Praise to the Kenyan judiciary for its commitment to enhancing access to justice for all

As it stands now, plans are underway to roll out similar courts throughout the country, starting with Nairobi, with a particular focus on informal settlements, particularly Kasarani and Embakasi. What does this mean for Kenyans when it comes to matters to do with access to justice? It can only mean one thing: the Judiciary’s commitment […]

Do we have enough laws and enforcement methods in place to curb domestic violence? A commentary

This article seeks to outline different types of domestic violence and their effects. It also challenges some practices that have been taken to be solutions to the vice. It suggests that apart from dealing with violence matters under the Judiciary, a government department should be set aside to provide support to domestic violence victims. As […]

Go hard or go home; a call for the re-examination of the death penalty rule in Kenya

After long court proceedings, the matter was recently settled where Leliman was sentenced to death while the other two police officers were sentenced to a term of 20 to 30 years in prison. 1.0.        Introduction Until the recent ruling of the Willie Kimani case, many Kenyans had forgotten or were unaware of the existence of […]

“The struggle of memory against forgetting”: The Kenyan Supreme Court’s judgment on transitional justice

The facts of the case went back to 1992. They related to State violence against a set of protesters, collectively referred to as “mothers of political prisoners” (the reference is self-explanatory), and who were the Appellants before the Supreme Court. Appellants submitted that for a period of many months in 1992, they were subjected to […]