ROYAL MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED, NATION MEDIA GROUP LTD & STANDARD GROUP LIMITED V. ATTORNEY GENERAL, MINISTRY OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION & TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION OF KENYA, SIGNET KENYA LIMITED, PAN AFRICAN NETWORK GROUP KENYA LTD, GOTV OF KENYA LIMITED, CONSUMER FEDERATION OF KENYA (COFEK) & WEST MEDIA LIMITED

ORDER OF THE COURT

(1) In this Notice of Motion before us, dated 24th December 2013 made under Rules 1(2) and 5(2) (b) of the Court of Appeal Rules, the Applicants, Royal Media Services Limited, Nation Media Group Limited and Standard Group Limited seek an order of injunction against the 2^nd and 3^rd Respondents and a stay of execution of the judgment and orders issued by the High Court at Nairobi in High Court Petition No. 557 of 2013 on 23^rd December 2013, pending the hearing and determination of an intended Appeal against the said judgment.

(2) The Applicants bring the Application on the grounds that they have an arguable Appeal, which raises fundamental questions of law and fact and that the intended Appeal will be rendered nugatory if the orders sought are denied. These grounds have been supported by an affidavit sworn on behalf of the Applicants by Samuel Kamau Macharia on 23^rd December 2013.

(3) The Application arises from a decision of the High Court on the nature and extent of fr…