Although Kenya adopted an American style presidential system, based on the US constitution, there are some fundamental differences between the two constitutions. People often talk about the checks and balances […]

“Ruto proposes death penalty for drug traffickers.” Is this what the President meant when he talked of being “half-way to Singapore” this year? Singapore is one of several Asian countries […]

 “We are staring at a massive legal crisis where the 2027 election could be nullified before it even begins. Our 2010 constitution demands boundaries review every 8 to 12 years. […]

Prof Makau Mutua is someone I suspect people tend to either agree strongly with or disagree strongly. At this moment I am doing both. Constitution in schools In his weekly […]

“Values and principles” sounds like some well-meaning, but woolly, concept that would not have much impact in practice, when faced with the realities of power. That was definitely not the […]

Walking in Michuki Memorial Park recently, along the banks of the Nairobi River, both authors found plastics and other polluting materials visible to the naked eye. A river through the […]

I read an article in the New York Times that reminded me, not for the first time, of how in many ways our Constitution is superior – or potentially superior […]

George Gakono Gathomi was assaulted and tortured by two police officers, at the behest of the Water Irrigation Board allegedly for an unpaid water bill (not a crime!). He was […]