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The state of human rights and freedoms in Kenya

A major problem is that even if a group wins, it is not easy to get our government (and not only ours) to respect the ruling, though it good to see that the government has set up a task force to implement the African Court decision on the Ogiek. But all too often task forces are ways of not doing anything.
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The right to education goes beyond producing marketable commodities

It is hard to escape a feeling that, almost more than anything else, the results reveal how the education system is failing young Kenyans.
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KATIBA: The Handshake, Building Bridges, and Bomas

“Raila team asks for one-term president” said the Star when reporting the submission it said was to be made by ODM to the Building Bridges Initiative or the Handshake team. […]
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Muthama case: Firearms, courts and fair administration of justice

Sometimes we are forcefully reminded that, despite the Constitution being a document for the people, old habits still die hard.
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Justice for ex-corporal more than three decades later

Introduction by Katiba Institute The Star reported about a decision by Justice Chacha Mwita on an Air Force corporal’s case, who got damages for cruel treatment under President Daniel Moi earlier this […]
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Governance: Understanding the parliamentary system

Raila Odinga wants to see a parliamentary system reintroduced. It has been pointed out many times that ODM were at least complicit in the shift to a presidential system, when […]
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LAPSSET High Court Judgment

In 2012, the residents of Lamu Petitioned the High Court against the LAPSSET Project that was earmarked for ALmu and its environs. This matter was filed as  Petition 22 of […]
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Katiba Institute wants Uhuru’s staffer convicted for not divulging public information

Katiba Institute wants DPP to prosecute Secretary to President’s Delivery Unit for refusing to divulge information on government adverts. The Institute had made a Freedom of Information request directed at Andrew Wakahiu […]
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