High Court Judge Mumbi Ngugi is integrity itself and she has made a number of impactful rulings that seek to uphold our rights as citizens

She is a far cry from the marauding thugs occupying the Executive and Legislative arms of govt

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A short thread https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2019-12-23-defender-of-citizens-rights-causing-ripples-among-authorities/
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In April 2012, Ngugi sided with two petitioners living with HIV-Aids who challenged sections of the Anti-Counterfeit Act, 2008.

The petitioners argued that Sections 2, 32 and 34 would infringe on their right to access generic drugs because they would limit access to drugs
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On April 19, 2016 of the same year, Ngugi ruled unconstitutional a controversial section of the Kenya Information and Communications Act, which created the offence of “misuse of a licensed telecommunication device".
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On May 26, 2016, Ngugi declared Section 12 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act unconstitutional.

She said every child has a right to have the name of their father on their birth certificate. The father's consent is no longer required.
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She was part of the bench that ruled against MPs setting their pay

Judges Isaac Lenaola, Mumbi Ngugi and Weldon Korir ruled that the National Assembly exceeded its powers when it quashed gazette notices issued by the SRC to set their salaries. https://www.nation.co.ke/kenya/news/politics/mps-barred-from-raising-their-pay-946390
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