Katiba Corner

The vision of Chapter Six of the 2010 Constitution

Some parts of the 2010 Constitution have inspired Kenyans more than others: particularly Article 1 (sovereignty of the people), Article 10 (values and principles), Chapter Four (the Bill of Rights)—and […]
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Contempt of court and freedom of speech explained

The Government has introduced into Parliament a Bill on Contempt of Court. It’s a mixture of the reasonably good, the positively bad and the confused – or confusing. What is […]
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Predicament of citizenship and the stateless

On being stateless The number of stateless persons in Kenya is sometimes estimated at about 100,000 people. This is undoubtedly a gross underestimate. Whole communities are declared stateless—one authority estimated […]
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Charting the way ahead for the regulation of films

At an animated meeting on Tuesday people from the film industry and related creative activities rejected a draft Bill emanating from the Film Classification Board. Not least of the interesting […]
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IEBC golden handshake undeserved and mistaken

Can money Solve All Problems Yash Pal Ghai and Jill Cottrell Ghai Like many, I was appalled that Cord and Jubilee had negotiated with members of the Independent Electoral and […]
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Law Making and the President (and Governors)

There was some surprise that the President signed the Bill passed by Parliament limiting bank interest rates. Surprise mainly because business, and economists, had generally argued that the Bill was […]
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Equality and Equity: Foundations of Kenyan state and society Yash Pal Ghai

The constitution establishes various values and principles to guide the conduct of the government and, to a considerable extent, society. Kenyans easily understand the concept of equality but less so […]
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The Community Land Act: Now it’s up to communities

At last Kenya has a Community Land Act. This was enacted just 10 days before a constitutional deadline. The law is unlikely to come into force until regulations under the […]
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