MONDAY: 17 May 2021. Time Allowed: 3 hours.
Answer any THREE questions in SECTION I and any TWO questions in SECTION II. ALL questions carry equal marks.
SECTION I
QUESTION ONE
1. Distinguish between “constitutional law” and “administrative law”. (4 marks)
2. Discuss five remedies available to a plaintiff in a civil action against a defendant. (10 marks)
3. Describe the following types of judicial precedents:
Declaratory precedent. (2 marks)
Original precedent. (2 marks)
Distinguishing precedent. (2 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)
QUESTION TWO
1. Define the term “statute”. (2 marks)
Highlight four categories of hills that might be presented to parliament to be enacted into law. (8 marks)
2. With the aid of a well labelled diagram, describe the structure of courts in Kenya. ( 10 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)
QUESTION THREE
1. Examine four ways in which citizenship acquired by a person through registration might be revoked. (8 marks)
2. With reference to law of torts:
Explain the term “tort”. (2 marks)
List three elements of a wrong that constitutes a tort. (3 marks)
3. Describe four duties of the seller with regard to delivery of goods under the Sale of Goods Act. (4 marks)
Enumerate three instances where the buyer is deemed to have accepted goods under the Sale of Goods Act. (3 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)
QUESTION FOUR
1. Outline five ways in which a contract could be discharged by operation of the law. (5 marks)
2. With reference to validity of contracts:
Explain the term “consideration”. (2 marks)
Summarise four rules which govern the doctrine of consideration. (8 marks)
3. The registration of a limited partnership shall be effected by sending by registered post or delivering to the registrar of companies a statement signed by the partners. With reference to the above statement, outline five contents of the statement submitted to the registrar of companies. (5 marks
(Total: 20 marks)
SECTION II
QUESTION FIVE
1. Examine five characteristics of moral standards in a society. (10 marks)
2. Explain the term “business ethics”. (2 marks)
Argue four cases in support of ethics in business. (8 “arks)
(Total: 20 marks)
QUESTION SIX
1. Examine five examples of potential conflicts of interest at the workplace. ( 0 marks)
2. Explain the following types of whistleblowing:
Organisational whistleblowing. (2 marks)
Public whistleblowing. (2 marks)
3. Outline six grounds or reasons for whistleblowing. (6 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)
QUESTION SEVEN
1. With relevant examples, analyse live categories of values. (10 marks)
2. With reference to Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) No.22 of 2011, explain five roles of EACC. (10 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)
