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…S 72 (1) of the Constitution says:- “No person shall be deprived of his personal liberty save as may be authorised by law in any of the following cases- (a) In execution of the sentence or order of a court ... in respect…

…Reading S 72 of the Constitution and S 207 of the Criminal Procedure Code together, we continue in the view that the court is to sentence the accused only for the offence with which he is charged, and that the facts to be…

…appeal, complained that the court below:- i. perpetrated a miscarriage of justice by ignoring the illegal circumstances which surrounded the trial; ii. participated in the miscarriage of justice by violating s 77(2) of the constitution…

…Section 72(2) and (3) of the Constitution is to the same effect.…

…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…

…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.…

…This was long before the recent amendment to the Constitution. In the case of the 1st accused the officer who took the statement at Nyeri was Chief Inspector Githitho.…