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Court of AppealOtherCivil Miscellaneous Application 418 of 2001

Wilson Nduati Njoroge v Attorney-General & another [2002] KECA 47 (KLR)

Court of Appeal
18 February 2002
RKR. O. Kwach
94 words in judgment
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The bottom line

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Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a prisoner-applicant short, fixed deadlines to file his appeal papers, showing courts will grant extensions but on strict timelines.

What this practically means

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Executive summary

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This document is not a reasoned appellate judgment but a brief procedural order issued by the Court of Appeal at Nairobi in Civil Miscellaneous Application 418 of 2001, dated 18 February 2002 and signed by R. O. Kwach, Judge of Appeal. The applicant, Wilson Nduati Njoroge, sought directions against the Attorney-General and the Commissioner of Prisons, and the court granted an extension-type direction regulating the commencement of an appeal: the Notice of Appeal was to be filed and served within 7 days, and the Record of Appeal within 14 days from the date of filing the Notice of Appeal. Costs were reserved to the appeal itself ('Costs in the appeal'). The order contains no framing of issues, no analysis, no citation of authorities or statutory provisions, and no determination of the merits of any substantive dispute. Because it is a single-sentence direction rather than a judgment, it establishes no binding precedent, records no treatment of a prior decision, and yields no quotable holdings beyond the operative orders themselves. The document is certified as a true copy by the Deputy Registrar. Any substantive questions in the underlying matter, including the applicant's grievances against the prison authorities, are not addressed in this text and cannot be summarised from it.

Key legal issues

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Legal principles established

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    Court orders

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    1. 1.Notice of Appeal to be filed and served within 7 days
    2. 2.Record of Appeal to be filed and served within 14 days from the date of filing the Notice of Appeal
    3. 3.Costs in the appeal

    The bench

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    One judgment of the whole court — no separate or dissenting opinions.

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    Wrote the judgment

    Jurisdiction invoked
    Not stated in the document

    Quotable passages

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    Verbatim from the judgment, each located to the page it appears on in the official PDF — so these can be cited and checked directly.

    Notice of Appeal to be filed and served within 7 days. The Record of Appeal to be filed and served within 14 days from the date of filing the Notice of Appeal. Costs in the appeal.
    p. 2final orders

    Issues in the judgment

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    material

    The document is a short procedural order, not a reasoned judgment; it contains no issues, holdings, reasoning, or citation of authorities.

    minor

    The applicant's surname appears as 'NJOROGE' in the heading but the case title field may be matched inconsistently; no neutral citation is given.

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    Practical implications

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    Cite this brief

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    Cite this brief

    Caselaw, "Wilson Nduati Njoroge v Attorney-General & another [2002] KECA 47 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2002). Civil Miscellaneous Application 418 of 2001. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keca/2002/47/eng@2002-02-18

    Suggested citation format for research notes or client memos. Always verify the original judgment before relying on any point.