Citizen, dual citizen, citizen by birth explained
Whether people should be allowed to be a Kenyan and a something else as well (Ugandan, American, British or Somali, etc), or allowed to hold a public office and also be a foreigner, were tough…
Career Opportunities: Litigation Manager & Programme Officer
Katiba Institute seeks the services of a Litigation Manager and Programme Officer. Litigation Manager -POSITION FILLED The Litigation Manager will be one of Katiba Institute’s team of litigators, with the special responsibility of ensuring the…
Of rotational presidencies and the misdiagnoses
It’s not that I think President Uhuru Kenyatta is entirely wrong when he says we should have a change from Kikuyu presidents. But it is tempting to say that is a bit late in the…
VACANCY: Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Project Officer
Katiba Institute (KI), in partnership with the Social Justice Center Working Group (SJCWG), is implementing a project titled “Enhancing Prevention and Response to Gender Based Violence Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic”, funded by the Royal…
Mitu-Bell Welfare Society v Kenya Airports Authority, SC Petition 3 of 2018
The Supreme Court has delivered its judgment in the appeal by Mitu-Bell Welfare Association (Mitubell) on the evictions of over 3000 households and the interpretation of socio-economic rights under the Constitution of Kenya. Katiba Institute…
Judgment: Constitutional Petition No. 331 of 2016
High Court bench (partly allowing a Petition by Katiba Institute) holds that all appointments to parastatals must be fair, transparent,& competitive and subject to affirmative action. It finds that the challenged appointments were not competitive…
Katiba Institute E-Newsletter – November 2020
The Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) final report is out. Kenyans need to take their civic responsibilities seriously by reading the report and understand the implications of its recommendations. This is important so that citizens can…
