Supreme Court · Petition (Application) E041 of 2025 19 June 2026 CompareSupreme Court allows friend-of-the-court brief from Katiba Institute on state obligations in sexual violence cases.
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ELC · Notice of Motion dated 29th April 2025 (Petition) 30 September 2025 CompareKenya's High Court standards for joining interested parties apply in land and environment courts too, and statutory bodies with clear public
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Supreme Court · Reference E001 of 2025 15 August 2025 CompareSupreme Court: oral applications not allowed; respondents not recognized in advisory opinion references.
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ELRC · Not stated in the judgment excerpt 26 May 2025 CompareKenya's High Court allowed a workers' union to join a landmark migrant workers' rights case and admitted two expert organisations to advise
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Supreme Court · Petition (Application) E005 of 2023 14 March 2025 CompareA party that sought to be an interested party cannot later claim neutrality as amicus curiae in the same case.
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Court of Appeal · Civil Application (amicus application dated 13th February 2024) arising from Cape Holdings Ltd v Synergy Industrial Credit Ltd, Civil Appeal No. 81 of 2016 7 February 2025 CompareKenya's Court of Appeal refused the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators permission to join a case, ruling an amicus cannot join purely proced
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Court of Appeal · Not stated in the judgment 24 January 2025 CompareThe Court of Appeal allowed KELIN, FIDA and others to join a key reproductive rights appeal as friends of the court, but only to file writte
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Supreme Court · Election Petition (Reference Application) E004 of 2024 13 December 2024 CompareCourt rejects amicus bid for lack of specific expertise on electoral boundary issues.
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Supreme Court · Petition (Application) 5 of 2017 22 November 2024 CompareSupreme Court blocks post-judgment joinder; you cannot join a case after it's already decided.
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Supreme Court · Petition (Application) E031 of 2024 & Petition E032 & E033 of 2024 (Consolidated) 30 August 2024 CompareExpert allowed to file legal brief but cannot speak in court.
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Court of Appeal · Not stated in the judgment (application arising from Petition No. 164B of 2018) 23 February 2024 CompareKenya's Court of Appeal allowed an expert women's rights organisation to join a key matrimonial property case as a 'friend of the court' — f
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Supreme Court · Petition (Application) E018 of 2023 10 November 2023 CompareSupreme Court rejects two groups as interested parties but allows experts as friends of the court.
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Supreme Court · Petition (Application) E005 of 2023 22 September 2023 CompareSupreme Court rejects late bid to add Cabinet Secretary as friend of the court.
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Supreme Court · Petition (Application) E004 of 2023 & Petition E002 of 2023 (Consolidated) 14 July 2023 CompareCourt rejects LSK's late amicus bid; parties already covered its points.
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Supreme Court · Petition 32 (E036) & 35 (E038) of 2022 (Consolidated) 16 June 2023 CompareSupreme Court blocks 10 groups from joining land appeal, citing failure to show personal stake.
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Supreme Court · Presidential Election Petition E005 of 2022 29 August 2022 CompareSupreme Court allows experts to file written briefs in presidential election petition.
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Supreme Court · Presidential Election Petition E005 of 2022 29 August 2022 CompareLSK can file a brief in the presidential poll case but cannot speak in court.
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Supreme Court · Presidential Election Petition E005 of 2022 29 August 2022 CompareCourt allows ICJ Kenya to file legal arguments as a neutral friend in presidential election petition.
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Court of Appeal · Civil Appeal 89 of 2017 22 July 2022 CompareKenya's Court of Appeal refused to strike out a government appeal over a defective record, confirming missing documents can be fixed with a
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Supreme Court · Petition 9 (E011) of 2021 19 May 2022 CompareSupreme Court allows NGO to assist in cohabitation property case as amicus curiae.
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ELRC · Not stated in ruling (the underlying petition referenced Okiya Omtata Okoiti v Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission & Another, Petition No. E040 of 2020 only as prior litigation) 12 November 2021 Compare
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Supreme Court · Petition E016 of 2021 9 November 2021 CompareSupreme Court allows foreign professors to file legal briefs on constitutional amendments.
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Supreme Court · Petition E016 of 2021 9 November 2021 CompareSupreme Court allows Professor Migai Akech as amicus curiae, but only for written submissions.
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Supreme Court · Petition E016 of 2021 9 November 2021 CompareSupreme Court allows foreign professors to submit written arguments on constitutional amendment case.
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Supreme Court · Petition E016 of 2021 9 November 2021 CompareSupreme Court allows scholars to file briefs on constitutional amendment limits.
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