There are various bits of the Constitution that have received little attention. One is Article 7 clause (3). It says, “The State shall–– promote and protect the diversity of language […]

The strains between the current President and his Deputy have drawn much attention to the role of deputies. And perhaps it is in the light of this that both the […]

In the past it is clear that many societies – and by no means only in Africa – assume the role of women was to be wives and mothers, and […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]