62.Before taking leave of the Reference we are constrained to reiterate the
remarks of Lady Justice Arach Amoko( DPJ, as she then was) made on
6th November 2013 when the matter was before us for highlighting of the
written submissions lodged by all the Parties in this Reference. The
remarks were in respect of compliance with the Rules of Procedure of this
Court. It behoves us at this juncture to remind all who are coming to this
Court to observe the Rules of Procedure of this Court. In the Reference
now before us ,all Parties have on several occasions fallen prey to the nonobservance of the Rules of Procedure of this Court and specifically the
Rule that requires filing of authorities. As a result, on more than two
occasions, this Court was compelled to invoke its inherent powers under
Rule 1 (2) of the Rules of Procedure, 2013 to admit documents that were
filed outside the time stipulated by the Rules.
63.We think that it is high time that we reminded all persons (advocates in
particular) who appear before this Court to comply with the said Court
Rules and to strictly adhere to them.
Rules were made for a purpose and that purpose was for orderly
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