Vs.
Marura Maternity and Nursing Home, the Nairobi County Executive Committee Member in charge of Health Services, the Cabinet Secretary – Ministry of Health, Republic of Kenya and The Attorney General.
What: The High Court in Nairobi (Constitutional and Human Rights Division) will on Monday, 8 February, 2016 mention Petition No. 606 of 2014 to give directions on the hearing of the case. This is after the court gave a ruling that allowed the enjoinment of Prof Alicia Ely Yamin as a friend of the court. The Court will also consider and give directions on an application by the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) to be enjoined as a friend of the court.
Why: The court had on 28 January, 2016 dismissed an application by Marura Maternity and Nursing Home seeking to have Price Water House Coopers and the Project Manager- OBA RH enjoined onto the case stating that no authorities were placed before it to support the applicability of third party proceedings in constitutional litigation. The application by Prof. Alicia Ely Yamin to be enjoined as friend of the court was allowed.
When: Monday, 8 February, 2016 at 9.00am
Where: High Court of Kenya at Nairobi, Court No. 1 on 3rd Floor, Milimani Law Courts.
PLEASE NOTE: The applicant requests that her name and identity should not be disclosed in the media to protect her from further disclosure of her HIV-status.
For more information contact:
Allan Maleche (Executive Director) KELIN and Advocate for the Petitioners.
4th Floor, Somak Building, Mombasa Road.
Mobile No: +254 708 389 870; Email: amaleche@kelinkenya.org
For Twitter updates: @KELINkenya #Justice2Health
For background on the case: https://kelinkenya.org/2014/12/announcement/
