[2016] KEHC 6586 (KLR)

[2016] KEHC 6586 (KLR)

The Petition was dismissed on the grounds that the Petitioner lacked locus standi, having failed to demonstrate legal capacity or provide a list of the affected IDPs. The Petition was further found to be fatally defective for lack of a supporting affidavit, which is a mandatory requirement for constitutional...

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Citation
[2016] KEHC 6586 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Patron Internally Displaced Persons & Kisii Steering Committee; Respondent: The Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Devolution & Planning of National Government
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Kisii
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Petition 7 of 2015
Procedural Posture
Constitutional Petition / Judgment
Outcome
petition dismissed with costs to the respondent
Judges
WA Okwany
Legal Topics
Locus Standi, Discrimination Claims, Internally Displaced Persons, Procedural Requirements, Affidavit Requirement
Source Language
en
Constitutional Law Civil Procedure Locus Standi Discrimination Claims Internally Displaced Persons Procedural Requirements Affidavit Requirement

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Parties

Patron Internally Displaced Persons & Kisii Steering Committee

Applicant

The Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Devolution & Planning of National Government

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Constitutional Petition / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the Petitioner has locus standi to institute the Petition.
  2. 2 Whether the absence of a supporting affidavit renders the Petition fatally defective.
  3. 3 Whether the Petition raises issues capable of being determined by the court.

Ratio Decidendi

The Petition was dismissed on the grounds that the Petitioner lacked locus standi, having failed to demonstrate legal capacity or provide a list of the affected IDPs. The Petition was further found to be fatally defective for lack of a supporting affidavit, which is a mandatory requirement for constitutional petitions as it provides the evidentiary basis for the claims. The absence of specific prayers in the Petition rendered it ambiguous and untenable. The court held that the Petitioner failed to discharge the burden of proof regarding discrimination or violation of rights, and that the allegations of fraud and misappropriation were not justiciable in this forum without proper parties...

Court Disposition

petition dismissed with costs to the respondent

Orders

  • The Petition is dismissed with costs to the Respondent.