REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA

AT NAIROBI (NAIROBI LAW COURTS)

Misc Civil Appli 32 of 2009

IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY:

ABEL NYAMICHABA KENYORU  ..............................................  APPLICANT

VERSUS

                             PERMANENT SECRETARY

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ..............................  1^ST RESPONDENT

MINISTRY OF IMMIGRATION  ......................................  2^ND RESPONDENT

ATTORNEY GENERAL  .................................................  3^RD RESPONDENT

AND

IN THE MATTER OF THE CANCELLATION OF THE DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT NO DOO9176

CONTRARY TO THE KENYA FOREIGN SERVICE REGULATION 2000

RULING

     When this matter came before me under a certificate of urgency I ordered that the application for leave should be heard inter-parties.

     I have since heard the parties and formed the view that there are several arguable points to go to the next stage.

     This being the threshold stage, I have guarded myself from making any findings or holdings on any point despite lengthy submissions having been made by Counsel.

     I therefore grant leave in terms of prayers 1 and 2 of the application dated 20^th January 2009.  I decline to order that leave operates as stay as prayed or at all because the effect of granting stay would be to grant final relief without hearing the matter on merit.  I hold that the interests of justice will be served better by having the substantive application for judicial review fastracked for hearing.  In this regard I direct that the application be filed and served within 10 days.  Upon compliance with this direction the matter be mentioned on 11^th March, 2009 at 9 00 a.m for directions.

     Costs in the cause.

DATED and delivered at Nairobi this 25^th day of February, 2009.

J.G. NYAMU

JUDGE