High Court of Kenya
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The High Court of Kenya is a superior court of record with broad original jurisdiction over civil, criminal, constitutional, and human rights matters within Kenya’s judicial system.
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | superior court ⓘ |
| appealsTo | Court of Appeal of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canDeclare | inconsistency of any law with the Constitution of Kenya ⓘ |
| canEnforce | Bill of Rights in the Constitution of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalArticle | Article 165 of the Constitution of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Kenya 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| establishedInCurrentForm | 2010 ⓘ |
| hasAppellateJurisdictionOver |
subordinate courts
ⓘ
tribunals ⓘ |
| hasOriginalJurisdictionOver |
admiralty matters
ⓘ
civil matters ⓘ constitutional matters ⓘ criminal matters ⓘ election petitions for county governors ⓘ election petitions for members of Parliament ⓘ human rights matters ⓘ judicial review matters ⓘ |
| hasPrincipalSeat | Nairobi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Bungoma
NERFINISHED
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Busia NERFINISHED ⓘ Chuka NERFINISHED ⓘ Eldoret NERFINISHED ⓘ Embu NERFINISHED ⓘ Garissa NERFINISHED ⓘ Homa Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Isiolo NERFINISHED ⓘ Kajiado NERFINISHED ⓘ Kakamega NERFINISHED ⓘ Kericho NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiambu NERFINISHED ⓘ Kisumu NERFINISHED ⓘ Kitale NERFINISHED ⓘ Kwale NERFINISHED ⓘ Lamu NERFINISHED ⓘ Lodwar NERFINISHED ⓘ Machakos NERFINISHED ⓘ Malindi NERFINISHED ⓘ Meru NERFINISHED ⓘ Migori NERFINISHED ⓘ Mombasa NERFINISHED ⓘ Murang’a NERFINISHED ⓘ Naivasha NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakuru NERFINISHED ⓘ Narok NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyeri NERFINISHED ⓘ Thika NERFINISHED ⓘ Voi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headedBy | Principal Judge of the High Court of Kenya ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
Kiswahili ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Kenyan judicial system ⓘ |
| partOf | Judiciary of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Supreme Court of Kenya (pre‑1964 colonial structure) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervisoryJurisdictionOver |
any person or body exercising a judicial or quasi‑judicial function
ⓘ
subordinate courts ⓘ |
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