Case ID:179826

Essau Kiora Mjomba & 33 others v Attorney General [2021] eKLR

Case Metadata

Case Number:

Petition 8 of 2016

Parties:

Essau Kiora Mjomba, Daudi John Muliwa, Armogust Aurelius Maganga, Victor Koofa Rhova, Ali Omar Mwaramoyo, Hassan Mohamed Hassan, Michael Bateo Lenga, Shadrack Mchowala Chaso, Simeon Onesmus Zani, Haginson Mwadime Mganga, Samson Righa Mwashigadi, Ambrose Charo Mwatsila, Ali Hassan Ngare, Mwakutu Salimu Salimu, Winstone Sirya Ekesheh, Rashid Mwayeya Abdallah, Salim Boy Bambaulo, Michael Camilus Sandys Kipunde, James Kivuli Chanzu, Hassan Diribo Ali, Emmanuel Mwajefwa Chiwai, Hussein Ambrose Mwatsila, Ramadhan Jua Mwarome, Samson Richard Baya, Silvanos Iden Gunyi, Bajuma Faki, Ahmed Juma Said, Dennis Mtimba Ngala, James Kaingu Charo, Peter Safai Kaingu, Ali Rashid Mlalanaro, Eddy Jefwa Mwango, Julius Hinzano Mumba & Rhophus Malingi Dzombo v Attorney General

Date Delivered:

29 Jul 2021

Case Class:

Civil

Court:

Employment and Labour Relations Court at Mombasa

Case Action:

Ruling

Judge(s):

Linnet Ndolo

Citation:

Essau Kiora Mjomba & 33 others v Attorney General [2021] eKLR

Court Division:

Employment and Labour Relations

County:

Mombasa

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

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR RELATIONS COURT AT MOMBASA

PETITION NO 8 OF 2016

IN THE MATTER OF CONTRAVENTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

UNDER SECTIONS 70(a), 72(3), 74(1) & 77 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF KENYA, 1969

AND

IN THE MATTER OF THE ARMED FORCES ACT, 1968 (NOW REPEALED)

AND

IN THE MATTER OF THE CONSTITUTION OF KENYA (PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

AND FREEDOMS OF THE INDIVIDUAL) HIGH COURT PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE RULES, 2013

BETWEEN

ESSAU KIORA MJOMBA................................................1

ST

PETITIONER

DAUDI JOHN MULIWA...................................................2

ND

PETITIONER

ARMOGUST AURELIUS MAGANGA...........................3RD PETITIONER

VICTOR KOOFA RHOVA..............................................4

TH

PETITIONER

ALI OMAR MWARAMOYO............................................5

TH

PETITIONER

HASSAN MOHAMED HASSAN......................................6

TH

PETITIONER

MICHAEL BATEO LENGA...............................................7

TH

PETITIONER

SHADRACK MCHOWALA CHASO.............................8

TH

PETITIONER

SIMEON ONESMUS ZANI...............................................9

TH

PETITIONER

HAGINSON MWADIME MGANGA..............................10

TH

PETITIONER

SAMSON RIGHA MWASHIGADI.................................11

TH

PETITIONER

AMBROSE CHARO MWATSILA.................................12

TH

PETITIONER

ALI HASSAN NGARE...................................................13

TH

PETITIONER

MWAKUTU SALIMU SALIMU.....................................14

TH

PETITIONER

WINSTONE SIRYA EKESHEH.....................................15

TH

PETITIONER

RASHID MWAYEYA ABDALLAH................................16

TH

PETITIONER

SALIM BOY BAMBAULO...........................................17

TH

PETITIONER

MICHAEL CAMILUS SANDYS KIPUNDE..................18

TH

PETITIONER

JAMES KIVULI CHANZU............................................19

TH

PETITIONER

HASSAN DIRIBO ALI...................................................20

TH

PETITIONER

EMMANUEL MWAJEFWA CHIWAI..............................21

ST

PETITIONER

HUSSEIN AMBROSE MWATSILA...............................22

ND

PETITIONER

RAMADHAN JUA MWAROME...................................23

RD

PETITIONER

SAMSON RICHARD BAYA.........................................24

TH

PETITIONER

SILVANOS IDEN GUNYI..............................................25

TH

PETITIONER

BAJUMA FAKI..............................................................26

TH

PETITIONER

AHMED JUMA SAID....................................................27

TH

PETITIONER

DENNIS MTIMBA NGALA...........................................28

TH

PETITIONER

JAMES KAINGU CHARO...........................................29

TH

PETITIONER

PETER SAFAI KAINGU.................................................30

TH

PETITIONER

ALI RASHID MLALANARO.........................................31

ST

PETITIONER

EDDY JEFWA MWANGO..............................................32

ND

PETITIONER

JULIUS HINZANO MUMBA........................................33

RD

PETITIONER

RHOPHUS MALINGI DZOMBO...............................34

TH

PETITIONER

VS

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.................................................RESPONDENT

RULING

1. By his Notice of Motion dated and filed in court on 8

th

April 2021, the Respondent seeks the following orders:

a) A finding that Paul Kalama Mwakodi, Newland Ngome Akilimali, Stephen Charo Koi, Peter Karwigi Migwi and Kuuza Omari Mutta are strangers to this Petition;

b) An order striking out the supplementary and supporting affidavits sworn by Paul Kalama Mwakodi, Newland Ngome Akilimali, Stephen Charo Koi, Peter Karwigi Migwi and Kuuza Omari Mutta;

c) An order striking out the Petitions filed by Winston Sirya Pekesheh, Michael Camilus Sandys Kipunde and Emmanuel Michael as they are also Petitioners in

Mombasa High Court Constitutional Petition No 182

of 2019

. The cause of action in the two Petitions is the same and the parties seek similar reliefs.

2. The Motion is supported by an affidavit sworn by Special State Counsel, G.K Angwenyi and is based on the following grounds:

a) That this Petition was filed before this Court on 16

th

November 2016;

b) That the said Petition was amended on 20

th

January 2020, to enjoin more Petitioners;

c) That the number of Petitioners in the amended Petition is thirty-five (35);

d) That on 3

rd

March 2021, the Respondent was served with supporting affidavits, supplementary affidavits and list of documents drawn by Counsel for the Petitioners;

e) That among the supplementary affidavits served on the Respondent are supplementary affidavits sworn by Paul Kalama Mwakodi, Newland Ngome Akilimali, Stephen Charo Koi and Peter Karwigi Migwi;

f) That the said persons; Paul Kalama Mwakodi, Newland Ngome Akilimali, Stephen Charo Koi and Peter Karwigi Migwi are strangers to this Petition, hence the said supplementary affidavits should be struck off the court record;

g) That further, the Respondent was served with a supporting affidavit sworn by one Kuuza Omari Mutta, who is also a stranger to the Petition;

h) That the supporting affidavit sworn by the said Kuuza Omari Mutta should be struck out off the court record;

i) That sneaking in strangers as parties to the Petition, without making a formal application, is misleading the Court and amounts to a fishing expedition towards finding the Respondent culpable at all costs;

j) That Petitioners numbers 15,18 and 21 namely; Winston Sirya Pekesheh, Michael Camilus Sandys Kipunde and Emmanuel Michael are also Petitioners in

Mombasa High Court Constitutional Petition No 182

of 2019

. The cause of action in the two Petitions is the same and the parties seek similar reliefs;

k) That it is in the interest of justice that the application be allowed as prayed and further, no prejudice will be occasioned to the Petitioners.

3. The Petitioners did not respond to the Respondent’s Motion.

4. On the face of it, Paul Kalama Mwakodi, Newland Ngome Akilimali, Stephen Charo Koi, Peter Karwigi Migwi and Kuuza Omari Mutta are not party to the Petition herein. Their affidavits are therefore stray and are struck out.

5. The Respondent did not avail the pleadings in

Mombasa High Court

Constitutional Petition No 182 of 2019

to support his averment that Winston Sirya Pekesheh, Michael Camilus Sandys Kipunde and Emmanuel Michael are parties to the High Court Petition.

6. The prayer to strike out the names of Winston Sirya Pekesheh, Michael Camilus Sandys Kipunde and Emmanuel Michael from the Petition filed in this Court is therefore declined.

7. I make no order for costs.

DATED SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT MOMBASA THIS 29

TH

DAY JULY 2021

LINNET NDOLO

JUDGE

ORDER

In view of restrictions in physical court operations occasioned by the COVID-19 Pandemic, this ruling has been delivered via Microsoft Teams Online Platform. A signed copy will be availed to each party upon payment of court fees.

LINNET NDOLO

JUDGE

Appearance

:

No appearance for the Petitioners

Ms. Angwenyi for the Respondent