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Wangari Maathai

Kenyan environmentalist, scientist and politician who founded the Green Belt Movement and received the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.

Withdrawn or dismissedLatest source dated 2025-03-04Last reviewed 2026-10-26

What did the court decide?

Maathai v Kenya Times Media Trust Ltd [1989] KEHC 2 (KLR)

Withdrawn or dismissed
Court
High Court of Kenya at Nairobi (Justice N. Dugdale)
Case number
Civil Case No. 5403 of 1989
Filed
1989-11
Parties
Plaintiff/applicant: Professor Wangari Maathai (co-ordinator, Green Belt Movement). Defendant: Kenya Times Media Trust Ltd.

Claims. Sought a temporary injunction to stop construction of the proposed Kenya Times complex in Uhuru Park, Nairobi, pending determination of the suit.

Decision. On 11 December 1989 the court upheld the defendant's preliminary objection, finding the plaint disclosed no reasonable cause of action and that the plaintiff lacked locus standi; the plaint was struck out and the injunction application dismissed, with costs.[1, 2, 3]

Sources

  1. Maathai v Kenya Times Media Trust Ltd (1989) 1 KLR (E&L); [1989] KEHC 2 (KLR)Kenya Law (National Council for Law Reporting), 1989-12-11, primary source
  2. Professor Wangari Maathai, Coordinator Green Belt Movement (Plaintiff) v. Kenya Times Media Trust Ltd (Defendant)InforMEA (UN Environment Programme), 1989-12-11, secondary source
  3. Tireless tree-hugger who uprooted mighty cartelsPeople Daily, 2025-03-04, secondary source

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