The current crisis at the Independent Boundaries and Electoral Commission (IEBC) has brought into focus the role of independent commissions. Our constitution dedicates Chapter 15 to commissions. It lists ten […]

There has been a broad consensus for a long time among middle class Kenyans that the major problem facing the country is “ethnic conflict”. “Ethnic” is not well defined; among […]

Counties of age? March 4, was the official end of the transition period to the devolved system of government. It was marked by the exit of the Commission on the […]

Constitution amendment by popular demand? The real problem with Okoa Kenya’s proposal for constitutional amendment was not the signature issue. Nor was it the ideas for changing the Constitution, some […]

By JILL COTTRELL GHAI The Star rightly [Leader March 28th] expressed concern about the man who escaped conviction for defilement a thirteen-year-old by convincing the court that the girl had […]

It is rarely that I disagree with Patrick Gathara’s usually perceptive views but differ somewhat with his March 25 Star article ‘What we got wrong on counties’. His considers that […]

Last week I discussed the rationale and functions of independent bodies under the constitution, as the fourth arm of the state. Now I discuss in detail the functions and structure […]

This article focuses on why we have independent commissions and offices established by the constitution, and what their functions and structures are. In the following weeks their performance will be […]