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The High Court in Kerugoya has directed Kenya's executive and parliament to finalise a comprehensive legal and policy framework governing Artificial Intelligence within six months, in a ruling handed down on Thursday, November 12.
Justice Edward Muriithi suspended the full determination of a petition challenging the government's pace on AI regulation, setting May 13, 2027, as the date the matter will return to court for further directions. The judge held that six months was a reasonable and sufficient period for the two arms of government to conclude ongoing policy formulation and legislative work.
The case was filed by John Wangai, Peter Agoro and Dr Antony Manyara, through their advocate Mwenda Nyaga. They contended that the lack of a binding AI law left Kenyans exposed to violations of their constitutional rights.
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The petitioners took particular issue with the deployment of AI-powered tools across public institutions, pointing to automated household assessments conducted by the Social Health Authority (SHA), facial recognition technology, predictive policing tools, automated exam marking and AI-assisted public service recruitment processes.
They argued these systems risked entrenching discrimination, eroding privacy and dignity, undermining children's access to…
