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…In paragraph 20 he deponed that under section 80 of the Constitution of Kenya (he must have meant section 84 of the said Constitution) the applicant was entitled to apply to this honourable Court in it’s original jurisdiction…

…An argument founded on what is claimed to be the spirit of the Constitution is always attractive for it has a powerful appeal to sentiment and emotion; but a Court of law has to gather the spirit of the Constitution from…

…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.…

…He asserted that jurisdiction is conferred by the Constitution or statues or both and that in the case before the lower court, Shanzu Law Courts had jurisdiction to hear the case.…

…In making reference to Article 50 of the Constitution, he submitted that a trial should begin and end without undue delay.…

…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…

…Act; by failing to comply with section 169 of the Criminal Procedure Code; by basing conviction and sentence on scanty and flawed prosecution evidence; by failing to observe contravention of section Article 50(1) of the Constitution…

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

…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…