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Constitutional law [2026] KEHC 13462 (KLR)

Mukaria t/a Modern Bar & Restaurant v County Government of Marsabit & 2 others

The High Court dismissed a constitutional petition challenging closure of a bar in Marsabit, holding that the petitioner lacked the required liquor licence and the enforcement was lawful.

  • Fair administrative action
  • Liquor licensing
  • Closure notice
  • Conservatory orders
  • Mandamus
  • County enforcement powers
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Constitutional law [2026] KEHC 13446 (KLR)

Dr Magare-gikenyi B & 3 others v Presidential Taskforce on Technical Working Group on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) including Femicide & 55 others

The High Court upheld the President’s power to create an advisory GBV taskforce, found no unconstitutional usurpation of commission functions, and dismissed the petition.

  • Executive authority
  • Taskforce legality
  • Independent commissions
  • Legitimate expectation
  • Leadership and integrity
  • Presidential immunity
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Constitutional law [2026] KEELC 5416 (KLR)

George Wachira v Pastor Benson Nyawira, Managing Minister, Word & Faith Holy Ministries & 2 others

The court dismissed a noise-pollution petition against a church, holding the claim was properly framed but unproved for lack of expert or NEMA evidence.

  • Right to clean and healthy environment
  • Noise pollution
  • Exhaustion doctrine
  • Preliminary objection
  • Constitutional petition threshold
  • Environmental remedies under emca
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Tax law [2026] KETAT 339 (KLR)

Equator Bottlers Limited v Commissioner of Domestic Taxes

The Tribunal allowed Equator Bottlers Limited leave to file supplementary submissions after the Respondent raised a jurisdictional objection for the first time in submissions.

  • Pleadings and issues
  • Supplementary submissions
  • Jurisdiction
  • Right to fair hearing
  • Tax appeals tribunal procedure
  • Leave and case management
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Constitutional law [2026] KEHC 13434 (KLR)

PAUL MUCAI GITAU T/A GITAU PAUL MUCAI & COMPANY ADVOCATES v TRIDENT INSURANCE CO. LTD & 31 others

The High Court upheld preliminary objections in a constitutional miscellaneous application, finding the access-to-information claim premature, imprecise, and unsupported by a substantive petition.

  • Preliminary objection
  • Locus standi
  • Doctrine of exhaustion
  • Access to information request procedure
  • Misjoinder of parties
  • Incompetent application
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Constitutional law [2026] KEHC 13424 (KLR)

Henrick Nyongesa Pilisi v Speaker of the National Assembly & 2 others

The High Court dismissed a petition challenging a National Assembly PAC report on the NYS audit, finding the petitioner was heard and no constitutional breach was proved.

  • Fair hearing
  • Procedural fairness
  • Judicial review of parliamentary committee reports
  • Separation of powers
  • Parliamentary privilege
  • Article 47 fair administrative action
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Constitutional law [2026] KEHC 13401 (KLR)

Panthers Power Technologies Limited v Public Procurement Administrative Review Board & 14 others

The High Court held that failure to join all successful tenderers under section 170(c) of the PPADA was a fatal defect, so the Board lawfully struck out the review.

  • Fair administrative action
  • Procurement review jurisdiction
  • Joinder of successful tenderers
  • Mandatory statutory parties
  • Section 170 ppada
  • Section 175 ppada timelines
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Constitutional law [2026] KEHC 13419 (KLR)

Mathare Social Justice Centre & another v Bore, Cabinet Secretary for Labour & Social Protection & 8 others

The High Court held that the Community Groups Registration Act, 2022 was enacted without meaningful public participation and suspended invalidity for six months.

  • Public participation in legislation
  • Void for vagueness
  • Freedom of association
  • Access to information
  • Devolved functions versus national legislation
  • Judicial review/remedies
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Environment and land law [2026] KEELC 5401 (KLR)

Njoroge & 2 others (Suing on their own Behalf and on Behalf of Members of Mugumoini Residents Association) v Muringu & 4 others

The court dismissed a preliminary objection on exhaustion, granted leave for a representative suit, and issued a 6-month interim injunction over an alleged unauthorized extra floor.

  • Representative suits
  • Doctrine of exhaustion
  • Preliminary objection
  • Interlocutory injunction
  • Change of user
  • Development approvals
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Constitutional law [2026] KEHC 13416 (KLR)

Munene v Nairobi City County & 3 others

The High Court dismissed a contempt motion, finding no wilful breach of the conservatory order and no evidentiary link to the named county officers.

  • Civil contempt
  • Conservatory orders
  • Wilful disobedience
  • Knowledge of court orders
  • Personal liability for contempt
  • Statutory public-health mandate
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