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Case Number: | Presidential Election Petition 2 of 2017 |
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Parties: | Mwau v Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission & 2 others; Wamaya (Applicant) |
Date Delivered: | 14 Nov 2017 |
Case Class: | Civil |
Court: | Supreme Court of Kenya |
Case Action: | Ruling |
Judge(s): | David Kenani Maraga, Jackton Boma Ojwang, Isaac Lenaola, Mohammed Khadhar Ibrahim, Philomena Mbete Mwilu, Smokin Charles Wanjala, Njoki Susanna Ndungu |
Citation: | Mwau v Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission & 2 others; Wamaya (Applicant) (Presidential Election Petition 2 of 2017) [2017] KESC 7 (KLR) (Election Petitions) (14 November 2017) (Ruling) |
Court Division: | Election Petitions |
Case Summary: |
Legal requirements to be enjoined as an interested party in Supreme Court Proceedings
John Haron Mwau v Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission & 3 Others (2017) eKLR
Presidential Election Petition 2 of 2017 (Application for Joinder as an Interested Party)
Supreme Court of Kenya
November 14, 2017
Reported by Chelimo Eunice Civil Practice & Procedure – parties – parties to a suit – joinder as an interested party - where Applicant applied to be admitted as an interested party in the proceedings before the Supreme Court – circumstances which a party can be admitted as an interested party in a matter – whether the Applicant could be admitted as an interested party in the circumstances –Supreme Court Rules, 2012, rule 25; Supreme Court (Presidential Election Petition) Rules, 2017, rule 4 (2).
Brief facts: Ben Caleb Wamaya made an Application for joinder as an interested party in the Presidential Election Petition No. 2 of 2017. He contended that he was a registered voter, who wished to cast his vote in the October 26, 2017 repeat presidential election but he was denied his right to do so due to the unavailability of election staff and materials and the actions of the Police chasing away people from the polling station. Issues:
Relevant Provisions of the Law The Supreme Court Rules, 2012; Rule 25; Interventions; (1) A person may at any time in any proceedings before the Court apply for leave to be joined as an interested party. (2) an application under this rule shall include:- (a) a description of the interested party; (b) any prejudice that the interested party would suffer if the intervention was denied; and (c) the grounds or submissions to be advanced by the person interested in the proceeding, their relevance to the proceedings and the reasons for believing that the submissions will be useful to the Court and different from those of the other parties. (4) An application under this rule shall be determined on the basis of written submissions. Provided that the Court may, where the applicant is unrepresented, direct that submissions may not be made orally.
The Supreme Court (Presidential Election Petition) Rules, 2017; Rule 4 (2); 4(2) Where there is no applicable provision in the Act or in these Rules, the procedures set out in the Supreme Court Rules, 2017 in so far as they are not inconsistent with the Act or these Rules, shall apply to an election petition. Held:
Application disallowed. |
Case Outcome: | Petition dismissed |
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THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF KENYA
(Coram: Maraga: CJ & President, Mwilu; DCJ & V-P, Ibrahim, Ojwang, Wanjala, Njoki & Lenaola, SCJJ)
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PETITION NO. 2 OF 2017
(APPLICATION FOR JOINDER AS INTERESTED PARTY)
BETWEEN
HON. JOHN HARON MWAU...……..........................................................PETITONER
AND
INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND BOUNDARIES
COMMISSION……………………………….…….……………..1ST RESPONDENT
THE CHAIRPERSON OF INDEPENDENT
ELECTORAL AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION…………..…2ND RESPONDENT
H.E UHURU MUIGAI KENYATTA .…………..……...…………..3RD RESPONDENT
AND
BEN CALEB WAMAYA…………………..……...APPLICANT/ INTERESTED PARTY
RULING
(An application for joinder as an interested party under Rule 25 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2012 as read with Rule 4 (2) of the Supreme Court (Presidential Election Petition) Rules, 2017)
1. UPON perusing the application dated 7th November, 2017 and filed on even date by Ben Caleb Wamaya for joinder as an interested party in the Presidential Election Petition No. 2 of 2017 and;
2. UPON reading: the affidavit of Mr. Ben Caleb Wamaya (registered to vote at Carwash Polling Station code No.015, in Kisumu Central Constituency, Kisumu County), sworn on the 7th November, 2017;
3. UPON considering the arguments made therein, in which the applicant contended that he is a Registered Voter, who wished to cast his vote in the 26th October, 2017 repeat Presidential election but he was denied his right to do so due to the unavailability of election staff and materials and the actions of the Police chasing away people from the polling station.
4. The applicant has not demonstrated that he has an identifiable stake in the present petition neither has he demonstrated that he will be prejudiced if he is not enjoined as a party taking into consideration the issues he raises have already been addressed by the parties.
5. Having considered the application, by a unanimous decision of the Court, we find that the applicant does not qualify to be joined as an interested party and make the following orders under Rule 25 of the Supreme Court Rules as read with Rule 4(2) of the Supreme Court (Presidential Election Petition) Rules 2017.
6. ORDERS
REASONS
The application is disallowed.
The application does not meet the principles laid out in Trusted Society of Human Rights Alliance v Mumo Matemu & 5 Others, Supreme Court Petition No. 12 of 2013, [2015] eKLR and Francis Karioki Muruatetu & another v Republic & 5 others, Supreme Court Petition No. 15 & 16 of 2015 (consolidated); [2016] eKLR in that the applicant does not intend make submissions before the Court that are not already presented by the rest of the parties.
DATED and DELIVERED at NAIROBI this 14th Day of November, 2017.
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D. K. MARAGA P. M. MWILU
CHIEF JUSTICE & PRESIDENT DEPUTY CHIEF JUSTICE &
OF THE SUPREME COURT VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE SUPREME COURT
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J.B. OJWANG S. C. WANJALA
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT
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S. N. NDUNGU I. LENAOLA
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT
I certify that this is a true copy of the original
REGISTRAR
SUPREME COURT OF KENYA