Republic v Nakuru County Police Commissioner & another; Juma Kibwana Mwanjama & another (Ex Parte) [2020] KEELRC 853 (KLR)
The bottom line
#Two Nakuru police officers won court permission to challenge their interdiction through judicial review, with a 21-day deadline to file the main case.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#Questions the Court framed
#The issues the Court set itself to decide, in its own words.
- 1.Whether leave should issue for the ex parte applicants to commence judicial review for orders of certiorari and prohibition following letters of interdiction dated 30th March, 2020
Key legal issues
#Whether to grant leave to the ex parte applicants to commence judicial review of the interdiction dated 30th March, 2020
Leave granted for 21 days to move the court in terms of the Chamber Summons dated 1st April, 2020
The court considered the ex parte application of 1st April 2020, the letters of interdiction dated 30th March 2020, and the averments in PC Juma Kibwana Mwanjama's Supporting Affidavit and the grounds thereto. On that material, and in light of the substantive matters under the National Police Service Commission Act and Articles 47, 48 and 50 of the Constitution, the court found it fit to grant leave and fixed mention for further directions after the 21-day period.
Legal principles established
#- Leave to commence judicial review may be granted on the strength of the applicant's supporting affidavit and grounds where the material discloses a case for certiorari and prohibition
Court orders
#- 1.The ex parte applicants are given leave of 21 days to move the court in terms of Order (b) of the Chamber Summons dated 1st April, 2020
- 2.Mention after 21 days for further directions
- 3.Upon compliance the ex parte applicants to move the court for hearing directions in light of the COVID-19 pandemic directives of the Chief Justice of 15th March, 2020
- 4.Orders to be delivered via e-mail pursuant to the Chief Justice's COVID-19 directions
The bench
#One judgment of the whole court — no separate or dissenting opinions.
Wrote the judgment
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Articles 47, 48 and 50 of the Constitution; National Police Service Commission Act No. 30 of 2011 and the National Police Service Commission (Promotions) Regulations, 2015 (leave to apply for judicial review of certiorari and prohibition)
Quotable passages
#Verbatim from the judgment, each located to the page it appears on in the official PDF — so these can be cited and checked directly.
The ex parte applicants are hereby given leave of 21 days to move the court in terms of Orders (b) of the Chamber Summons dated 1st April, 2020
mention after 21 days (a) for further directions.
In view of the declaration of measures restricting court operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic and in reference of the directions issued by his Lordship the Chief Justice on 15th March, 2020 ORDERS herein shall be delivered via e – mail.
Issues in the judgment
#The judgment's heading records the ex parte applicants as 'APPLICANTS' while the body styles them 'EX PARTE APPLICANTS'
The operative order only grants leave of 21 days under order (b) of the Chamber Summons and does not dispose of the substantive judicial review orders sought (certiorari and prohibition)
Key timeline
#Practical implications
#Frequently asked questions
#Cite this brief
#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Republic v Nakuru County Police Commissioner & another; Juma Kibwana Mwanjama & another (Ex Parte) [2020] KEELRC 853 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2020). Judicial Review Cause No. 2 of 2020. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelrc/2020/853/eng@2020-04-09
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