[2025] KEHC 10594 (KLR)
The High Court at Kibera lacks territorial jurisdiction to entertain an application for revision of orders issued by the Kahawa Chief Magistrates’ Court, as the latter falls within the supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court at Kiambu. The application is therefore incompetent before this court and must be struck...
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- Citation
- [2025] KEHC 10594 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Kennedy Oluoch; Applicant: Nicholas Otieno; Applicant: Tofiq Owiti Mohamed; Applicant: Michael Omondi Opiyo; Applicant: David Bill Clinton Otieno; Applicant: Robert Ouko Abala; Applicant: Samuel Ouma Odhiambo; Applicant: Erick Obunga Osumba; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kibera
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application E143 of 2025
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Revision
- Outcome
- application struck out for want of jurisdiction
- Judges
- DR Kavedza
- Legal Topics
- Territorial Jurisdiction, Supervisory Jurisdiction
- Source Language
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Parties
Kennedy Oluoch
Applicant
Nicholas Otieno
Applicant
Tofiq Owiti Mohamed
Applicant
Michael Omondi Opiyo
Applicant
David Bill Clinton Otieno
Applicant
Robert Ouko Abala
Applicant
Samuel Ouma Odhiambo
Applicant
Erick Obunga Osumba
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Revision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the High Court at Kibera has territorial jurisdiction to entertain an application for revision of orders issued by the Kahawa Chief Magistrates’ Court.
Ratio Decidendi
The High Court at Kibera lacks territorial jurisdiction to entertain an application for revision of orders issued by the Kahawa Chief Magistrates’ Court, as the latter falls within the supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court at Kiambu. The application is therefore incompetent before this court and must be struck out for want of jurisdiction.
Court Disposition
application struck out for want of jurisdiction
Orders
- The application is struck out.
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Oluoch & 7 others v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E143 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 10594 (KLR) (21 July 2025) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 10594 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kibera
Miscellaneous Criminal Application E143 of 2025
DR Kavedza, J
July 21, 2025
Between
Kennedy Oluoch
1st Applicant
Nicholas Otieno
2nd Applicant
Tofiq Owiti Mohamed
3rd Applicant
Michael Omondi Opiyo
4th Applicant
David Bill Clinton Otieno
5th Applicant
Robert Ouko Abala
6th Applicant
Samuel Ouma Odhiambo
7th Applicant
Erick Obunga Osumba
8th Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
Ruling
1. I have considered the Notice of Motion dated 18th July 2025 seeking revision of the orders issued by the trial court. Upon review, I note that the matter originated from the Kahawa Chief Magistrates’ Court, which falls within the supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court at Kiambu.
2. Accordingly, the case lies outside this Court’s territorial jurisdiction. For the foregoing reason, the application is struck out.
RULING DATED AND DELIVERED THIS 21ST DAY OF JULY 2025D. KAVEDZAJUDGE