[2016] KEHC 3728 (KLR)

[2016] KEHC 3728 (KLR)

The court found that the respondent had fully complied with its constitutional obligation under Article 35 by supplying the petitioner with all requested documents concerning the procurement of legal services. The court held that issues of conflict of interest and the propriety of the Firm's representation should be raised and determined within the substantive suits where those issues arise, not through separate constitutional petitions. Furthermore, the court emphasized that procurement complaints are within the jurisdiction of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority. As such, Petitions Nos. 8 and 9 of 2014, which sought to litigate these issues in parallel, constituted an abuse of...

Citation
[2016] KEHC 3728 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Michael Juma Otieno; Respondent: Executive Director Non-Governmental Organisations Board
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Kisumu
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
18 August 2016
Case Number
Petition 6 of 2012
Procedural Posture
Constitutional Petition / Judgment
Outcome
Petition No. 6 of 2012 partially allowed; Petitions Nos. 8 and 9 of 2014 struck out; no order as to costs.
Judges
DAS Majanja
Legal Topics
Access to Information, Public Procurement, Conflict of Interest, Mandamus, Court Process Abuse
Source Language
English
Constitutional Law Administrative Law Access to Information Public Procurement Conflict of Interest Mandamus Court Process Abuse

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Parties

Michael Juma Otieno

Applicant

Executive Director Non-Governmental Organisations Board

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Constitutional Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the respondent complied with Article 35 of the Constitution by supplying the petitioner with procurement documents for legal services.
  2. 2 Whether the representation of the respondent by Otieno, Yogo, Ojuro & Company Advocates constituted a conflict of interest.
  3. 3 Whether the petitions challenging procurement and representation processes constitute an abuse of court process.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the respondent had fully complied with its constitutional obligation under Article 35 by supplying the petitioner with all requested documents concerning the procurement of legal services. The court held that issues of conflict of interest and the propriety of the Firm's representation should be raised and determined within the substantive suits where those issues arise, not through separate constitutional petitions. Furthermore, the court emphasized that procurement complaints are within the jurisdiction of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority. As such, Petitions Nos. 8 and 9 of 2014, which sought to litigate these issues in parallel, constituted an abuse of...

Court Disposition

Petition No. 6 of 2012 partially allowed; Petitions Nos. 8 and 9 of 2014 struck out; no order as to costs.

Orders

  • It is declared that the respondent has complied with Article 35 of the Constitution by supplying the petitioner with procurement documents for legal services.
  • Petition Nos. 8 and 9 of 2014 are struck out as an abuse of court process.