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Watchdog faults Attorney General on court to try crimes against humanity

Watchdog faults Attorney General on court to try crimes against humanity

NAIROBI, KENYA: A Special Division of the High Court to deal with international crimes is yet to set up, almost…

Civil society seeks details of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s suit by ICC lawyers

Civil society seeks details of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s suit by ICC lawyers

KENYA: Efforts by civil society to obtain details of a confidential suit filed by President Uhuru Kenyatta’s ICC lawyers in…

Integrity of Kenya’s Truth Commission Report must be restored – Aljazeera

Integrity of Kenya’s Truth Commission Report must be restored – Aljazeera

Kenya’s Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) presented its report to the president of Kenya on May 21. It catalogues…

ICC: Kenya’s is a lose-lose strategy even if the African Union has its way

ICC: Kenya’s is a lose-lose strategy even if the African Union has its way

The Kenya government’s frenetic and wasteful sorties to the UN and AU trying to stop the ICC cases against President…

Verdict on Kenya’s presidential election petition: Five reasons the judgment fails the legal test – The East African, April 20, 2013

Verdict on Kenya’s presidential election petition: Five reasons the judgment fails the legal test – The East African, April 20, 2013

Justice Robert H. Jackson once said of the US Supreme Court: “We are not final because we are infallible, but…

Etiquette for Tribalised Nation by Sitawa Namwalie

Etiquette for Tribalised Nation by Sitawa Namwalie

We all agree tribal feelings and divisions have never run so deep in this country Kenya.  Many of my friends…

Kethi Kilonzo Gets Candid On All Matters Law

Kethi Kilonzo Gets Candid On All Matters Law

Interview An advocate of the High Court, Kethi won the hearts of many Kenyans on social media and was the…

For the record…by Muthoni Wanyeki

For the record…by Muthoni Wanyeki

Dear all. The news of protest was expected.  Half the country is feeling betrayed, let down, with nowhere to go…

In Praise of Feelings by Godwin Murunga

In Praise of Feelings by Godwin Murunga

There are two statements I heard in the last several weeks that simply are infuriating. The first one has been…

Wanjiku is dead but who will mourn her when everyone wants to move on? – Daily Nation, March 31, 2013

Wanjiku is dead but who will mourn her when everyone wants to move on? – Daily Nation, March 31, 2013

Wanjiku died last week. There was no state funeral, no wreaths, no eulogies. She was buried in a quiet ceremony…