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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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Ruling for case on presidential results set for June 23

By MAUREEN KAKAH, Nation Media Group The Court of Appeal on Wednesday set June 23 as the day for the ruling in a case that may have far-reaching consequences on […]
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The idea and the reality of independent candidates

Independent candidates (ICs) — candidates who do not belong to any party — are very prominent in the news media. But for many Kenyans, these ICs are a bit of […]
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Class divide still determines Kenya’s urban development

“One minute I am making tea and the next minute the Cats (Bulldozers) were there. Then it was painful to see my house down”. In advanced years, veteran of previous […]
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High Court rules that Political Parties must observe 1/3 gender rule in nominations

Justice Chacha Mwita of the Constitutional and Human Rights division of the High Court of Kenya has ruled that Political Parties are bound by the gender requirement in the constitution. […]
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Parliament’s mischief on two-thirds gender rule

Finally, it had to come to this: Parliament has 60 days to enact a law on the implementation of the two-thirds gender rule for elective positions. If it fails, it […]
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