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…The defence filed by the state cousel had pleaded a denial of publishing the said words and in the alternative it had pleaded a fair comment made in good faith and without malice upon a matter of public interest.…

…In the circumstances he had, therefore, found that the words complained of were fair comment on a matter of public interest which were honest and free from malice or improper motive.…

…Notwithstanding this, and the alleged medical condition, the appellant was retired in the public interest, and not on medical grounds, by a letter dated March 21, 1977, with effect from that date.…

…interest.…

…The determination of the extent of application of the doctrine of separation of powers, which was a vital constitutional concept was a matter of public interest. 5.…

…of powers, from considerations of public interest.…

…The Court of Appeal had this to say in the case of NATIONAL BANK OF KENYA LTD VS WILSON NDOLO AYAH Civil appeal No.119/2002 [2009] eKLR “However, a statute prohibiting certain acts is meant to protect the public interest.…

…The statement is not required to contain the evidence which has come to the knowledge of the Governor and which it may be against the public interest to disclose.…

…To give particulars would not be in the public interest he said. They might disclose the manner in which the information was obtained and perhaps endanger the person who obtained the details.…

…The Town Planning Legislation however was enacted to protect the public interest and not the land developers, consequently the plaintiff does not have an action for breach of Statutory duty which duty arises out of this legislation…

…favour against the interest of a party who has a constituency underpinned right of appeal, the need to protect a partly opportunity to fully agitate it’s dispute, against the need to ensure timely resolution of disputes, the public…

…interest issues implicated in the appeal or intended appeal and whether primafacie, the intended appeal has chances of success or is a mere frivolity.”…

…It is not in the public interest to criminalize what is essentially a civil controversy over civil demands and obligations”.…

…Richard Chesoni and the Attorney General, Misc Civil Application No 602 of 1992, the three judge constitutional bench of the High Court, when dealing with the question of relator actions had this to say: “When it comes to the public…

…interest, where a party suffers generally as any other, then relator actions lie.…

…Owing to the nature of the applicant's application and in the public interest, we reserved our ruling to the preliminary objection raised by the counsels for the respondent and the interested party.…

…Apart from this uniqueness of the suit, it also raises important issues of public interest and the independence of the Judiciary.…

…I prefer such a guarded way of putting the proposition because many other factors may come into play, such as public interest involved.…