High Court ruling shows Kenya has to resist the impulse to nullify its Constitutional gains

From left, Cord lawyers Anthony Oluoch, James Orengo, Paul Mwangi and Haron Ndubi during a court hearing on the security laws. Photo courtesy of Nation The ...

The Presidential Powers in the New Constitution

Kenya's 4th President and the 1st under Kenya's new Constitution- Uhuru Kenyatta Kenya's first constitution was more a replica of British system of governan...

Institutional Failure and its Effect on Separation of Powers

(image courtesy) In the past of order of things, the president was paramount chief of the land, a patriarch (baba wa taifa) who could neither be challenged ...

This is Why the Constitution Matters

  Kenya's new 47 Counties were as a direct result of devolution of power The New Constitution was promulgated on August 27th 2010 and was the culmin...

The New Constitution Offers Citizens Not Only Rights But Also Responsibilities

(image courtesy) The New Constitution was promulgated on 27 August 2010. The image that is probably etched on most Kenyans’ minds from this period is the fo...

Devolution is the Answer To Marginalisation

(image courtesy) Speaking after the passing of the new constitution in 2010, then president Mwai Kibaki said the new constitution would be Kenya’s shield an...

A Revolution That gave Power Back to the People

A Kenyan lady reading the Constitution ( image courtesy) Wherever a civilization has developed, members of that civilization desire to govern themselves, to...

The Mirage of Constitutional Participation In Kenya

The former Kenya President Mwai Kibaki at the promulgation of the new constitution(image courtesy) Some commentators have referred to Kenya’s 2010 constitut...

The Constitution has been a blessing to Kenya

Kenya's former President Mwai Kibaki promulgating the new Kenyan constitution (image courtesy) Kenya’s 2010 Constitution has had a fair share of success in ...

Separation of Powers Principle needs to be cultured

(image courtesy) James Madison on the need for the “separation of powers” because “men are not angels,” profoundly stated   “But the great security...

The Constitution aptly guarantees human rights

(image courtesy) There is an ongoing concern among human rights defenders and lawyers on The Security Laws (Amendment) Bill which is intended to empower the...