Nubian Rights Forum v Kenya Human Rights Commission, Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, Attorney-General, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Interior & Co-ordination of National Government, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Interior & Co-ordination of National Government, Director National Registration, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communication & Technology, Speaker, National Assembly, Kenya Law Reform Commission, Child Welfare Society, Ajibika Society, Muslims for Human Rights Initiative, Haki Centre, Law Society of Kenya, Inform Action, Bunge La Mwananchi, International Policy Group & Terror Victims Support Initiative [2020] KECA 216 (KLR) | Extension Of Time | Esheria

Nubian Rights Forum v Kenya Human Rights Commission, Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, Attorney-General, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Interior & Co-ordination of National Government, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Interior & Co-ordination of National Government, Director National Registration, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communication & Technology, Speaker, National Assembly, Kenya Law Reform Commission, Child Welfare Society, Ajibika Society, Muslims for Human Rights Initiative, Haki Centre, Law Society of Kenya, Inform Action, Bunge La Mwananchi, International Policy Group & Terror Victims Support Initiative [2020] KECA 216 (KLR)

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL

AT NAIROBI

CORAM: KARANJA, JA. (IN CHAMBERS)

CIVIL APPEAL (APPLICATION) NO. 185 OF 2020

BETWEEN

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

AND

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

KENYA NATIONAL COMMISSION

ON HUMAN RIGHTS.....................................................................2NDRESPONDENT

THE HON. ATTORNEY-GENERAL.............................................3RDRESPONDENT

THE CABINET SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF INTERIOR &

CO-ORDINATION OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT...............4THRESPONDENT

THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF INTERIOR &

CO-ORDINATION OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT...............5THRESPONDENT

THE DIRECTOR NATIONAL REGISTRATION.......................6THRESPONDENT

THE CABINET SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF INFORMATION,

COMMUNICATION & TECHNOLOGY.....................................7THRESPONDENT

THE SPEAKER, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY..................................8THRESPONDENT

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

CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY.......................................................0THRESPONDENT

AJIBIKA SOCIETY......................................................................11THRESPONDENT

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

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

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

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

BUNGE LA MWANANCHI..........................................................16THRESPONDENT

INTERNATIONAL POLICY GROUP........................................17THRESPONDENT

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

Being an application for extension of time to file an Appeal out of time in an intended appeal from the Judgment and Decree of High Court at Nairobi (W. Korir, P. Nyamweya and M. Ngugi, JJ.) dated 30thJanuary 2020

in

Consolidated Constitutional Petitions

No. 56, 58 & 59 of 2019)

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RULING

Nubian Rights Forum, the applicant herein is the first respondent in CivilApplication No. 180 of 2020 in which Kenya Human Rights Commission is the 1st respondent. The other parties are also parties in that application. Both applications seek from this Court extension of time under Rule 4 of the Court of Appeal Rules to file and serve an appeal out of time from the judgement ofW. Korir, P. NyamweyaandM. Ngugi, JJdated 30th, January 2020. The facts deposed to are the same and reasons given for the delay are the same. I therefore order that the Ruling I have given in respect of Civil Application No.180 of 2020 appliesmutatis mutandisto this application.

Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 6thday of November, 2020.

W. KARANJA

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JUDGE OF APPEAL

I certify that this is a truecopy of the original.

Signed

DEPUTY REGISTRAR