GEO CHEM MIDDLE EAST V. KENYA BUREAU OF STANDARDS

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

A. INTRODUCTION

1. The Petition of Appeal before the Court is dated 17th December, 2019 and lodged on the 18th December 2019. It is brought under the provisions of Article 163(4)(a) of the Constitution, Section 15(2) of the Supreme Court Act, 2011 and Rules 9(1) and 33(2) of the Supreme Court Rules, 2012 (repealed). The Petitioners seek to challenge the Judgment of the Court of Appeal (Karanja, Sichale and Mohammed, JJA) in Civil Appeal No. 259 of 2018 delivered on 22nd November 2019.

B. BACKGROUND

2. On 5th June 2009, the Petitioner and the Respondent entered into a three (3) year contract, wherein the Petitioner was contracted to provide qualitative and quantitative inspection and testing services of imported petroleum products with effect from 6th July 2009. Upon expiry of the contract, the parties had the option of renewing the contract for a further period of three (3) years. Pursuant to the contract, the Petitioner alleges that, it established a petroleum insp…