Katiba Corner

A new book about our Constitution – and our Courts

It is easy to think of one issue at a time, or one court case at a time. But how is the Constitution – and the courts that have such […]
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Senate’s county hiring plan risks undermining gains of devolution

A Senate committee has come up with a proposal to change the law to deal with a perceived tendency of counties to appoint to their public services too many people […]
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Saga of reparations for victims of protests – where are we now?

In March last year ODM and UDA signed the “10 point agreement”, including the right to peaceful assembly and protests under Article 37 and compensation for victims of protests and […]
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When judges are parties to court cases: Who judges judges?

In the Rawal case (see below) the Court of Appeal said, “Judges …are not autocrats but are obligated to be faithful to the law and to apply it impartially and […]
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Protecting the Constitution through Public Interest Litigation

Senator Okiya Omtatah, Adrian Kamotho Njenga, Isaac Aluochier, Dr Magare Gikenyi, Katiba Institute, Kenya Human Rights Commission, Law Society of Kenya. Have you ever wondered how these people and organisations […]
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The Constitution means 2027 won’t be like 1992

Some commentators, and perhaps even some politicians, may not have focused on a significant difference between the Constitution in 1992 and that now. And probably the public even less so. […]
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Can Kenya’s Parliament order things to happen?

There is a bit of a tendency for people in government to think that governing means ordering people around. Have you ever read headlines or statements like these: “Senate Orders […]
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Constitutional angles on the Kenya Association of Manufacturers’ regulatory audit report

The manufacturing sector is over-taxed and over-regulated, says the Kenya Association of Manufacturers. This is no surprise – business probably always feels over-taxed and over-regulated. But it is not necessarily […]
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