By JOSEPH WANGUI More by this AuthorThe Appellate Court has dismissed a case that challenged the constitutionality of the Interior CS and police chiefs placing the country or part of it under a curfew. The court rejected an argument by a lobby that two sections of the Public Order Act give the CS and police powers to curtail freedom and rights guaranteed by the Constitution. “The curfew and restriction orders imposed under Section 8 and 9 of the Public Order Act are subject to judicial oversight and therefore not devoid of checks and balances,” Justices Wanjiru Karanja, Fatuma Sichale and Jamilla Mohammed said Friday. The civil society organisation had argued that sections 8 and 9 of the Public Order Act are unconstitutional as they also provide for the imposition of curfew and restriction orders on certain groups. AdvertisementGroup coordinator Barre Adan criticised the High Court for not finding that the law is discriminatory and contrary to the Constitution, “which provides for equality before the law and the right to equal protection”.

Source: Daily Nation July 11, 2020 07:52 UTC