Cases

Summaries of cases that KI is involved

Our latest Newsletter is Out!

Greetings from Katiba Institute. Welcome to our first newsletter of the year. The newsletter highlights Katiba Institute’s cases up to March 2024. They include a petition challenging the privatisation of […]
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Kenyan High Court strikes down subversion law, upholding freedom of expression

The High Court of Kenya at Nakuru has outlawed the offence of subversion. This follows a judgment delivered on 18 March 2024 by Judge Mohochi S. M. Recalling the former […]
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High Court invalidates single-source contract for bulk grain handling facilities at Mombasa port.

The case: Okoiti v Kenya Ports Authority & 5 Others (Petition E045 of [2021] & E018 of [2022] (Consolidated)) [2023] KEHC 20571 (KLR) (18 July 2023) (Judgment)  KI’s Role: KI […]
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A problematic decision: the High Court rules that it does not have jurisdiction over violations of the right of access to information. 

The case: Okioma & 12 others v Kagwe, Cabinet Secretary for Health & 8 others (Petition 218 of 2020) [2023] KEHC 22245 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (15 September 2023) […]
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Supreme Court affirms the rights of children in conflict with the law, reprimands media houses. 

The case: Macharia & 6 Others v Standard Group & 4 Others, SC Pet 13 (E015 of 2022)   KI’s role: KI represented the appellants in this case, seven children […]
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