Court of Appeal had been unduly prolonged. However, the Commission also has to
take into account the circumstances of the case, including the general context in
which the formal remedies operate. The Complainant in his Admissibility
submissions notes the eight year backlog in the Kenyan Court of Appeal, which could
be an indication that within that system it would not be unusual for a case to be
pending for one year. In light of these considerations the Commission finds that the
exception to the exhaustion of local remedies because the remedy has been unduly
prolonged does not apply in the current case.
56.
For
these
reasons,
the
Commission
holds
requirement of exhaustion of local remedies ap
56(5) of the African Charter has not been met.
57.
Article 56(6) of the African Charter provides that the
Communications which “are
mitted within
domestic remedies are exhaus
1 hi
matter.” In its jurisprudence the Commission
has held that where a matter has not
been concluded, time has not begun to run such as to afford the Complainant the
opportunity to bring this complaint.” For this reason, given the finding above that
there was no exhaustion of loc.
ies, the
Commission finds that Article 56(6) of
the African Charter is not met.
58.
In relation to Article56(7)
‘
of the Charte
the Commission does not find evidence
which indicates that theéissues and claims in the Communication have been brought
before, or settled. by any other international forum. Accordingly, the Commission
59:
(7) have been me
56 (3), (5) and (6).
but that the Complainant has failed to meet the criteria for Article
Decision of the African Commission on Admissibility
60. In view of the above, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights:
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para 53.