Snow Trend Limited v Attorney General & 10 others [2025] KEHC 5474 (KLR)

Snow Trend Limited v Attorney General & 10 others (Petition E025 of 2024) [2025] KEHC 5474 (KLR) (28 April 2025) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 5474 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Kiambu

Petition E025 of 2024

DO Chepkwony, J

April 28, 2025

IN THE MATTER OF: CHAPTER 4 OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS, ARTICLES 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 29, 40 AND 159(2) OF THE CONSTITUTION OF KENYA AND IN THE MATTER OF: CONTRAVENTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOM UNDER ARTICLES 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 29 AND 40 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF KENYA AND IN THE MATTER OF: A CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION BY THE GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS

Between

Snow Trend Limited

Petitioner

and

The Attorney General

1st Respondent

The Inspector General of Police

2nd Respondent

Patrick Kabue Kinuthia

3rd Respondent

Veronica Wambui Kinuthia

4th Respondent

Tadeo Gitau

5th Respondent

Kagunya Munyus

6th Respondent

Weshe Munyus Mweusi

7th Respondent

Peter Kamau Njeri

8th Respondent

Joshua Kamau Gacura

9th Respondent

Joseph Ndogi Njoroge

10th Respondent

Stanley Mwaura Mangi

11th Respondent

Ruling

1. The matter is scheduled for mention for parties to show cause why the suit should not be dismissed for want of prosecution, a Notice to Show Cause thereof issued on 18th March, 2025.

2. There has been no response to the Notice and neither have the parties nor their respective counsel attended court to show cause why the suit has not been prosecuted since June, 2024 when the same was filed.

3. In view of this, it is clear that the parties and more so the Petitioner have lost any interest in having the suit prosecuted. Therefore, to unclog this Court’s system of backlog, the suit be and in hereby dismissed for want of prosecution.It is so ordered.

RULING DELIVERED VIRTUALLY, DATED AND SIGNED AT KIAMBU THIS 28TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025. D. O. CHEPKWONYJUDGEIn the presence of:Court Assistant – MartinNo appearance for and by either party