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Our freedom heroes and heroines deserve appreciation

Why there is an urgent need for the State to investigate the welfare of the first and second liberation heroes and heroines in Kenya

January 27, 2023

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Let’s recall some great men, who’ve been

Fighting for our rights

Let’s recall some great men, who’ve been

Fighting for our rights

Let’s recall some great men,

Who have been fighting for our rights

Let’s recall some great men, who’ve been

fighting for our rights

Recall them, recall them

-Burning Spear-

‘Perhaps you and I have lived with this miracle too long to be properly appreciative. Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction..

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Jerameel Kevins Odhiambo Owuor

He is a law student at University of Nairobi, Parklands Campus.

on Jan 24, 2023

The specialist courts are not lesser

on Jan 20, 2023

Time to rethink strategies for combating

on Jan 20, 2023

The Village Clod

Our February Issue is Out!

Read on Business, Technology, Climate Change, International Law, Ukraine-Russia war and more

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CONSTITUTIONALMATTERS

Constitutional Law , Family Law , Issue No. 85 - Feb 2023
Equality in marriage and the limits of transformative constitutionalism: The Kenyan Supreme Court’s judgment in Ogentoto vs Ogentoto

The roots of the controversy lie in the patriarchal structures of our world.

Constitutional Law , International Law , Issue No. 85 - Feb 2023 , Social Justice Advocacy
Of two-thirds gender rule and Supreme Court composition: A commentary on the Court of Appeal decision in Civil Appeal No

The gender principle passed in the 2010 Constitution was an unintended consequence of

HEALTH& LAW

Constitutional Law , Issue No. 84 - Jan 2023 , Medical Law
The unceasing ambiguity surrounding the right to abortion in Kenya

The constitutional provision of the Right to Abortion is envisaged in Article 26

Issue No. 83 | Dec 2022 , Medical Law
Will win-win win? Opening Pandora’s box of f MRI vis-a-vis mediation dispute resolution in Kenya

Mediation is one of the dispute resolution mechanisms in the scope of Alternative

International Law

PRESS RELEASE – EAC OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES THE VERIFICATION MISSION TO ASSESS SOMALIA’S READINESS TO JOIN THE COMMUNITY

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 25th January, 2023: The East African Community (EAC) has today officially launched the verification mission to assess the Federal Republic of Somalia’s readiness to join the Community.

By The Platform / on Feb 5, 2023

EAC SECRETARIAT

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EAC OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES THE VERIFICATION MISSION TO ASSESS SOMALIA’S READINESS TO JOIN THE COMMUNITY

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The verification team comprising of experts from the EAC Partner States shall be in Somalia from 25th January to 3rd February, 2023, to establish the country’s level of conformity with the criteria for admitting foreign countries as provided in the Treaty for the establishment of the EAC.

Speaking during the official launch, EAC Secretary General Hon (Dr.) Peter Mathuki disclosed that the technical team in Mogadishu will engage Somalia to ensure that the verification was finalized and a report completed in time.

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Data privacy litigation: Analysing the inaugural determination of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) in Allen Gichuhi v Ambrose Waigwa ODPC Complaint No. 677 of 2022

The undelivered promise of electoral justice by the Constitution of Kenya, 2010:

Now and not later: Why we urgently need A 5G policy in Kenya

Judges of Specialised Courts Deserve Equal Treatment

JUDICIARYMATTERS

Issue No. 85 - Feb 2023 , Opinions , The Judiciary
Judges of Specialised Courts Deserve Equal Treatment

The 2010 Constitution sought to re-imagine our judicial system by establishing specialized courts

Headlines , Issue No. 85 - Feb 2023 , Opinions , The Judiciary
The specialist courts are not lesser temples of justice

The recent judicial appointments to the Court of Appeal by the President, upon

SOCIAL JUSTICEISSUES

Elections Law , Issue No. 85 - Feb 2023 , Social Justice Advocacy
The undelivered promise of electoral justice by the Constitution of Kenya, 2010:

Background information and possible reforms Since we attained self-independence as a nation in

Human Rights , Issue No. 85 - Feb 2023 , Social Justice Advocacy , Trending News
Statement regarding the death of Thulani Maseko, Eswatini

Thulani was gunned down by masked gunmen in his home in Eswatini whilst

Global Issues

International affairs, Leadership & Events

International Law , Issue No. 85 - Feb 2023
PRESS RELEASE – EAC OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES THE VERIFICATION MISSION TO ASSESS SOMALIA’S READINESS TO JOIN THE COMMUNITY

EAC SECRETARIAT ISO 9001:2015 Certified PRESS RELEASE EAC OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES THE VERIFICATION MISSION TO ASSESS

Alternative Dispute Resolution , Issue No. 83 | Dec 2022 , Sports Law
The fallacy of ‘toothlessness’ at the Sports Disputes Tribunal: a comprehensive analysis of the tribunal’s far-reaching jurisdiction

Preliminarily, it is important that Kenyan legal scholars note that the Sports Disputes

Commercial Law , Issue No. 85 - Feb 2023 , Transport & Logistics Law
Is the Kenyan Sale of Goods Act outdated for modern commercial transactions? A reform proposal

However, the act has not undergone any significant amendments, as is the case

Intellectual Property Law , Issue No. 85 - Feb 2023 , Technology Law
Data privacy litigation: Analysing the inaugural determination of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) in Allen Gichuhi v

The ODPC is a regulatory office established pursuant to Section 5 of the Act.[1] The ODPC

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