Katiba Corner

Kenyans are dying. What does the Constitution say?

Freedom Corner in Uhuru Park memorializes the struggles of Kenyans for freedom, including during the 1950s. The Mau Mau memorial, paid for by the British government, recalls the period when […]
Read More

What really is hate speech? The weakness in law

As we head towards August 9 elections, hate speech is liable to become a genuinely important issue, as recent headlines have shown. Here I want to raise a few questions […]
Read More

Why reintroducing BBI-like changes after 2022 will be complicated

This piece appears on October 22 – 291 days before the election. But it feels as though the election is much closer. How exhausted – and for many people how […]
Read More

Sex and teenagers: The unresolved dilemma

Justice Said Chitembwe’s interview for Chief Justice post has focused attention again on the issue of young men convicted of having sexual relations with girls under 18 years. I am […]
Read More

Legislators losing seats for leaving party: The history

A number of ‘nominated’ senators are facing a crisis because their party has disowned them. And the media are telling us that without the party through which they entered the […]
Read More

Open letter to Bunge on BBI Bill [Part II]

The BBI Bill to change the Constitution has a few good ideas. Genuinely good ideas can be introduced into Parliament in the usual way — as constitutional amendment Bills, with […]
Read More

Open letter to parliamentarians on their role in BBI

Dear Waheshimiwa, I write in response to your press advertisement asking for public input on the Constitution (Amendment) Bill. First, may I make a protest? That advertisement appeared a week […]
Read More

Petitions provide powerful tool for enhancing citizen voices in legislation

The fifth session of the 12th Parliament, which commenced last week, coincides with three main defining events and developments that, depending on how they are managed, shape the country’s future […]
Read More
SUBSCRIBE FOR UPDATES

Stay in the Know!

We respect your privacy.