Court of Appeal of Kenya


The Court of Appeal of Kenya is established under Article 164 of the constitution of Kenya and consists of a number of judges, being not fewer than twelve and not more than thirty.
The court handles appeals arising over the decisions of the High Court of Kenya as well as any other court or tribunal as provided for in law. The judges of the Court of Appeal elect a president to represent them on the Judicial Service Commission.
The Court of Appeal currently has six registries, one each in Nairobi, Mombasa, Nyeri, Kisumu, Nakuru and Eldoret.

Composition

The Constitution limits the number of Court of Appeal Judges to 30. Each case is heard by a collegiate bench with an odd number of judges subject to a minimum of three Judges. In practice, however, nearly all cases are heard by a three-judge bench. A few exceptional cases have been heard by five or seven judges.
The court is headed by a President of the Court of Appeal who is elected by the judges of the Court of Appeal from among themselves. The current president is Justice William Ouko.

Current justices

The following are the current members of the Court of Appeal:
The following are former members of the Court of Appeal:
The Court of Appeal has jurisdiction to hear appeals from the High Court and any other court or tribunal as prescribed by an Act of Parliament. It also hears contempt of court as original jurisdiction.