Category: Politics
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Man Ahead of His Time
Lately, Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi’s favorite phrase is Enterprise Kenya, speaking on the need for the country to not merely survive but prosper and satisfactorily fulfil its obligations to its people. But don’t get it twisted. The man who can readily talk shop and drown you in jargon owes his roots to the deepest trenches of…
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From Speaker to Spokesman
Justin Bedan Njoka Muturi believes the big ideas have always been there, and will always be there. To Muturi, what’s lacking in Kenya’s governance is discipline and order. Yes, I know. The Speaker wants to bring order! In this deep-dive on Muturi’s life and times, journalist and Debunk Media’s Editor-in-Chief Isaac Otidi Amuke revisits his…
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Part 2: The BBI Court of Appeal Slam Dunk
Whereas the concept of the Basic Structure Doctrine is not new in Kenya, this was the first time that the appellate court was met with the concept. In this regard, two questions were posed to the Court of Appeal. First, does the Basic Structure Doctrine apply in Kenya, and if yes, what forms the Basic…
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Part 1: The BBI Court of Appeal Slam Dunk
In BBI 2, these passive virtues were raised by the Appellants in a bid to overturn the BBI 1 by the High Court. The Appellants argued that the questions raised in BB1 were political questions and unripe for determination. Put differently, the appellants argued that the questions posed in BBI were better left for the…
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The Lessons We Missed in Matungu and Kabuchai
The role of the police during elections is to safeguard the right to vote by providing security to voters and guarding ballots. History has however shown that the police are occasionally misused to either interfere with or prevent voters from voting. During the President Daniel arap Moi era, the police and provincial administration were used…
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Stutchbury’s Slaying is Deja Vu for Environmental Crimes in Kenya
Stutchbury’s murder has shaken the conservation world, and understandably so because since time immemorial, Kenya has stayed on the wrong side of this fight.
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Kenya’s Debt Trap
It goes without saying that development institutions and aid agencies are here to stay, and their business is to keep loaning and giving grants. This will carry on despite the fact that loans and grants may not be used for the intended purposes. At the same time, African governments will continue insisting on their financial…
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Human Rights In The Time Of Covid-19
The unprecedented virus leaves us with several questions including whether we are supposed to talk of human rights when confronted with a pandemic
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Pass the Dutchie: Legalize It, Don’t Criminalize It
Despite this global melodrama, Marijuana remains firmly rooted, its production and consumption neither dropping nor stopping.
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Unpacking The Basic Structure Doctrine
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.