American Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

 Legal hermeneutics is the science that considers the study of law as interpretation and understanding. The Romans would refer to the art of law as the practice of bono et aequo or the science of good and justice. This legal research is anchored on the High Court ruling on the legality of awarding tender for printing presidential ballot papers of 2017 to Al-Gurair company printing and publication. The allegation was that the lawful procedures of tendering process were not respected by the respondent, in this case, the Independent Elections and Boundary Commission (IEBC) making the court quash the tender. The study therefore, surveys the questions of interpretation and understanding of the rule of public participation in the Republic of Kenya.