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Creation of Offices of Advisors to the President Without PSC’s Substantive Recommendation, Public Participation, and Fiscal Analysis Declared Unconstitutional
Resignation or defection from a sponsoring political party by a Governor or Deputy Governor does not result in automatic vacation of office
Compensation for unfair termination was not subject to some statutory deductions like Housing Levy and Social Health Insurance Fund, since such levies are tied to ongoing employment and payroll systems.
Procedural precaution and judicial oversight in the implementation of the death penalty ensure that the rules of natural justice are respected.
Child born of a Kenyan citizen married to a non-Kenya(Refugee) automatically acquired a Kenyan citizenship by birth

The petitioner brought a petition on the grounds that there are serious violations or threats to violation of fundamental rights occasioned by the respondents in relation to children born in Kenya parent and the other a Refugee parent ....

The ODPP has a discretion to convert a prosecution witness into an accused person

The Supreme Court in its mandate to interpret the Constitution under Article 163(4)(a) held that the ODPP had power and discretion to transpose a prosecution witness to be charged as an accused person as far as the decision was procedurally fair, constitutional compliant and free of abuse of process

Criminal proceedings that did not provide legal assistance to persons who suffered from intellectual disability violated the right to fair hearing
The imposition of a security measure of continued detention on a person on mental health grounds must be based on current and objective medical expertise, and a demonstrable necessity for confinement.
Constitutionality of provisions in the Defence Act and Military Discipline Supplementary Measures Act with regard to military courts’ independence
For an offence to be extraditable, it has to satisfy the double criminality rule.
The name of a lawyer may be removed from the Roll of legal practioners for exhibiting unfitness and impropriety in the course of their legal practice
An inter-country adoption ought to be for the welfare and best interests of the child, due consideration being given to their wishes, having regard to their age and understanding.
The prohibitions, the TikTok-specific foreign adversary-controlled application designation, and the divestiture requirement under the Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act did not violate the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
The EACJ has jurisdiction to determine whether a Partner State court’s decision complies with the provisions of the Treaty for the Establishment of the EAC, however, it lacks appellate or merit review jurisdiction over the decision.
Mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for the city of New York employees declared illegal
Public school teachers are protected against unreasonable search and seizure at the workplace
Evidence of other sexual activity is only admissible in cases where it is sufficiently specific and essential to the interests of justice
The prescription period for institution of legal proceedings does not come to completion for as long as a person is under mental incapacity
Filing of several replicated applications instead of one is an abuse of the court process which calls for an order for payment of costs by legal practitioners
Failure to register a customary marriage does not render the union invalid where there is evidence of adherence to the required customs

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