JUDGMENT
Cockar JA: My Lords, “The People” is a weekly newspaper and in its edition of 6-12 March, 1994, there appeared an article (hereafter referred to as the article) admittedly written by David Makali the 1st respondent in Criminal Application No NAI 4 of 1994 which the Attorney General, on behalf of the Republic, claimed in the Notice of Motion filed by him on 24th March, 1994, pursuant to the leave of the Court of Appeal granted on 18th March, 1994, contained several contempt of this Court. The 2nd respondent, Bedan Mbugua, who is the Managing Editor of the said newspaper is joined as the 2nd respondent. Independent Media Services Ltd is the publisher and proprietor of the said newspaper and it is joined as the 3rd respondent. The orders prayed for are committal to prison and/or any other just order.
Simultaneously, on 24th March, 1994, pursuant to the leave of the Court of Appeal granted on 23rd March, 1994, the Attorney General on behalf of the Republic filed a Notice of Motion …