Supreme Court of Kenya

A delegation of Seasoned Judges from across Africa have arrived in Nairobi Kenya to carefully scruitinise the ongoing election petition at the country's ...

The meetings aim to introduce the eminent jurists to the stakeholders of the Petition and make them aware of the process and its modalities. The eminent jurists will attend all Supreme Court hearings, monitor and document the presidential election petition based on International human rights standards of fair trial standards, analyse the role and independence of the Judiciary in examining the electoral disputes and review the socio-political climate in the run-up to the Petition. The Jurists are Members of the Africa Judges and Jurists Forum (AJJF).

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 28 – The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) is seeking to be admitted as a friend to the court (Amicus Curiae), in the presidential petitions ...

The LSK’s application sustains its statutory mandate under section 4 of the Law Society of Kenya Act, 2014 to assist the courts, the government and the public in all matters relating to the law,” read the affidavit. The LSK indicates that if admitted as Amicus, the court would benefit from hearing and querying well-informed views from it as it comes from a position of neutrality and fidelity to the law. NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 28 – The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) is seeking to be admitted as a friend to the court (Amicus Curiae), in the presidential petitions that have been filed at the Supreme Court of Kenya (SCOK).

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who is contesting his loss in this month's presidential election in the Supreme Court, said he will respect the ...

The chairman of the election commission has said that the elections were "free, fair and credible" in his court response. He accused Odinga of falsifying computer logs to create a constitutional crisis and force a power-sharing agreement. Odinga said he wanted the chairman replaced. Any unrest in Kenya ripples out to the wider region. "I don't really want to appear as if I'm trying to blackmail the Supreme Court. "We should be announced as the winners," Odinga told Reuters.

After the ballot box, the battle to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta moves to the Supreme Court. This after Odinga rejected the declaration of Ruto as winner of ...

The renegade commissioners accused Chairperson of the Commission Wafula Chebukati of acting unilaterally. A request the commissioners say they declined. In his petition, Odinga claims the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) committed massive irregularities in order to tilt the balance in favour of Ruto.

All respondents in the nine petitions challenging the election of William Ruto as the fifth President of Kenya filed their final responses at the Supreme ...

- Revealed29 August 2022 - 1:29 pm - disclosed29 August 2022 - 3:19 pm - Jurisprudence29 August 2022 - 3:25 pm - New Turn29 August 2022 - 4:50 pm It had no foundation upon which to stand and it was a nullity ab initio. The stage in this case takes a period of 24 hours.

Odinga and his running mate Martha Karua on August 22 filed a petition to the country's top court, challenging the outcome of the August 9 election.

If they order an annulment, a new vote must be held within 60 days. He wants a recount. Odinga said he had proof that he had won the election, which requires a candidate to receive 50% of the vote plus one.

The Law Society of Kenya filed an application to be joined in the presidential election petitions at the Supreme Court.

LSK wants to help the court with three issues concerning the meaning of the standard of proof in an election petition, the value of rejected votes in the presidential election, and the role of the IEBC commission in tallying, verification, and declaration of results. “The society wants to be joined as a neutral party because of the public interest involved in the dispute surrounding the presidential election,” the society said in the application filed by Kililo Advocates. The Law Society of Kenya filed an application to be joined in the petitions at the Supreme Court challenging the declaration of Deputy President William Ruto as president-elect. The UDA party leader also argues that by allowing the LSK to join the case as an amicus curiae (friend of the court), the court would be offending the rules governing the friends of the court. He has also indicated that including LSK in the case is unlikely to add any value to the outcome of the court. “The applicant has misrepresented material facts by pleading that the LSK has no connection to any party in this matter, which is FALSE, as the LSK is connected to the 2nd Petitioner,” Ruto’s affidavit reads in part.

Thirteen days after Kenya's general election that saw where the country's deputy president William Ruto declared the winner, ...

13; whereas, a nullification of the election would mean that there will be a repeat election, within 60 days as stipulated by the Constitution, meaning it will be held on Nov. At least 37 people were killed in the protests and violence that erupted from the election turmoil. Should the judges uphold the election of President-Elect William Ruto, he will be sworn into office on Sept. The seven-judge bench chaired by Chief Justice Koome will hold a pre-trial conference on Wednesday or Thursday to determine how the petitions will be handled. The judges will give their verdict on Sept. 22 to hear and determine the case.