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David Ndii & Others V. Attorney General & Others also known as the BBI Judgement, was a landmark ruling made in the Kenya High Court on 13 May 2021, which issued an injunction on Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) from proceeding with President Uhuru Kenyatta's and retired Prime Minister Raila Odinga's Building Bridges Initiative. [1]
t. e. The High Court of Kenya is a court of unlimited original jurisdiction in criminal and civil matters established under article 165 of the Constitution of Kenya,2010 as part of the Kenyan Judiciary. It also has supervisory jurisdiction over all other subordinate courts and any other persons, body or authority exercising a judicial or quasi ...
The Supreme Court declined to issue directions on the date of the next General Election and referred the matter to the High Court. Judges. The ruling was read by Chief Justice Willy Mutunga on behalf of the full bench consisting of: Chief Justice Martha Koome, Deputy Chief Justice - Justice Philomena Mwilu; Justice William Ouko
He returned to Kenya in 1960 and was admitted to the bar of the Kenyan High Court in 1961. Otieno was in private practice between 1961 and 1963, but gave up his practice for public service between 1963 and 1968, serving as deputy town clerk in Kisumu and later as principal legal assistant to the East African Common Services Organization.
The Judiciary of Kenya is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in Kenya. After the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya in 2010, the general public, through parliament, sought to reform the judiciary. Parliament passed the Magistrates and Judges Vetting Act of 2011. A major part of reforming the judiciary was the ...
The Court of Appeal of Kenya is established under Article 164 of the constitution of Kenya and consists of a number of judges, being not fewer than twelve.. The court handles appeals arising over the decisions of the High Court of Kenya, the Environment & Land Court and the Employment & Labour Relations Court as well as any other court or tribunal as provided for in law.
Mitu-Bell Welfare Society v Kenya Airports Authority & 2 others; Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (Amicus Curiae) (Petition 3 of 2018) [2021] KESC 34 (KLR) [1] was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of Kenya that dealt with the issue of forced evictions and the right to housing. The case arose from the eviction of over 3,000 ...
Grace Mumbi Ngugi is a Kenyan lawyer and a Judge of the High Court of Kenya. [1] She is serving in the Anti-corruption and Economic Crimes Division of the Court. She is a long-term advocate of human rights in Kenya. She has been involved in advocacy work for the rights of women and children, as well as the housing right