<p style="text-align: center"><strong><u>JUDGMENT OF THE COURT</u></strong></p><p><strong><u>A.   INTRODUCTION</u></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong>[1]   </strong>In this Petition dated 30th October, 2023, the Appellants seek orders setting aside the Judgment and Order of the Court of Appeal (<em>F. Ochieng, L. Achode &amp; W. Korir, JJ.A) </em>delivered on 22nd September 2023. The Court of Appeal upheld the High Court’s (<em>Ngetich, J.) </em>Judgment in <strong><em>HCCC No. 223 of 2012 </em></strong>delivered on 30th March 2022 where the High Court declared that the Respondents’ actions of search and entry of the 1st and 2nd Appellants’ premises was illegal and a violation of the Appellants’ rights under Articles 31 and 40 of the Constitution. The High Court further awarded the Appellants’ damages in the sum of Kshs.3,000,000/= together with interest and costs.</p><p><strong><u>B.   BACKGROUND</u></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong>[2]   </strong>The 1st Appellant, Alex Otuke Ondimu, was engaged in the motor vehicle industry where he would purchase second-hand motor vehicles by first paying a deposit, then reselling the vehicles at a profit and thereafter make the final payment to the vendor. In 2009, the 1st Ap…</p>