Trusted Society of Human Rights Alliance v. Mumo Matemo, Attorney-General Minister for Justice & Constitutional Affairs, Director of Public Prosecutions, Kenya Section of the International Commission of Jurists & Kenya Human Rights Commission

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF KENYA AT NAIROBI

(Coram Ibrahim, Wanjala, SCJJ)

PETITION NO. 12 OF 2013

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TRUSTED SOCIETY OF HUMAN RIGHTS ALLIANCE................PETITIONER

-AND-

MUMO MATEMO........................................................1^ST RESPONDENT

THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL...........................................2^ND RESPONDENT

MINISTER FOR JUSTICE and

CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS.........................................3^RD RESPONDENT

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS........................4^TH RESPONDENT

THE KENYA SECTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL

COMMISSION OF JURISTS..........................................5^TH RESPONDENT

KENYA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION...........................6^TH RESPONDENT

RULING

A. BACKGROUND

[1] The Petition before the Court is an appeal by Trusted Society of Human Rights Alliance against the judgement and decree of the Court of Appeal (Kihara Kariuki, Ouko, Kiage, Gatembu Kairu and Murgor JJA) dated 26^th July, 2013 which reversed the High Court decision that had…