Citizenship and nationality rights case digest /
Citizenship and nationality rights case digest /
by National Council for Law Reporting (Kenya Law).
- Nairobi, Kenya : National Council for Law Reporting (Kenya Law),
- x, 100p.: col. ill.; 25cm.
A,
Case Law on Citizenship by Birth,
An abandoned infant that was found in Kenya would be presumed to be a Kenya citizen,
In re EC (Baby) [2020] eKLR,
Applying for citizenship was an admission that one was not a citizen,
Kulraj Singh Bhangara v Director General, Kenya Citizens and Foreign Nationals Management Service [2014] eKLR,
Citizenship by birth could not be taken away by refusal to provide documents of identification,
Hersi Hassan Gutale & Another v Attorney General & Another [2013] eKLR,
Pleading guilty to a charge of being in Kenya illegally and being convicted does not revoke a person's citizenship by birth,
Galma Duba Gufu v Attorney General and another,
Due process is to be accorded to every person, whether they are citizens or not,
Miguna Miguna v Fred Okengo Matiang'i, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government & 7 others,
Comparative International Jurisprudence on Citizenship by Birth,
Section 4 of the Botswana Citizenship Act 1984 Is Unconstitutional,
Attorney General v Dow,
Prolonged detention and a conviction for unlawful entry and stay in a State where the convictee proved that he was a national of that State is a violation of various rights including the right to nationality,
Robert John Penessis v United Republic of Tanzania,
Africa Court finds that an applicant had been deprived of nationality arbitrarily,
Anudo Ochieng Anudo v The United Republic of Tanzania,
Meaning of citizenship by birth under section 2(1)(b) of the amended South African Citizenship Act,
Yamikani Vusi Chisuse & 4 others v Director - General, Department of Home Affairs and another,
Case Law on the Property Rights of Citizens and Foreign Lesotho,
Melato Caleb Mokoena v Makarabo Mokoena & 4 others,
The meaning of the term "real and effective nationality",
Liechtenstein v Guatemala,
B,
Case Law on Citizenship by Registration,
The provision of confidential security reports about persons who had applied for citizenship by the National Intelligence Service was subject to the right to fair administrative action,
Republic v Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government & 2 other Ex-parte Patricia Olga Howson,
A person married to a Kenyan Citizen for seven years was on application not guaranteed to be registered as a Kenyan Citizen,
S N v Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National Management Services, Director General, Kenya Citizens & Foreign Nationals Management Services & Attorney General [2016] eKLR,
A delay of more than 4 years to consider an applicant's application for citizenship violated the applicant's right to fair administrative action under article 47 of the Constitution, 2010,
Samira Tariq Qureshi v Cabinet Secretary for Ministry of Interior and Co-Ordination of National Government and 2 others,
International Case Law on Citizenship by Naturalization,
Security concerns as a reason for disallowing dual citizenship in Namibia,
Poppy Elizabeth Tlhoro v Minister of Home Affairs,
C,
Case Law on Dual Citizenship,
A person nominated/appointed to be a state officer, possessing dual citizenship, ought to renounce their foreign citizenship in order to hold state office,
Mwende Maluki Mwinzi v Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and 2 others,
One could not acquire dual citizenship through the courts,
Jisvin Chandra Narottam Hemraj Premji Pattni v Director of Immigration & another,
Legal procedure applicable to a person who sought to regain Kenyan citizenship and had been a Kenyan citizen by birth but had lost Kenyan citizenship by acquiring foreign citizenship,
E W A & 2 others v Director of Immigration and Registration of persons & another,
D,
Case Law on the Right to Fair Administrative Action,
Authorities had to submit confidential information in court where a decision based on the said confidential information was being challenged in court,
Bashir Mohamed Jana Abdi v Minister for Immigration and Registration of Persons & 2 others [2014] eKLR,
E,
Case Law on Identification Documents,
Requirements for applicants to go to particular places designated by the Principal Registrar for a National ID were against the spirit of the Constitution,
Mohamed Mire v Attorney General & another,
The court could not compel immigration authorities to register a person as a citizen where that person is already legally designated as a refugee,
Abdikadir Salat Gedi v Principal Registrar of Persons and Another,
Courts could not order for aggrieved parties to be registered as citizens without reviewing the decision that deregistered the aggrieved parties,
Muslims for Human Rights (Muhuri) On behalf of 40 others v Minister for Immigration & 5 others,
The court had no authority to declare anyone a citizen of Kenya nor could it compel the Principal Registrar of Persons to issue persons with identity cards,
Muslims for Human Rights (Muhuri) On behalf of 40 others v Minister for Immigration & 5 others,
The court could not intervene and declare that the applicant was entitled to Kenyan citizenship no matter how compelling an applicant's case may be,
Egal Mohamed Osman v Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National Government & 2 others [2015] eKLR,
F,
Digital Identities and the Freedom against discrimination,
Participation in the collection of personal information and data in National Integrated Information Management System (NIIMS) was not compulsory,
Nubian Rights Forum & 2 others v Attorney General & 6 others Consolidated Petitions No. 56, 58 & 59 of 2019,
The Collection of DNA and GPS Co-Ordinates for Purposes of Identification Was Intrusive and Unnecessary, and to The Extent That It Was Not Authorized and Specifically Anchored in Empowering Legislation,
Okiya Omtatah Okoiti & 4 others v Attorney General & 4 others; Council of Governors & 4 others (Interested Parties [2020] eKLR,
The implementation of National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS) should not be undertaken without the enactment of an appropriate and comprehensive regulatory framework,
Nubian Rights Forum & 2 others v Attorney General and 6 others; Child Welfare Society & 9 others (Interested Parties) Constitutional Petitions No 56, 58 & 59 of 2019,
The Republic of Kenya's Treatment of the Nubian Community was Discriminatory,
The Nubian Community in Kenya vs The Republic of Kenya,
Children of Nubian descent in Kenya have a right ton acquire nationality in non-discriminatory manner,
Institute for Human Rights and Development Africa (IHRDA) and Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) (on behalf of children of Nubian descent in Kenya) v Kenya,
342.083 / .NCL
A,
Case Law on Citizenship by Birth,
An abandoned infant that was found in Kenya would be presumed to be a Kenya citizen,
In re EC (Baby) [2020] eKLR,
Applying for citizenship was an admission that one was not a citizen,
Kulraj Singh Bhangara v Director General, Kenya Citizens and Foreign Nationals Management Service [2014] eKLR,
Citizenship by birth could not be taken away by refusal to provide documents of identification,
Hersi Hassan Gutale & Another v Attorney General & Another [2013] eKLR,
Pleading guilty to a charge of being in Kenya illegally and being convicted does not revoke a person's citizenship by birth,
Galma Duba Gufu v Attorney General and another,
Due process is to be accorded to every person, whether they are citizens or not,
Miguna Miguna v Fred Okengo Matiang'i, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government & 7 others,
Comparative International Jurisprudence on Citizenship by Birth,
Section 4 of the Botswana Citizenship Act 1984 Is Unconstitutional,
Attorney General v Dow,
Prolonged detention and a conviction for unlawful entry and stay in a State where the convictee proved that he was a national of that State is a violation of various rights including the right to nationality,
Robert John Penessis v United Republic of Tanzania,
Africa Court finds that an applicant had been deprived of nationality arbitrarily,
Anudo Ochieng Anudo v The United Republic of Tanzania,
Meaning of citizenship by birth under section 2(1)(b) of the amended South African Citizenship Act,
Yamikani Vusi Chisuse & 4 others v Director - General, Department of Home Affairs and another,
Case Law on the Property Rights of Citizens and Foreign Lesotho,
Melato Caleb Mokoena v Makarabo Mokoena & 4 others,
The meaning of the term "real and effective nationality",
Liechtenstein v Guatemala,
B,
Case Law on Citizenship by Registration,
The provision of confidential security reports about persons who had applied for citizenship by the National Intelligence Service was subject to the right to fair administrative action,
Republic v Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government & 2 other Ex-parte Patricia Olga Howson,
A person married to a Kenyan Citizen for seven years was on application not guaranteed to be registered as a Kenyan Citizen,
S N v Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National Management Services, Director General, Kenya Citizens & Foreign Nationals Management Services & Attorney General [2016] eKLR,
A delay of more than 4 years to consider an applicant's application for citizenship violated the applicant's right to fair administrative action under article 47 of the Constitution, 2010,
Samira Tariq Qureshi v Cabinet Secretary for Ministry of Interior and Co-Ordination of National Government and 2 others,
International Case Law on Citizenship by Naturalization,
Security concerns as a reason for disallowing dual citizenship in Namibia,
Poppy Elizabeth Tlhoro v Minister of Home Affairs,
C,
Case Law on Dual Citizenship,
A person nominated/appointed to be a state officer, possessing dual citizenship, ought to renounce their foreign citizenship in order to hold state office,
Mwende Maluki Mwinzi v Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and 2 others,
One could not acquire dual citizenship through the courts,
Jisvin Chandra Narottam Hemraj Premji Pattni v Director of Immigration & another,
Legal procedure applicable to a person who sought to regain Kenyan citizenship and had been a Kenyan citizen by birth but had lost Kenyan citizenship by acquiring foreign citizenship,
E W A & 2 others v Director of Immigration and Registration of persons & another,
D,
Case Law on the Right to Fair Administrative Action,
Authorities had to submit confidential information in court where a decision based on the said confidential information was being challenged in court,
Bashir Mohamed Jana Abdi v Minister for Immigration and Registration of Persons & 2 others [2014] eKLR,
E,
Case Law on Identification Documents,
Requirements for applicants to go to particular places designated by the Principal Registrar for a National ID were against the spirit of the Constitution,
Mohamed Mire v Attorney General & another,
The court could not compel immigration authorities to register a person as a citizen where that person is already legally designated as a refugee,
Abdikadir Salat Gedi v Principal Registrar of Persons and Another,
Courts could not order for aggrieved parties to be registered as citizens without reviewing the decision that deregistered the aggrieved parties,
Muslims for Human Rights (Muhuri) On behalf of 40 others v Minister for Immigration & 5 others,
The court had no authority to declare anyone a citizen of Kenya nor could it compel the Principal Registrar of Persons to issue persons with identity cards,
Muslims for Human Rights (Muhuri) On behalf of 40 others v Minister for Immigration & 5 others,
The court could not intervene and declare that the applicant was entitled to Kenyan citizenship no matter how compelling an applicant's case may be,
Egal Mohamed Osman v Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National Government & 2 others [2015] eKLR,
F,
Digital Identities and the Freedom against discrimination,
Participation in the collection of personal information and data in National Integrated Information Management System (NIIMS) was not compulsory,
Nubian Rights Forum & 2 others v Attorney General & 6 others Consolidated Petitions No. 56, 58 & 59 of 2019,
The Collection of DNA and GPS Co-Ordinates for Purposes of Identification Was Intrusive and Unnecessary, and to The Extent That It Was Not Authorized and Specifically Anchored in Empowering Legislation,
Okiya Omtatah Okoiti & 4 others v Attorney General & 4 others; Council of Governors & 4 others (Interested Parties [2020] eKLR,
The implementation of National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS) should not be undertaken without the enactment of an appropriate and comprehensive regulatory framework,
Nubian Rights Forum & 2 others v Attorney General and 6 others; Child Welfare Society & 9 others (Interested Parties) Constitutional Petitions No 56, 58 & 59 of 2019,
The Republic of Kenya's Treatment of the Nubian Community was Discriminatory,
The Nubian Community in Kenya vs The Republic of Kenya,
Children of Nubian descent in Kenya have a right ton acquire nationality in non-discriminatory manner,
Institute for Human Rights and Development Africa (IHRDA) and Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) (on behalf of children of Nubian descent in Kenya) v Kenya,
342.083 / .NCL