Strategic Litigation

Strategic Litigation Cases

Kenya Human Rights Commission & another v Attorney General & another; Law Society of Kenya & another (Interested Parties) (Petition E179 of 2022)

Access to information requests from government institutions does not need justification The High Court ruled that Treasury’s failure to disclose loan agreements and sovereign bond details violated article 35 of the Constitution. The court found that the government had a constitutional duty to provide access to financial information and that …
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Commissioned final KHRC Petition

The Petitioners/Applicants herein through a letter dated on 7 February 2022 sought from the Cabinet Secretary National Treasury the Treaties/ Agreements and/or Contracts signed between the Republic of Kenya and any other state, any international financial institution, any international corporation and also information relating to sovereign bonds floated for and …
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An advisory on civil appeal No. E084 of 2021

The Institute of Social Accountability’s core mandate is to empower citizens to demand for sound delivery of services by holding their leaders to account through direct engagement. Thus, TISA’s mission is to help Kenyans find their voice and agency to claim their rights to services; make the Kenyan government accountable …
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High Court Declares the Tabling of National Budget without Enactment of the Division of Revenue Bill to be Unconstitutional.

16/12/2020 We the petitioners Kenya Human Rights Commission, Transparency International Kenya, AfriCOG and Wanjiru Gikonyo on behalf of The Institute for Social Accountability (TISA) working together with Katiba Institute welcome the decision of the High Court which serves to protect the interests of county governments in the national budget process …
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Ruling Pet 1 of 2018 TISA v National Assembly of Kenya.

On 8th November 2019, we delivered a ruling on the appellants’ Notice of Motion application dated 30th January, 2018 and lodged in the Supreme Court Registry on 31st January, 2018 allowing the application in the following terms: a) The Application dated 30th January, 2018 is hereby allowed; …
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Statement on Supreme Court Advisory Opinion on Division of Revenue Bill 02062020.

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