RULING OF THE COURT
The application before us raises the pertinent issue of jurisdiction. As has been often repeatedly said by the courts, jurisdiction is everything,
“jurisdiction is the authority which a court has to decide matters that are litigated before it or to take cognizance of matters presented in a formal way for its decision. The limits of this authority are imposed by the statute, charter or commission under which the court is constituted, and may be extended or restricted by similar means.” (See words and Phrases Legally Defined: Fourth Edition (2017) Supplement (October, 2017). See also Lilian S.
Warsame, JA in his dissent in Ferdinand Ndung’u Waititu vs. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and 8 others [2014] eKLR (Civil Appeal No. 324 of 2013) described jurisdiction as:
“The bridge or power that enables the court to undertake the process of analyzing, re-evaluating, and determining the weight, veracity, authenticity, accuracy and appropriateness of the …