Case ID:178676

Nubian Rights Forum v Kenya Human Rights Commission & 17 others [2021]eKLR

Case Metadata

Case Number:

Civil Application 185 of 2020

Parties:

Nubian Rights Forum v Kenya Human Rights Commission, Kenya National Human Rights Commission, Attorney General, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Interior and National Co-ordination of National Government, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Interior and National Co-ordination of National Government, Director of National Registration, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Speaker, National Assembly, Kenya Law Reform Commission, Child Welfare Society, Ajibika Welfare Society, Muslims for Human Rights Initiative, Haki Centre, Law Society of Kenya, Inform Action, Bunge La Wananchi, External Policy Group & Terror Victims Support Initiative

Date Delivered:

09 Jul 2021

Case Class:

Civil

Court:

Court of Appeal at Nairobi

Case Action:

Ruling

Judge(s):

Jamila Mohammed, Sankale ole Kantai, Stephen Gatembu Kairu

Citation:

Nubian Rights Forum v Kenya Human Rights Commission & 17 others [2021]eKLR

Case History:

(An application for extension of time to file an appeal out of time in an intended appeal from the Judgment and Decree of the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi (W. Korir, P. Nyamweya & M. Ngugi, JJ.) dated 30th January 2020 in Consolidated Constitutional Petitions

No. 56, 58 & 59 of 2019)

Court Division:

Civil

County:

Nairobi

History Docket No:

Consolidated Constitutional Petitions No. 56, 58 & 59 of 2019

History Judges:

Mumbi Ngugi, Pauline Nyamweya, Weldon Kipyegon Korir

History County:

Nairobi

Disclaimer:

The information contained in the above segment is not part of the judicial opinion delivered by the Court. The metadata has been prepared by Kenya Law as a guide in understanding the subject of the judicial opinion. Kenya Law makes no warranties as to the comprehensiveness or accuracy of the information

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL

AT NAIROBI

(

CORAM: GATEMBU, J. MOHAMMED & KANTAI, JJ.A)

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 185 OF 2020

BETWEEN

NUBIAN RIGHTS FORUM...........................................................................APPLICANT

AND

KENYA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION........................................1

ST

RESPONDENT

KENYA NATIONAL HUMAN

RIGHTS COMMISSION....................................................................2

ND

RESPONDENT

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL...............................................................3

RD

RESPONDENT

THE CABINET SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND

NATIONAL CO-ORDINATION

OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT....4

TH

RESPONDENT

THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND

NATIONAL CO-ORDINATION

OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT. ..5

TH

RESPONDENT

THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL REGISTRATION............................6

TH

RESPONDENT

THE CABINET SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND

COMMUNICATION

TECHNOLOGY................................................7

TH

RESPONDENT

HON. SPEAKER, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY........................................8

TH

RESPONDENT

KENYA LAW REFORM COMMISSION............................................9

TH

RESPONDENT

CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY............................................................10

TH

RESPONDENT

AJIBIKA WELFARE SOCIETY..........................................................11

TH

RESPONDENT

MUSLIMS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE..............................12

TH

RESPONDENT

HAKI CENTRE...................................................................................13

TH

RESPONDENT

LAW SOCIETY OF KENYA..............................................................14

TH

RESPONDENT

INFORM ACTION.............................................................................15

TH

RESPONDENT

BUNGE LA WANANCHI...................................................................16

TH

RESPONDENT

EXTERNAL POLICY GROUP...........................................................17

TH

RESPONDENT

TERROR VICTIMS SUPPORT INITIATIVE.....................................18

TH

RESPONDENT

(An application for extension of time to file an appeal out of time in an intended appeal from the Judgment and Decree of the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi (W. Korir, P. Nyamweya & M. Ngugi, JJ.) dated 30

th

January 2020

in

Consolidated Constitutional Petitions

No. 56, 58 & 59 of 2019)

*****************

RULING OF THE COURT

This is a reference to the Court under Rule 55(1)(b) of the Court of Appeal Rules of the ruling delivered by the

Hon. Lady Justice W. Karanja

on 6th November 2020 allowing an application dated 30

th

June 2020 by the applicant, Nubian Rights Forum, under Rule 4 of the Court of Appeal Rules, for extension of time for the filing of the appeal against a judgment of the High Court given on 30

th

January 2020.

Given that the facts and circumstances in this reference are the same as those in Civil Application No. 180 of 2020, our ruling and orders in the said application of the same date applies

mutatis mutandis

to this reference.

Orders accordingly.

DATED AND DELIVERED AT NAIROBI THIS 9TH DAY OF JULY, 2021.

S. GATEMBU KAIRU, (FCIArb)

...............................................................

JUDGE OF APPEAL

J. MOHAMMED

..............................................................

JUDGE OF APPEAL

S. ole KANTAI

.............................................................

JUDGE OF APPEAL

I certify that this is

a true copy of the original.

Signed

Deputy Registrar