What is the place in government of the Cabinet and Cabinet Secretaries? Tracing the history of the constitutional provisions provides food for thought. The Parliamentary Select Committee (I’ll call them […]

Once you are elected, the Constitution almost expects you to cease to be a Kikuyu but the DP of all the people. Your Excellency, Kenyans generally assume that your nomination […]

There seems a high level of agreement that global climate change is a significant factor in the catastrophic floods. And that has absolutely nothing to do with “Acts of God” […]

The “right to education” is well-known. The President’s task force on education last year used the phrase several times. It recognised that among the obstacles to achieving that right is […]

The Kenyan constitution is unusually emphatic about its central role in the nation’s life. It is, of course, our basic, fundamental law. It is the framework for government, the basis […]

Various officials of government have been telling us, “We must live within our means.” Among various natural reactions, including “deal with corruption” and “cut the wasteful spending” one was very […]

All elected politicians were members of Kanu before 1992 (except for a short period after Independence). From 1982, section 2A of the old Constitution made this the legal position. Once […]

The courts’ powers to declare law unconstitutional, and their willingness, are crucial to maintaining the “rule of law” in Kenya – a phrase that appears seven times in the Constitution. […]