Joint Decision of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights on Admissibility Communication 485/14 -Peter Odiwuor Ngoge v Republic of Kenya and 535/15 - Peter Odiwuor Ngoge and Joseph Njau v Republic of Kenya Summary of the Complaints 1. The Secretariat of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Secretariat) received a total of fifty-seven (57) Complaints from Mr. Peter Odiwuor Ngoge (hereinafter "the Complainant" or "Mr. Ngoge") between 2012 and 2017, on his behalf and on behalf of his clients. Mr. Ngoge is a practicing advocate of the High Court of Kenya and o.P Ngoge & Associates Law Firm. Out of the initial total, twelve (12) are pending before the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission). The present matter is a joinder of two (2) outstanding Complaints. 2. The Complaints are submitted against the Republic of Kenya' (Respondent State), a State Party to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Charter). 3. The Complaints reveal a similar pattern of alleged violations, prompted by overlapping facts and circumstances, which, in totality, allegedly demonstrate the means and methods by which the Respondent State has discriminated against the Complainant and his clients and also denied them access to justice. 4. Generally, the Complainant contends that the Respondent State, through its judiciary and other institutions, namely, the Law Society of Kenya, State Law Office, and Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, has systematically discriminated against him and denied him access to justice, in violation of the Constitution of Kenya and the African Charter. The Complainant avers that the Respondent State is motivated by the desire to penalize him for allegedly exposing "wrong doings" by the Respondent State during elections for the position of Speaker of the National Assembly in 2003. 5. The Republic of Kenya ratified the African Charter on 10 February 1992 1