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Judgment on the Recall of Members of the Legislature

In March 2016, Katiba Institute and TEAM (Transform Empowerment for Action Initiative) a Kisumu based Community Organisation went to the High Court to have certain section of the Elections Act […]
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Friend of The Court & The 2010 Constitution: The Kenyan Experience

We are glad to be part of the launch of a new publication titled Friend of The Court & The 2010 Constitution: The Kenyan Experience and Comparative State Practice on […]
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Vacancy-Environmental Justice Litigation and Research Associate – closed

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Environmental Justice Litigation and Research Associate Who is Natural Justice? Natural Justice (NJ): lawyers for communities and the environment is a non-profit organisation, specialising in human rights […]
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Court makes it easier to fire misbehaving MP or MCA

The High Court has nullified sections of the law that had made it difficult for the electorate to fire a truant member of Parliament and county assembly. Legislators had shielded […]
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Court dismisses Samburu land case against Moi

*Katiba Institute offered Legal and technical support to the Samburu Community in this case and will be assisting the Community in their appeal against this decision* The environmental court has […]
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Understanding the party list system for special interest groups

Newspaper readers will have seen full-page advertisements from the IEBC, in small print, requiring parties to submit lists of nominees for membership of legislative bodies, through the party list system, […]
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Judgment on Tallying of Presidential Votes by the Court of Appeal

Yesterday, the 23rd of June 2017, the Court of Appeal sitting in Nairobi made determination on an appeal that will have great impact on the General Elections on 8th of […]
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Why African Court judgment matters for Ogieks and us all

A historic judgment’, ‘a first for Africa’s indigenous peoples’, ‘a victory for land rights’, ‘a first for the African Court’, are among press descriptions of the judgment by the African […]
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