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The Supreme Court of Kenya is the highest court in Kenya. It is established under Article 163 of the Kenyan Constitution. As the highest court in the nation, its decisions are binding and set precedent on all other courts in the country. [1]
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 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
The chief justice of Kenya is a public office in the Republic of Kenya established under Article 161 of the country's Constitution as the head of the Judiciary of Kenya. Under Article 163, the chief justice also serves as the president of the Supreme Court of Kenya. The chief justice is assisted by the deputy chief justice, who also serves as ...
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 as part of the Kenya Judiciary. It also has supervisory jurisdiction over all other subordinate courts and any other persons, body or authority exercising a judicial or quasi-judicial ...
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 ...
From 1999 until 2003 he served as a Partner and Head of the Litigation Department at the firm of "Maina Wachira & Company Advocates". On 28 October 2003, he was appointed a Justice of the High Court of Kenya.He served in that capacity as a Resident High Court Judge in Embu, Meru, Machakos and Kakamega. He served as a Commissioner at the ...
Appointed by. Mwai Kibaki. Personal details. Born. ( 1960-06-22) 22 June 1960 (age 63) Smokin Wanjala is a Kenyan lawyer and a justice of the Supreme Court of Kenya. He holds a Ph.D. in law from the University of Ghent, Belgium. He also holds a Master of Laws degree from the Columbia University in the United States and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB ...