Dorcas Mlughu & 3 Others & 3 Others v Acting Speaker of The County Assembly of Taita Taveta & 2 others

Mlughu & 3 others v Acting Speaker of the County Assembly of Taita Taveta & 2 others (Constitutional Petition E013 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 9571 (KLR) (24 June 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 9571 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT VOI CONSTITUTIONAL PETITION E013 OF 2025 AN ONGERI, J JUNE 24, 2025 BETWEEN DORCAS MLUGHU & 3 OTHERS & 3 OTHERS ............................... APPLICANT AND ACTING SPEAKER OF THE COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF TAITA TAVETA ........................................................................................... 1ST RESPONDENT PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES COMMITTEE .................... 2ND RESPONDENT COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF TAITA TAVETA ............................... 3RD RESPONDENT RULING 1. The Petitioners filed an application dated 16th June 2025 and conservatory orders were granted. 2. It is alleged that the Respondents went ahead and proceeded with removal of the Petitioners despite having been served with the conservatory orders. 3. If indeed the Respondents are in contempt then they will not be given audience before this court until they purge the contempt. 4. I direct that the application dated 17th June 2025 be canvassed simultaneously with Notice of Preliminary Objection. 5. The Applicants on the application dated 17th June 2025 to file their submissions first within 3 days of this date. 6. Thereafter the Respondents to file their submissions in the application dated 17th June 2025 together with submissions in the Notice of Preliminary Objection within 3 days. 7. The Petitioners will have a right of rejoinder within 3 days thereafter. https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/9571/eng@2025-06-24 1

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