Gabriel Otiende, Evans Onyango, Elijah Odingo Osadho, Dickson Oruko Wasonga & Richard Atito Orondo v Count Commissioner, Siaya County, Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Interior & Coordination & Attorney General [2021] KEHC 7950 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT AT SIAYA

CONSTITUTIONAL PETITION NO. E2 OF 2020

CORAM: R.E. ABURILI, J

GABRIEL OTIENDE.....................................................1ST PETITIONER

EVANS ONYANGO.......................................................2ND PETITIONER

ELIJAH ODINGO OSADHO.......................................3RD PETITIONER

DICKSON ORUKO WASONGA.................................4TH PETITIONER

RICHARD ATITO ORONDO......................................5TH PETITIONER

VERSUS

COUNT COMMISSIONER, SIAYA COUNTY.........1ST RESPONDENT

CABINET SECRETARY

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR & COORDINATION...2ND RESPONDENT

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL....................................3RD RESPONDENT

DIRECTIONS

1. I have considered the application by way of Notice of Motion, Certificate of Urgency and affidavit dated 29/3/2021 as filed, after the court declined to make any orders on an application dated 25/3/2021. I grant the applicants leave to be heard during the recess.

2. On the Chamber summons dated 29/3/2021 seeking that the applicants be enjoined as interested parties and directions on the same, I note that Main Petition is due for consideration/directions on 24/4/2021.

3. I find no urgency involved in the present application. I decline to certify it as urgent.  I direct the applicants to serve all the other parties on record and any party who is served and wishes to respond to the application to joinder shall file and serve their responses within 10 days of today.

4. The applications shall be considered interpartes on 20/4/2021.

5. Orders accordingly.

DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT SIAYA, THIS 30TH DAY OF MARCH 2021

R.E. ABURILI

JUDGE