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Division and case type: CONSTITUTIONAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS DIVISIONCivil Appeal
…Further, that there was nothing in the former Constitution that permits the High Court to intervene in a matter decided by the Court of Appeal; that Article 50(6) of the current Constitution only allows the setting aside…
…of Kenya as read with schedule Six of the Constitution, preserved the appellant’s right for redress of the violation of his fundamental rights which were committed before the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Case
…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.…
Division and case type: Constitutional and Human RightsPetition
…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.…
Division and case type: Constitutional and Human RightsElection Petition
…This Court cannot bring into effect Section 80 (1) (d) of the Elections Act, 2011 and Article 159 (2) (d) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 where it has no mandate in the first place.…
…The jurisdiction to hear and determine election petitions is a special jurisdiction that is conferred by the Constitution itself, and the manner in which it is to be exercised is ordained by the Constitution when it donates…
Division and case type: Constitutional and Human RightsElection Petition
…This Court cannot bring into effect Section 80 (1) (d) of the Elections Act, 2011 and Article 159 (2) (d) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 where it has no mandate in the first place.…
…The jurisdiction to hear and determine election petitions is a special jurisdiction that is conferred by the Constitution itself, and the manner in which it is to be exercised is ordained by the Constitution when it donates…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…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…