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 [2021] KECA 466 (KLR)
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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........................................1STRESPONDENT
KENYA NATIONAL HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION....................................................................2NDRESPONDENT
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL...............................................................3RDRESPONDENT
THE CABINET SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND
NATIONAL CO-ORDINATIONOF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT....4THRESPONDENT
THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND
NATIONAL CO-ORDINATIONOF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT. ..5THRESPONDENT
THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL REGISTRATION............................6THRESPONDENT
THE CABINET SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY................................................7THRESPONDENT
HON. SPEAKER, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY........................................8THRESPONDENT
KENYA LAW REFORM COMMISSION............................................9THRESPONDENT
CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY............................................................10THRESPONDENT
AJIBIKA WELFARE SOCIETY..........................................................11THRESPONDENT
MUSLIMS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE..............................12THRESPONDENT
HAKI CENTRE...................................................................................13THRESPONDENT
LAW SOCIETY OF KENYA..............................................................14THRESPONDENT
INFORM ACTION.............................................................................15THRESPONDENT
BUNGE LA WANANCHI...................................................................16THRESPONDENT
EXTERNAL POLICY GROUP...........................................................17THRESPONDENT
TERROR VICTIMS SUPPORT INITIATIVE.....................................18THRESPONDENT
(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 30thJanuary 2020
in
Consolidated Constitutional Petitions
No. 56, 58 & 59 of 2019)
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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 30th 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 30th 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)
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JUDGE OF APPEAL
J. MOHAMMED
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JUDGE OF APPEAL
S. ole KANTAI
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JUDGE OF APPEAL
I certify that this isa true copy of the original.
Signed
Deputy Registrar