MIGUNA MIGUNA V. STANDARD GROUP LIMITED, STANDARD LIMITED, JAMES SMART, CYRUS OMBATI & KENYA TELEVISION NETWORK (KTN)

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

The appellant, Miguna Miguna, filed suit at the High Court of Kenya, Nairobi, against the five respondents – The Standard Group Limited (the 1^st respondent), The Standard Limited (the 2^nd respondent), James Smart (the 3^rd respondent), Cyrus Ombati (the 4^th respondent) and The Kenya Television Network (KTN) (the 5^th respondent). The plaint is very long and winding - running into 14 pages.

It was stated in the plaint that the 1^st respondent was a corporation carrying on media communication, news publication, distribution and dissemination. The 2^nd respondent was stated to be a corporation that carried out business of radio, electronic and print news and communication including online publication of the same. Of the 3^rd respondent, it was said that he was a news reporter, reader, servant and an agent of the 1^st and 5^th respondents. The 4^th respondent was also said to be a news reporter, servant and agent employed by the 1^st and 2^nd respondents. The 5^th respondent was …