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The essential point
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The High Court quashed the June 2025 IEBC appointments after finding that they violated existing conservatory orders. Its 10 July judgment voided Gazette Notices 7724 and 7725, then discharged the interim orders.
Evidence: Final orders k–m and signed judgment date, paragraphs 794–797
Why it matters
The judgment gives the official legal basis for quashing Gazette Notices 7724 and 7725.
Evidence: Final orders k–m and signed judgment date, paragraphs 794–797
Open the key points and evidence
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The signed judgment is dated 10 July 2025.
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The Court held that the appointments violated valid conservatory orders dated 29 May 2025.
Final orders k–m and signed judgment date, paragraphs 794–797 -
It quashed the appointments made through Gazette Notices 7724 and 7725.
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The interim conservatory orders were then discharged.
Final orders k–m and signed judgment date, paragraphs 794–797
Full recordAccount and consequence
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What the official record says
k) That this Court having found and held that Gazette Notices Nos. 7724 and 7725 published on 10 th June, 2025 were issued and published in contravention of valid conservatory court orders dated 29 th May, 2025; further having found and held that the appointments of the 1 st to 7 th interested parties as Chairman and Commissioners of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission were done in violation of the said conservatory orders are null and void ab initio; this Court, now, in exercise of judicial authority conferred upon this Court by Articles 1, 2, 3, 159 and 165 of the Constitution , hereby issues an order of certiorari removing into this Court the decision appointing and publishing the appointment of the 1 st to 7 th interested parties as Chairman and Commissioners of IEBC respectively, for purposes of quashing, and we hereby quash the appointment of the 1 st to 7 th interested parties vide Gazette Notices Nos. 7724 and 7725 published in the Kenya Gazette Vol/ CXXVII – No. 122 of 10/06/2025. l) The interim conservatory orders issued under paragraph 191(a) in the Ruling dated and delivered on 29 th May, 2025 be and are hereby discharged. m) On costs, this being a public interest litigation, we order that each party bear their own costs. 795. We so order. 796. The full judgment shall be uploaded on the case tracking system and a copy send to Kenya Law for publication. 797. This file is closed. DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT NAIROBI THIS 10 TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 R.E. ABURILI JUDGE (PRESIDING) J. CHIGITI J, SC JUDGE B. MWAMUYE JUDGE
Verbatim excerpt · Final orders k–m and signed judgment date, paragraphs 794–797 · Kenya Law — Omondi & another v Attorney General & 2 others
Connections
People, institutions and law
- R.E. ABURILI · Presiding Judge — R.E. ABURILI JUDGE (PRESIDING)
- J. CHIGITI · Judge — J. CHIGITI J, SC JUDGE
- B. MWAMUYE · Judge — B. MWAMUYE JUDGE
The bigger picture
How this change connects
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10th June, 2025 GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 7724 GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 7725Quashed by10 TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 quash the appointment of the 1 st to 7 th interested parties
we hereby quash the appointment of the 1 st to 7 th interested parties vide Gazette Notices Nos. 7724 and 7725
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Sources behind this record
- Kenya Law — Omondi & another v Attorney General & 2 othersFinal orders k–m and signed judgment date, paragraphs 794–797 · Official Kenyan public authority · admitted for public claims