Transparency is a national value. In fact, ‘transparent’ or ‘transparency’ appears 13 times in the Constitution, in relation particularly to elections and management of public money, but also to land […]

People’s Constitution Nearly eight years after the enactment of the Constitution, the issue of its appropriateness has been raised. That Constitution was eventually adopted—after a long period of struggle, fighting […]

Until 2010, street protests were the preferred mode of expressing public outrage with just about everything. Demonstrators tested their resolve against the state as agitation turned into bloody confrontations due […]

People’s Constitution Nearly eight years after the enactment of the Constitution, the issue of its appropriateness has been raised. That Constitution was eventually adopted—after a long period of struggle, fighting […]

It’s been quite a saga, with a good deal of misunderstanding, misrepresentation and downright lies floating around. I come neither to bury Miguna Miguna nor to praise him, but to […]

After a 15-year struggle for an access to information legislation in Kenya, that law was, to the delight of many, finally enacted in August 2016. Katiba Institute, with some civil […]

Politicians have raised the issue of constitutional amendment following two disputed presidential elections, the use of extreme violence, and the threat of the breakup of the country. They are now […]

The Star on its front page on Wednesday had the picture of ODM MP Babu Owino and Jubilee MP Charles Njagua (erstwhile bitter enemies given to exchange of nasty insults […]