38. The alleged violations complained of occurred at a time when the African Charter was in force in Kenya and the African Commission’s temporal jurisdiction (or ratione temporis) is therefore unquestionable. The violations are also alleged to have occurred in Kenyan territory thereby confirming the African Commission’s territorial or ratione loci jurisdiction. 39. Having regard to all the above, the African Commission finds that it has jurisdiction to entertain the present Communication. The African Commission’s Analysis on Admissibility 40. The Admissibility of Communications submitted to the African Commission is governed by the seven requirements set out in Article 56 of the African Charter. According to the Respondent State, the Communication is inadmissible because the Complainants have failed to exhaust local remedies The Complainants on the other hand maintain that the Communication meets all the admissibility requirements and should be declared admissible. 41. Although the Admissibility of the Communication is only contested on the issue of the exhaustion of local remedies, the African Commission will proceed to analyze the conformity of the Communication with all the requirements of Article 56. 42. Article 56(1) requires that Communications submitted to the African Commission be considered if they ‘’indicate their authors even if the latter requests anonymity’’. The Authors of this Communication have been disclosed as the International Center for the Protection of Human Rights (Interights) and the Federation of Women Lawyers Kenya. The address 11