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JAVERIA SIDDIQUE W/O ARSHAD SHARIF & 2 ORS V. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF KENYA & 4 ORS

(2024) JELR 112363 (HC)

High Court  •  CONSTITUTIONAL PETITION NO. E009 OF 2023  •  8 Jul 2024  •  Kenya

Coram
S. N. MUTUKU, J

Appearances
Mr. Ochiel for the Petitioners. Mr. Kipkuto for the 4th Respondent. Ms Akunja for the 2nd Respondent.

Judgement
<p style="text-align: center"><strong><u>JUDGMENT</u></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong><u>The Petition</u></strong></p><ol><li><p style="text-align: justify">The 1st Petitioner is the wife of Arshad Sharif, deceased, who is described in the Petition as a prominent Pakistani Investigative Journalist. It is stated that he was killed for reasons related to his work and that at the time of his death, the deceased was in Kenya on a self-imposed exile having fled his country two months prior to his death.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify">The Petition is dated 19th October 2022. It 1s a seventy-seven (77) paragraph document divided into sections. The Respondents are sued in their capacities as constitutional offices in their areas of operation.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify">The facts of the case, as stated under Section C of the Petition show that the deceased was shot on the night of 23rd October 2023. It is stated that officers from the Kenya Police shot the deceased on the head while the deceased was travelling as a passenger in motor vehicle registration number KDG 200M, a Toyota Landcruiser (VB) at Tinga Market in Kajiado County. At the time of the shooting the police are said to have …</p></li></ol>

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