[2017] KEHC 9313 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant had demonstrated sufficient urgency and grounds for the grant of witness protection orders under the relevant legal framework. The application was certified urgent, and the substantive prayers for witness protection were granted ex-parte, in accordance with the Witness Protection...
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- Citation
- [2017] KEHC 9313 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts)
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Miscellaneous Application 64 of 2017
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Application / Ruling
- Outcome
- application allowed in part
- Legal Topics
- Witness Protection, Constitutional Rights, Urgent Applications
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Republic
Applicant
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Application / Ruling
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant is entitled to urgent orders for witness protection under the Witness Protection Act and Rules.
- 2 Whether the application meets the threshold for ex-parte certification of urgency.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant had demonstrated sufficient urgency and grounds for the grant of witness protection orders under the relevant legal framework. The application was certified urgent, and the substantive prayers for witness protection were granted ex-parte, in accordance with the Witness Protection Act and Rules, to ensure the safety of witnesses and uphold the right to a fair trial as enshrined in Article 50 of the Constitution.
Court Disposition
application allowed in part
Orders
- The applicant's Ex-Parte Chamber Summons application dated 16th August, 2017 is certified urgent.
- Prayers (2) and (3) of the application are granted.
Full Case Text
Judgment text and source record
17 paragraphs
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT NAIROBI
CRIMINAL DIVISION
MISC. APP. NO. 64 OF 2017
IN THE MATTER OF ARTICLE 50 OF THE CONSTITUTION
IN THE MATTER OF THE WITNESS PROTECTION ACT
IN THE MATTER OF THE WITNESS PROTECTION RULES, 2015
AND
IN THE MATTER OF APPLICATION FOR ORDERS FOR WITNESS PROTECTION
REPUBLIC.......................APPLICANT
RULING
1. The Applicant’s Ex-Parte Chamber Summons application dated 16th August, 2017 is certified urgent.
2. Prayers (2) and (3) are granted.
3. No orders of costs.
Dated and delivered in Nairobi this 17thday ofAugust, 2017.
G.W. NGENYE-MACHARIA
JUDGE