RULING
The Applicant seeks joinder in Petition 22 of 2017, The County Assemblies Forum vs. The Hon. Attorney General & 5 others, in the capacity of an interested party. Its Notice of Motion is dated and filed on 26th February 2020, and supported by an affidavit sworn by Eric Ogenga, Acting Secretary of the Siaya County Assembly Service Board, on the same date. The Application is premised on Articles 25(c), 50(1), 127(1) and 6(e) (i) of the Constitution of Kenya, Sections 3 and 24(1) of the Supreme Court Act, 2012, and Rules 3 and 25(1) of the Supreme Court Rules, 2012(now revoked).
In addition to the grounds set in the application, the Applicant filed its written submissions on 12th March 2020. It is the Applicant’s case that between the year 2013 and 2014, it advanced car and mortgage loan facilities to former members of the first Assembly to be repaid within five years of their term in office from their salaries. The Applicant submits that it intends to raise issues related to the app…