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Table of Contents
1. The Council Members ...............................................12. The Inbox .......................................................................23. Cases Reported ............................................................34. Digest of Cases Featured .........................................55. Editor’s Note ...............................................................156. Judiciary ICT Strategic Policy and Plan............167. Editorial Department ..............................................188. Strategic Planning Quality Assurance and Performance Department.......................................229. Laws of Kenya Department ...................................2510. Legislative update ...................................................2711. The Law Society of Kenya Justice Cup, 2010 ............................................................................ 3312. Feature Case ............................................................ 3413. Court of Appeal .......................................................3614. High Court .................................................................5715. Interim Independent Constitutional Dispute Resolution Court (IICDRC) .................................7916. Law Reform and Emerging Jurisprudence ...91EDITOR Michael MurungiEDITORIAL ASSISTANTEsther NyaiyakiCONTRIBUTORSMichael MurungiEsther NyaiyakiAnn AsugahMonica AchodeNicholas OkemwaCornelius LupaoAndrew HalonyereNjeri Githang’a KamauNelson TunoiEmma KinyaDESIGN AND LAYOUTCatherine MoniJohn MuriukiGeoffrey AndarePROOFREADERSPhoebe AyayaInnocent NguluContactsNational Council for law ReportingMilimani Commercial CourtsGround Floor, Ngong RoadEmail: info@kenyalaw.orgTel: (+254) (020) 271 27 67, 271 92 31Fax: (+254) (020) 2712694NAIROBI, KENYAwww.kenyalaw.orgFacebook: Kenya Law Reportswww.youtube.com/kenyalawreports
The Hon. Mr. Justice J. E. Gicheru, EGH,Chief Justice of Kenya, Chairman
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR LAW REPORTING MEMBERS
The Hon Mr. Justice Johnson Evan Gicheru, EGH Chief Justice, ChairmanThe Hon Mr Justice P. K. TunoiJudge of the Court of AppealThe Hon Lady Justice J. W. Lesiit Judge of the High Court Mrs L. A. AchodeRegistrar, High Court of KenyaDr. Ben SihanyaDean, School of Law, University of NairobiMr. Antony Oteng’o OmbwayoAttorney-General’s RepresentativeMr. Zablon M. O. KonaGovernment Printer’s RepresentativeMr. Evans MonariLaw Society of KenyaMs Florence Muoti MwangangiLaw Society of KenyaMr. Michael M. Murungi Editor/C.E.O
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