Republic v Transport Licensing Appeals Board; Kangemi Classic Shuttle Limited & another (Ex parte Applicants); Digital Luxury Travellers Limited & 4 others (Interested Parties) (Judicial Review Application E310 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 16383 (KLR) (Judicial Review) (13 November 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 16383 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT NAIROBI (MILIMANI LAW COURTS) JUDICIAL REVIEW JUDICIAL REVIEW APPLICATION E310 OF 2025 RE ABURILI, J NOVEMBER 13, 2025 BETWEEN REPUBLIC ................................................................................................. APPLICANT AND TRANSPORT LICENSING APPEALS BOARD .............................. RESPONDENT AND KANGEMI CLASSIC SHUTTLE LIMITED ...................... EX PARTE APPLICANT NICHOLAS NDAMBUKI MUTINDA & 10 OTHERS .... EX PARTE APPLICANT AND DIGITAL LUXURY TRAVELLERS LIMITED ..................... INTERESTED PARTY NATIONAL TRANSPORT & SAFETY AUTHORITY ....... INTERESTED PARTY CHIEF OFFICER MOBILITY, NAIROBI CITY COUNTY GOVERNMENT ....................................................................... INTERESTED PARTY NAIROBI CITY COUNTY GOVERNMENT ....................... INTERESTED PARTY KANGEMI MATATU OWNERS SAVINGS AND CREDIT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY (KMO) ...................................................................... INTERESTED PARTY https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/16383/eng@2025-11-13 1
page 1 of 2
RULING 1. Following the ruling that I have just delivered in HC JR E304/2025 setting aside, vacating and discharging the orders granting leave to apply for judicial review orders and that leave so granted do operate as stay of the TLAB’s impugned decision, with the consequence that the substantive Notice of Motion filed herein pursuant to the leave of court granted vide Ruling uploaded on the CTS on 25/9/2025 is rendered incompetent, and must equally collapse; and as leave which was the foundation of these proceedings has been vacated, I hereby order that these proceedings and the substantive Notice of Motion dated 26/9/2025 are declared incompetent and struck out with no orders as to costs. 2. This file is closed. 3. I so order. DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT NAIROBI THIS 13TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 R.E. ABURILI JUDGE https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/16383/eng@2025-11-13 2
page 2 of 2