Kenyans probably think of the Constitution as being mostly about power and who gets it. But if you think about what power is supposed to be used for, rather than […]

The media was full of the stories of joy at Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory in the Jubilee areas — principally in the Kikuyu and related tribes’ areas. Celebrations went on all […]

Amid the electoral turmoil, we should remember that governments, including Parliaments, are elected to govern, and to fulfil the promise of the Constitution. Central to that promise are human rights, […]

The electoral crisis has prompted various calls for radical changes to the Kenyan state and polity. Some of them would involve the destruction of the state of Kenya, and others […]

Kenyans hear most of ethnicity once in four years. That is when election fever starts as the government launches into its electoral campaign. It thus starts the campaign by breaking […]

We can hope that a number of the people elected in August have come into their new offices full of not just enthusiasm but also determination to fight corruption, and […]

The Constitution does not begin and end with politics and elections — at least if we think of politics Kenyan style (personal ambition and ethnic manipulation — and huge expenditure […]

Not only is the Bill of Rights the longest Chapter, but the drafters designed the Constitution to be firmly based on human rights. This is something we can see most […]