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Division and case type: Milimani Commercial CourtsUnclassified
…Although Section 3(2) of the Magistrate’s Court Act confers countrywide jurisdiction to a resident magistrate’s court, in civil cases such jurisdiction is exercised subject to the limitation to the said court’s jurisdiction…
…transfer a suit from a court which is seized of it but has no jurisdiction to determine it to a court vested with jurisdiction.…
Division and case type: Constitutional and Human RightsPetition
…Accordingly, this court has no jurisdiction to hear and determine stale proceedings. 19.…
…The question is, did the Magistrate’s court have the jurisdiction to tax the advocate/client bill of costs? 24. Jurisdiction is everything, without which, a court of law acts in vain.…
Division and case type: CivilMiscellaneous Application
…Firstly, section 28 confers upon this court the jurisdiction to extend such responsibility.…
…Secondly the Constitution of Kenya also confers upon this court unlimited original jurisdiction in all matters both of a civil and criminal nature.…
Division and case type: CriminalCriminal Appeal
…The court stated as follows: “We cannot but emphasize the importance of precise claims in due process, substantive justice, and the exercise of jurisdiction by a court.…
…In essence, due process, substantive justice and the exercise of jurisdiction are a function of precise legal and factual claims. However, we also note that precision is not coterminous with exactitude.…
Division and case type: Constitutional and Human RightsPetition
…It is not disputed that the petitioner was convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of being in Kenya illegally and a repatriation order made.…