Parliament Dissolution Petition To Be Discussed On September 24 – Judiciary
A petition to dissolve Parliament will be heard by a reconstituted five-judge bench, the Judiciary has announced.
The mention is scheduled to take place before the full bench on September 24, 2024.
The justices on the bench are Jairus Ngaah (Presiding), Lawrence Mugambi, Patricia Nyaundi, Moses Otieno, and Tabitha Ouya Wanyama.
The matter will be heard by the full bench on September 24, 2024.
“A five-judge bench of the High Court was reconstituted on July 31, 2024, to determine the consolidated petitions on a priority basis,” the Judiciary said in a statement.
— The Judiciary Kenya (@Kenyajudiciary) August 16, 2024
The Judiciary stated that in 2019 and 2020, the Chief Justice (Emeritus) received six petitions requesting advice on dissolving Parliament.
This was in accordance with Article 261(7), as read with Articles 27(3) and (8), 81(b), and 100 of the Constitution, as a result of the failure to enact legislation implementing the principle in Article 81(b), also known as the two-thirds Gender Rule.
On September 21, 2020, Chief Justice (Emeritus) issued an Advisory Opinion to the President, advising him to dissolve Parliament for failing to enact the legislation required to implement the two-thirds gender representation principle.
That Advisory Opinion was challenged in the High Court by Petitions No. E291 of 2020, consolidated with Petitions Nos. E300, E302, E305, E314, E317, E337, E228 and E229, all of 2020, and JR No. E1108 of 2020.
Parliament Dissolution Petition To Be Discussed On September 24 – Judiciary
