Kim Je Rang v Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Interior & Coordination & 2 others

Rang v Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Interior & Coordination & 2 others (Judicial Review E168 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 16555 (KLR) (Judicial Review) (11 November 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 16555 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT NAIROBI (MILIMANI LAW COURTS) JUDICIAL REVIEW JUDICIAL REVIEW E168 OF 2025 JM CHIGITI, J NOVEMBER 11, 2025 BETWEEN KIM JE RANG .......................................................................................... APPLICANT AND CABINET SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF INTERIOR & COORDINATION ......................................................................... 1ST RESPONDENT DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION SERVICES .... 2ND RESPONDENT DIRECTOR OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS ..................... 3RD RESPONDENT RULING 1. The Application that is before the court for determination is the one dated 9th June 2025 where in the Applicant seeks orders to join the Honorable Attorney General as the 4th Respondent. 2. The Application is supported by Seth Ojienda the advocate for the Applicant. 3. It is his case that considering that all the Respondents are agents of the government it will be necessary to add the Attorney General as a party to the suit. 4. The court has considered the principle that set out in the case of in the case of Trusted Society of Human Rights Alliance v Mumo Matemu & 5 Others [2014] eKLR, SC Petition No. 12 of 2013, the Supreme Court defined an Interested Party thus in paragraph: “ A person who has a stake in the proceedings, though not a party to the cause. Such a person must demonstrate a personal interest or stake in the matter, must be identifiable, and must https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/16555/eng@2025-11-11 1

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