Katiba Corner

Why it is risky for Supreme Court judges to sit in different benches

Why it is risky for Supreme Court judges to sit in different benches Chief Justice Martha Koome recently proposed that the constitution be amended to raise the number of Supreme […]
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Term limits: The good, bad and likely

The Bill currently before the Senate, introduced by Senator Samson Cherargei is mostly about giving the Senate more power, including at the expense of the National Assembly. Many appointments would […]
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Right to housing – what does it mean?

43. (1) Every person has the right— …(b) to accessible and adequate housing, and to reasonable standards of sanitation. What does the Constitution mean by this? It means a bit […]
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Retirement and other limits on constitutional terms of office

You may have wondered about a statement in Parliament during the recent process of confirming the nomination of Douglas Kanja as the new Inspector General of Police. Apparently, he has […]
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How should our laws be made?

“Parliament warns ministries over half-baked bills taken to House”. That was the Star’s headline on Monday this week. And the story was that the House Business Committee had stopped processing […]
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Making law must be done carefully – and involve the public

“Parliament is the country’s law-making body. If the Judiciary desires to be the lawmakers, they have the option of resigning from the judicial seats and come and run for parliamentary […]
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Role of Parliament in approving (or not) appointments

The National Assembly’s task in considering the President’s nominees as Cabinet Secretaries has been attracting unusual attention. This is in the light, of course, of the “Gen Z” protests, and […]
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Why recent Supreme Court case is disappointing

In 2018, the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional section 204 of the Penal Code directing courts to sentence to death anyone convicted of murder. It said this “deprives the Court of […]
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