account when faced with an application such as the one before us? 20.In Avocats saeenaes Rule regard then an application curiae it shall discretion however, 21. We J. E.A. 428 to allowed the join part Court stated that of Procedure 2013, with existing which of the this proceedings application is also Court. an Like as is justified, expression all of discretions, it must be exercised judiciously." that holding in Dritoo where ‘The Court curiae (supra), provides that: ‘If the be on restate Fuad Frontieres 36(4) of this Court’s Rules to amicus Sans vs. and Nik would also Distributors repeat the words Administration of [1968] he stated that :- has wide discretion if it considers that the to ask for assistance interests of justice of a would be served.’ 22.In exercising Court as above, what guidelines look at in relation to the role of amicus Matemu & Commission Supreme and discretion of Others vs. Kenya of Jurists Court & of Kenya relevance to the Anor, set out Section No.12 a number present matter, the curiae ? In Mumo of the Petition should International of 2013, of such they the guidelines include the following: i) An amicus ii) The brief should be limited to legal argument; relationship between amicus curiae, the parties and the direction of amicus intervention, principal ought to be APPLICATIONS No.3 OF 2015 Page 8

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