Hard truths.
The judgment, delivered on November 14, 2025, offers one of the clearest clarifications yet on how loan securities operate in Kenya’s financial sector.
Chief Justice Martha Koome described the recognition as both an honour and a reminder of the Judiciary’s sacred duty to serve the people of Kenya with integrity, fairness, and fidelity to the Constitution.
According to them, the fifth year begins on August 9, 2026, making it the lawful period for holding the next general elections.
The judges also said the constitutional validity of life imprisonment could not be discussed at the Supreme Court level because it had not been handled by the High Court first.
