high court judgement of lohay akonaay v. the attorney general
high court judgement of lohay akonaay v. the attorney general high court judgement of lohay akonaay v. the attorney general
6 ;... .... Secondly, the limitation imposed by such law must not be mre tha~ is,rei:ison~lY necessary to achieve the'legitimate oqject~ This is wh~t is also k~ownas the principle of pr6portionality. The principle requires that such law must not , be dr~fted , ton widely so as to'net everyone " • (::~ • i" • including even the untargeted members of I. .' " • .society. If'the law which inf,rinc:jesa basic riqht does not,~eet both requirements, such law is not saved bV Article 30(2) of the Constitution, it is null and void. And ~ny law that seeks te limit fundamental rights of the' indiv:1du~l must be • "'; • .' 1 • . • " ~ construed strictly to make sure that it c~nforms . " . ..• '. '-, .~. .' "l~th these requirements otherwise the quara~teed .~. '." ~. : : J
, , ~' , . .' • I ·1· .~~. . ~.~ ':,!,.. ,0 ;," jOt , '. .l. " . . :~..~.. '.' r The 'constitutienal -Sights of t'he~"'peti tioners over their . : r· • . .~., deemed r~qht pfoccupancyat Kambi y'a Simbawhich Act No.22/92 . I) • '.. purpo~,ts to extinguis,h 1s also protected by Article 30(1 ) .f the ~ ~ ' Constitution .whLch,provides: ' (; "30.. (1) The r~ghts and freedoms, whqse bas ic "tJ', . .conbent; have"been s ez out in .this, Constitution shall no~ be exercised by any person ., -, in such, a mennar as~t• ",' '" ~~Ga$.,ion,t!einfrin~Emt or termination n ,6£' the, rights and freedoms ~ others ~t the public Jhterest". 'e ' , Th.a pe-i!:tt1orit:;t::'S .I.awfUlly acquired th1ir' deemed' right, eeeUparcy over the lana.in question in 1'43 by clearing the ~h anc' cut tivating,:the 1and. ,C Theyremq1ned in effect·ive ~poe.'!:J,~n of, the land until' theTiwere d 1splaced and dr-.1ven out hy ,the vj.l1age co unc Ll at Kambi ya S1mba unael.- Operation Vij ij i (,- , "ide .'.,ct No.2l/75. ',Agg:r1evetl by that in.~e, the petitioners suect-for ;;eC()ve~y ~ftbeir l~hd vide csvn CaSe No.4 of 1987 at the Court ••• f Resideni: Magistrate Arusna wh.1ch &3creed the p-et5:l:iorers the lawful owners o.f the land, in question. Ther~ was ~9' appeal .•.fo that dec is ion ,,!:IO th,e decre.e was executed ~eL:el>y enabl'ing the pet1 tioners; to:, repossess ,the;ird land on ro· •..•... .. .;;:-: the 11.1.90,.: To c Lrcumvenc the c;::ourt decision and similar other decisions, the Minister for lliands initiated ~nd had Par.liim1~!')t~,enact Act N'0.'22 of' l'~2'in, ordeF to legislatively dr ive t;1e Pfiti ti(,J;}e'rsr:.from the 1r CllS tomary' 1and tenure and repo::::-sf'SSthe land, according to the respondent, under 'Art5cles 9, 29(3)('4) and 64pf ,the Constitution. A piece of legislation like Act'No.22/'2 which ar:DitrarHy al10\-~s a vH Lage: authori,ty or government to drive individual 'peasa!;'cs.,like th,e petitionerS", out of land they lawfUlly acquire(~ by cleariJg the bush under the sweltering sU", to make room for comm'-!.nalownershil' or s ome .th'er ideelo,~y caT'rot be saved, :by .Article' 30(2) of, the Const1tution. Act No.~2/92 cispossesses 'i;he petiti.ners of their deemed rights I. of occupancy ov~rthe sU'itl and and forces them to q-e to start' the5rlivellhood afresh by goin! tca clear the bush ancl till ing the earth elsewhere. One wonders ••••••• /a
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;...<br />
....<br />
Secondly, <strong>the</strong> limitation imposed by such law must<br />
not be mre tha~ is,rei:ison~lY necessary to<br />
achieve <strong>the</strong>'legitimate oqject~ This is wh~t is<br />
also k~ownas <strong>the</strong> principle <strong>of</strong> pr6portionality.<br />
The principle requires that such law must not<br />
,<br />
be dr~fted<br />
,<br />
ton widely so as to'net everyone<br />
" • (::~ • i" •<br />
including even <strong>the</strong> untargeted members <strong>of</strong><br />
I. .' " •<br />
.society. If'<strong>the</strong> law which inf,rinc:jesa basic<br />
riqht does not,~eet both requirements, such law<br />
is not saved bV Article 30(2) <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Constitution,<br />
it is null and void. And ~ny law that seeks te<br />
limit fundamental rights <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>' indiv:1du~l must be<br />
• "'; • .' 1 • . • "<br />
~<br />
construed strictly to make sure that it c~nforms<br />
. " . ..• '. '-, .~. .'<br />
"l~th <strong>the</strong>se requirements o<strong>the</strong>rwise <strong>the</strong> quara~teed<br />
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