
Governors, Beware! Of Upright and Conniving MCAs
“Authority assigned to a State officer is a public trust…” Article 73 (1) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 Since the county-assembly-impeachment of Meru Governor

“Authority assigned to a State officer is a public trust…” Article 73 (1) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 Since the county-assembly-impeachment of Meru Governor

“Imagine a lawyer or doctor with dreadlocks.” – Peter Kaluma, MP Homa Bay Town Constituency. What is hard to imagine is how and why in the

Football or soccer is a strange sport. Put two teams of eleven each and a ball on a pitch, get a few people to watch

Since the commencement of the 13th Kenyan Parliament, it has been raining constitutional amendment bills. The hangover from the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) constitutional review (mis)adventure seems not to have dissipated. Parliamentarians, both rookies (trying to make their dramatic legislative debuts) and seasoned (trying to flex to rookies) have swiftly suggested amendments. Not in censure – because this is part of their mandate – the suggestions, whether valid or not, seem not well thought out.

“There is no handbook for incoming first ladies… It’s not technically a job, nor is it an official government title. It comes with no salary

The Constitution of Kenya 2010 provides any Kenyan with the right to propose its rehabilitation. This may be through a parliamentary or a Wanjiku-driven (popular)

It must be remembered that vying to be a mheshimiwa is a political right secured under the CoK 2010 (Article 38). As has been shown above, less than four per cent (4%) of Kenyans have university degrees. This number is not expected to exponentially rise in the near future, considering the rising cost of university education.

Despite this global melodrama, Marijuana remains firmly rooted, its production and consumption neither dropping nor stopping.

Ever since 13 of May 2021, when the Constitutional and Human Rights Division of Kenya’s High Court delivered the consolidated judgment to Petition No. E282 of 2020, the Basic Structure Doctrine (BSD) has become a shibboleth of sorts.

There are those who think that the judiciary should restrain and avoid getting into political tussles, even when invoked.