Kenya: High Court of Kenya received Preliminary Objection in Ndung’u and another v Wachira and another (Constitutional Petition E047 of 2025) on exhaustion of remedies

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High Court of Kenya received Preliminary Objection in Ndung’u and another v Wachira and another (Constitutional Petition E047 of 2025) on exhaustion of remedies

On 21 February 2025, the respondents filed a Preliminary Objection arguing that the petition was defective for failure to exhaust remedies under the Data Protection Act (2019), the Media Act (2013), and civil law procedures for defamation and privac…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2025-01-31
under deliberation

On 31 January 2025, the petitioners filed Constitutional Petition E047 of 2025 before the High Cour…

2025-02-21
under appeal

On 21 February 2025, the respondents filed a Preliminary Objection arguing that the petition was de…

2025-05-26
in force

On 26 May 2025, the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi delivered its ruling in Constitutional Petition …