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…That under the provisions of section 10 of the Office of the County Attorney Act, the County Attorney cannot be cited for contempt of court.…

…Hence a court of law will take an allegation of contempt of court seriously and act firmly to ensure that this objective is achieved.…

…Whether the plaintiff has met the threshold of contempt of court. b. Who bears the costs? 4.…

…The applicable law as regards contempt of court existing before the enactment of the Contempt of Court Act was restated by the Court of Appeal in Christine Wangari Gachege vs.…

…The defendants be summoned to attend court to show cause why they should not be found in contempt of court and committed to civil jail for impunity and contempt of court orders issued on 31.1.2019; 4.…

…On whether the respondents are in contempt of court for willingly disobeying the court order issued on 31st January 2019, the applicant submits that the respondents are guilty of civil contempt of court.…

…of court and/or orders issued herein on 3/3/2015.…

…Contempt of court proceedings are a serious undertaking in that, upon conviction, the alleged contemnor stands to lose his liberty.…

…However, the rules to regulate the commencing and prosecuting of contempt of court applications under the Act are yet to be made.…

…The law that previously applied in this regard was the Contempt of Court Act of 2016, until the decision of the High Court (J.…

…The trial then court decided to issue orders for contempt of court orders. 17.…

…Whether the trial court erred in finding the appellants in contempt of court 26. Contempt of court, although its process is quasi judicial, is a serious offence.…

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…Whether the application by the Applicant meets the threshold for contempt of Court? 22.   …

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…Whether the application by the Applicant meets the threshold for contempt of Court? 22.   …

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…Whether the application by the Applicant meets the threshold for contempt of Court? 22.   …

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…Whether the application by the Applicant meets the threshold for contempt of Court? 22.   …

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…Whether the application by the Applicant meets the threshold for contempt of Court? 22.   …

…It is worth of note a this very early instance that the Contempt of Court Act, Act.…

…contempt of court on the part of the respondent. 28.…

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…The substantive relief sought is to have the 3rd Respondent punished for contempt of court.…

…Hence a court of law will take an allegation of contempt of court seriously and act firmly to ensure that this objective is achieved.…

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…They maintained that the appellants/respondents wiped away the evidence of their contempt of court such that one cannot at this point establish that they were in contempt.…

…of court as set out in the case of Samuel M.…

…That the application has not met the criteria for contempt of court and urged this court to dismiss it with costs to the respondent. 10.…

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…Whether the application by the Applicant meets the threshold for contempt of Court? 22.   …

…issued on 03.02.2026 by which the Respondents were directed to deposit the Trust Deed in Court. c) Upon being cited for contempt of court, the Respondents be punished for the said contempt of court by payment of an appropriate…

…blatant contempt of court orders on the part of the Respondents, and it is therefore imperative that the Respondents be cited for contempt of Court and thereafter punished accordingly.…

…this court’s order issued on 10th July 2025 pending the hearing and determination of this application. iii)   The respondent be held in contempt of this court’s order issued on the 10th July 2025 which contempt has caused…

…The substantive relief sought is to have the respondent cited and punished for being in contempt of court.  …