Snow Trend Limited v Attorney General & 10 others (Petition E025 of 2024) [2025] KEHC 5474 (KLR) (28 April 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 5474 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT KIAMBU PETITION E025 OF 2024 DO CHEPKWONY, J APRIL 28, 2025 IN THE MATTER OF: CHAPTER 4 OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS, ARTICLES 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 29, 40 AND 159(2) OF THE CONSTITUTION OF KENYA AND IN THE MATTER OF: CONTRAVENTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOM UNDER ARTICLES 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 29 AND 40 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF KENYA AND IN THE MATTER OF: A CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION BY THE GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS BETWEEN SNOW TREND LIMITED ..................................................................... PETITIONER AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ...................................................... 1ST RESPONDENT THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE ............................... 2ND RESPONDENT PATRICK KABUE KINUTHIA .................................................. 3RD RESPONDENT VERONICA WAMBUI KINUTHIA ............................................ 4TH RESPONDENT TADEO GITAU .............................................................................. 5TH RESPONDENT KAGUNYA MUNYUS ................................................................... 6TH RESPONDENT WESHE MUNYUS MWEUSI ....................................................... 7TH RESPONDENT PETER KAMAU NJERI ............................................................... 8TH RESPONDENT JOSHUA KAMAU GACURA ....................................................... 9TH RESPONDENT JOSEPH NDOGI NJOROGE ...................................................... 10TH RESPONDENT https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/5474/eng@2025-04-28 1
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STANLEY MWAURA MANGI .................................................. 11TH RESPONDENT RULING 1. The matter is scheduled for mention for parties to show cause why the suit should not be dismissed for want of prosecution, a Notice to Show Cause thereof issued on 18th March, 2025. 2. There has been no response to the Notice and neither have the parties nor their respective counsel attended court to show cause why the suit has not been prosecuted since June, 2024 when the same was filed. 3. In view of this, it is clear that the parties and more so the Petitioner have lost any interest in having the suit prosecuted. Therefore, to unclog this Court’s system of backlog, the suit be and in hereby dismissed for want of prosecution. It is so ordered. RULING DELIVERED VIRTUALLY, DATED AND SIGNED AT KIAMBU THIS 28TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025. D. O. CHEPKWONY JUDGE In the presence of: Court Assistant – Martin No appearance for and by either party https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/5474/eng@2025-04-28 2
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