Banking & Finance Laws, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, International Law, Issue No. 84 - Jan 2023, The Judiciary
January 02, 2023
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Fintech-driven financial inclusion and consumer protection: Kenya’s case study

Consumer protection has been entrenched in Article 46 of the Constitution which lays forth the rights of consumers including the right to the protection of consumers’ health, safety and economic interests (emphasis added), and gives Parliament the mandate of enacting comprehensive legislation on consumer protection.[1] To this end, the Consumer Protection Act provides for the […]

Constitutional Law, International Law, Issue No. 84 - Jan 2023
January 02, 2023
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Citation of 2022 ICJ jurist of the year award

This year, our distinguished Jurist has an intriguing reputation for pushing legal boundaries and challenging the status quo. This professional trait has earned him recognition nationally, regionally, and internationally. Our Jurist has earned a reputation for and contributed to Kenya’s transformative and innovative legal reforms through his legal prowess as a Human Rights Defender, Jurist, […]

Constitutional Law, International Law, Issue No. 83 | Dec 2022, Law Firm Management
December 31, 2022
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Statement by the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) regarding the conviction of Richard Naidu by the High Court of Fiji

The CLA is concerned over the invoking of criminal contempt for scandalizing the court, which has been repealed in many parts of the Commonwealth. In this regard, it has been accepted that prosecution for this contempt will deter comments on judicial errors or misconduct and will have a chilling effect on the freedom of speech […]

Constitutional Law, International Law, Issue No. 83 | Dec 2022
December 31, 2022
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The rise of illiberal legality (democratic decay) in Africa: Quest for an international constitutional court

~Ade-Ajayi, J.F.1992 Introduction Democracy can be defined as a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.1 Crucial to this study are three different theories of democracies, that is: elite theory which enunciates that masses are incapable of making rational decisions on major national issues; the pluralist theory which states that no […]

Constitutional Law, Issue No. 83 | Dec 2022, Trending News
December 30, 2022
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Is the position of the Prime Cabinet Secretary constitutional? an interrogation through the lens of the 2010 constitution

The debate seemed to have been ignited during the vetting of the respective Cabinet Secretaries in the National Assembly. While commenting on the same, the Honorable Speaker empathically with a voice of authority noted that the position and the nomination were done in conformity with the constitution. He specifically addressed himself as to Article 152 […]

Constitutional Law, Issue No. 83 | Dec 2022, The Judiciary
December 30, 2022
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Perceptions of judicial independence: a niggling concern

The Constitution of Kenya divided the Government into several branches principal amongst these being the legislature, the executive and the judiciary. The division is important because it gives specific powers to each branch and sets up a scheme of an arrangement called checks and balances. The essence of checks and balances is to make sure […]