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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

For nearly one hundred and ten years the Arboretum has been Nairobi’s lung, an easily accessible public space in the city. Originally created when a ready supply of logs was […]

Reading the Washington Post online, I came across an item about 20 questions on science and technology that American scientists propose that candidates for election as President should debate publicly. […]