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Align Intergovernmental Relations Body With Current Devolution Needs
NAIROBI,Kenya – This month, Kenya will celebrate 14 years since the promulgation of its 2010 Constitution, a landmark…
Time For Kenya To Ratify The Convention On Enforced Disappearances
NAIROBI,Kenya – The past few weeks we have witnessed peaceful protests commenced in Kenya, where the citizenry, ‘The…
After The Finance Bill,What Are The Implications Of Assenting To The Appropriations Bill
NAIROBI,Kenya – Following the Gen Z’s remarkable victory in compelling the government to halt 346 billion in tax…
The Power and Necessity of Effective Public Participation
NAIROBI,Kenya – The preamble to the Constitution of Kenya 2010 starts with the empowering words, “We the People.”…
A Call For Accountability, Return To Constitutionalism And Cessation Of Violations
Joint statement by the human rights community in Kenya on the state of the nation following protests on…
Human Rights-Based Guidelines on the Deployment of the Kenya Defence Forces in the Context of Protests in Kenya
NAIROBI,Kenya: Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ Kenya) and Amnesty International Kenya have released this statement…
Command and Individual Responsibility in Law Enforcement: Lessons for Kenyan Police
NAIROBI, Kenya – The doctrine of command responsibility, rooted in international humanitarian law, holds that both police/military and…
How Public Demonstrations Will Change If Proposed New Law Is Passed
NAIROBI,Kenya – Since the colonial era, the right to protest, assemble, picket, or meet as a group advocating…
Kenyans Demand Accountability And Transparency Amid Tax Burden
NAIROBI,Kenya – In the web of Kenya’s fiscal policies lies a troubling trend – a government seemingly fixated…
Why Elite-Driven Reforms Pose Threat To Transformative Constitution
NAIROBI,Kenya – Kenya is currently in the midst of yet another constitutional change moment, prompted by the National…