Litigation

Katiba Institute joins the push for Internet Freedom in Kenya

On 13 May 2025, a case was filed at the High Court at Nairobi by the International Commission of Jurists-Kenyan Chapter (ICJ Kenya), Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE), Kenya Union […]
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Katiba Institute Challenges Worldcoin’s Biometric Data Collection

Katiba Institute, through a Judicial Review application, went to court to challenge the collection, processing, and transfer of iris and facial images (biometric data) using the World Coin App and […]
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LAPSSET Post Judgment: Katiba Institute, Save Lamu, and Natural Justice engage the Lamu Community

Between 2 and 8 April 2025, Katiba Institute, in partnership with Save Lamu and Natural Justice, held community engagement sessions about the LAPSSET case judgement. The meetings targeted representatives from […]
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JSC irregularly withholding a case file in county bursaries case

The High Court in Nakuru was, on  Tuesday, 8 April 2025, forced to suspend further proceedings in the county bursaries case filed by Nakuru activist Laban Omusundi and Katiba Institute. […]
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RULING: Tekle Fisseha Mengistu and Katiba Institute and 1 Others Vs Global Witness and Kenya Human Rights Commission and 6 Others

The petitioners (two Ethiopian Nationals; Abrham Meareg and Fisseha Tekle) and Katiba Institute filed a Petition dated 14th December 2022 challenging the respondent’s (Global Witness) failure to regulate the Facebook […]
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The Inspector General of Police can be held responsible for the actions of the Officers under his command– High Court of Kenya

The High Court, in a judgment dated 31 December 2024, allowed Katiba Institute’s Judicial Review application to hold Japhet Koome Nchebere personally responsible for his statement on 14 April 2024 […]
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Katiba Institute Challenges the Constitutionality of Public Notices by CA & KRA on IMEI Numbers

Katiba Institute has filed a Petition at the Nairobi High Court Constitutional and Human Rights Division challenging the constitutionality of the public notices issued by the Communications Authority of Kenya […]
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The High Court of Kenya declares the Privatisation Act 2023 Unconstitutional

The High Court of Kenya declared the Privatisation Act 2023 unconstitutional on 24 September 2024. Katiba Institute filed a petition challenging the constitutionality of sections 7, 22(5), 48(1), 50, and […]
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