“"public officer"” — court decisions

Judgment[1989] KEHC 5226 April 1989

BP Nairobi Service Station Ltd v BP Kenya Ltd

High Court at NairobiDenning,Sachs,Buckley,Alibhai,EsmailCase number Civil Case 3424 of 1982

Division and case type: CivilCivil Case

…It would appear that the defendant is a public officer employed in a public office. There are no sufficient details in the Return of Service regarding the defendant’s place of work.…

…Further, considering that defendant was a public officer and was bound to report for work, I am not satisfied that he could not have been found. The plaintiff had another mode of service to fall back upon.…

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Judgment[1997] KEHC 3723 February 1997

JANE WANJA MWANGI v NAIROBI CITY COMMISSION

High Court at Nairobime is not clear on the titles of officers,name of the department or,division of the City Council under which the Plaintiff worked,Njau,Peter Njiru NjagiCIVIL CASE NO.597 OF 1990

Division and case type: CivilCivil Case

…If the Commission decides the matter should be further investigated, it may request the Minister to appoint a Public Officer or Public Officers to conduct the further investigation in which case the Officers being investigated…