Inherent Jurisdiction and Statutory Jurisdiction under Kenya Civil Procedure Law

Statutory jurisdiction will define the limits within which the jurisdiction granted is to be exercised in contrast inherent jurisdiction derives from the court in its nature as a courtof law hence the limits of such jurisdiction are not easy to define and there has been no reason to define.Section 3 which states that it is to prevent theabuse of the process of the court – what is the juridical basis of inherent jurisdictionWhat are the powers of the court when it is exercising inherent jurisdiction – note that one way the court may want to exercise powers under section 3A are by coercion andgiving summary judgment, dismiss action, stay action.