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Court extends orders barring JSC nominees from assuming office

A judge has extended an order stopping three Judicial Service Commission nominees from assuming office.
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Lobby asks court to disband Uhuru’s cabinet over two-thirds gender rule

New Cabinet Secretaries jobs now hangs in the balance after a suit was filed on Thursday asking the court to find that President Uhuru Kenyatta defied its orders on two […]
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Supreme Court declares the Mandatory Death Penalty unconstitutional

The petitioners in petition Number 15 of 2015, (Francis Karioko Muruatetu and Wilson Thirimbu Mwangi) and others were arraigned before the High Court (Mbogholi Msagha J.) for the offence of […]
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Groups in court to block enactment of amended election laws

Two lobby groups have moved to court seeking to suspend the implementation of the amendments made to the election laws. The Katiba Institute and the Centre for Open Governance, Africog, […]
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High Court stops #GoKDelivers and #JubileeDelivers adverts

The High Court has stopped the government from advertising its achievements, pending the hearing of a case filed by Katiba Institute. Justice Chacha Mwita granted the order on Monday after […]
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Katiba Institute Activity Report 2015 & 2016

This is the second Report prepared by Katiba Institute on its key activities. It covers the period 2015 – 2016 and provides an overview of the activities undertaken during the […]
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Why IEBC not free yet on criminal culpability in nullified polls

Those who watched the Supreme Court deliver its reasons for judgment may recall one vivid moment. It was when Chief Justice David Maraga, following the end of the lengthy reasons […]
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Why Lamu power project is being scrutinised

Besides politics, never before has a matter elicited so much emotion and opposition in the county as the proposed 1050MW initiative. Locals and a number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have […]
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