10. The Complainant further alleges that the Respondent State permitted Justice Ngugi to allow advocates of the Respondents to fix ex parte hearing or mention dates of the constitutional petition without the Complainant's involvement and to also dismiss the aforesaid constitutional petition in violation of various provisions of the rules published by the Chief Justice of Kenya, the Civil Procedure Rules of 2010, and the Constitution of Kenya, thereby subjecting the Complainant and the Victims to unfair and unlawful treatment, discrimination and condemnation contrary to the provisions of the African Charter. 11. Through the unlawful dismissal of the constitutional petition, the Complainant alleges, Justice Ngugi deliberately created a rift of misunderstanding between the Complainant and his clients (the Victims) which could trigger a complaint against him, and which the Law Society of Kenya’ Would use to'disbar him from legal practice in violation of his socio-economic rights. < 12. . The Complainant avers that thé delibera widespread unlawful treatment, intimida smissal of the pétition was part of the i sment, and economic sanctions his firm is being subjected to by the Respond legal practice as a punishment in retri official wrongdoing inhis cARacity as ate with the aim of crippling his ion following previous exposure by him of uman rights defender. 13, The Complainant bide that he fas lodged the Complaint with the Commission because local judicial remedies are not effectively available to him and to his clients and that such local remedies cannot be»pursued without hindrances, owing to mistrust and lack of professional respect between him and the Judiciary of the Respondent State. 14, The Complain nt a other international i dicated that the petition has never been presented before any ite settlement forum or before any other treaty body for settlement or adjudication. Articles alleged to have been violated: 15 . The Complainant alleges violation of Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, and 24 of the African Charter. Prayers: 16. The Complainant requests the Commission to: 3 Rules published by the Chief Justice under Article 22 of the Constitution.

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