe you cannot have understood the legal rationale for the different constitution of the Court in Appeals Nos 179 of 1993 and 176 of 1993 on one side and the Civil…

…The alleged defamatory words are as follows: “........I believe you cannot have understood the legal rationale for the different constitution of the Court of Appeal in Appeals Nos 179 of 1993 and 176 of 1993 on one side and…

…Paragraph 4 refers to the constitution and democracy. The Court has now perused the plaint and finds that the plaint discloses no cause of action against the Defendant.…

…Paragraph 4 refers to the constitution and democracy. The Court has now perused the plaint and finds that the plaint discloses no cause of action against the Defendant.…

…That the learned Judge misdirected in law by failing to resolve the provision of section 72(3)(b) of the constitution. 3.…

…It is expressly provided for under section 59 of the Constitution of Kenya in relation to the Government of Kenya.…

…In respect of the Central Government, the Kenya Constitution specifically provides for the power in section 59.…

…The constitution which is a written law is at the top; and subject thereto local statutes and specified English Statutes; subject thereto the common law, doctrines of equity and statutes of General Application in England…