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Women Representatives in the National Assembly: The Constitutionality of a male Candidate.

Women Representatives in the National Assembly: The Constitutionality of a male Candidate.

If elections were to be held today then radio personality Maina Kageni will finish third behind Esther Passaris and Rachael Shebesh according to an opinion poll by Trends and Insights…

July 7, 2017July 7, 2017
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Registration of Customary Marriages: 100 Years after R Vs Amkeyo

Registration of Customary Marriages: 100 Years after R Vs Amkeyo

In 1917 a man was convicted for the charge of being in possession of stolen property. His conviction was effected based on the evidence his wife gave claiming that she…

June 23, 2017
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Gibraltar: UK, Spain and the EU

Gibraltar: UK, Spain and the EU

“Thirty-five years ago this week, another woman prime minister sent a task force halfway across the world to defend the freedom of another small group of British people against another…

April 7, 2017April 18, 2017
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The Sabbath and the Law: Fostering the right of worship

The Sabbath and the Law: Fostering the right of worship

In 2016 during the vetting for the post of Chief Justice by the Judicial Service Commission, Court of Appeals judge David Maraga (as he then was) surprised many by stating…

March 17, 2017March 17, 2017
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The Makonde Community: The 43rd tribe of Kenya

The Makonde Community: The 43rd tribe of Kenya

The Makonde Community was on 1st of February 2017 recognised as the 43rd tribe of the peoples of Kenya. “Today we officially welcome our new community who from today will…

February 9, 2017February 10, 2017
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“The President of the Embassy of The Gambia in Senegal.”

“The President of the Embassy of The Gambia in Senegal.”

As I am writing  Senegalese troops are already in The Gambia as part of The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in an effort to support Adama Barrow the…

January 22, 2017
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The myth that is the electronic voting system in Kenya

The myth that is the electronic voting system in Kenya

Last week Kenya’s Senate passed the Election laws (amendment) bill 2016 less than a fortnight after a the National Assembly passed the same amidst protest from the opposition who complained…

January 14, 2017
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Persona Non Grata: The art of diplomatic expulsion

Persona Non Grata: The art of diplomatic expulsion

Thanks to a friend of mine in Kampala, Uganda I was able to get a copy and read through the Joint Analysis Report (JAR) shortly after its public release. Prepared…

January 3, 2017
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Will the new law on use of VAR kill the beautiful game?

Will the new law on use of VAR kill the beautiful game?

Enrique Carceres kissed the whistle and temporarily ruined Crisitiano Ronaldo’s  trademark celebration after scoring past Club America’s goal keeper in injury time at the Club World Cup in Tokyo Japan.…

December 28, 2016
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The Last King of Rwenzururu?

The Last King of Rwenzururu?

In the past few weeks I have been planning my December holidays with some of my friends to hike the amazing Rwenzori Mountains from 28th of December for 8 days…

December 7, 2016December 7, 2016
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Human Rights International Law

Asylum seeker, refugee, and immigrant

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Defending Civic Space

The right not to be subjected to medical experimentation

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Can the African Union travel advisories in reciprocity?

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Human Rights

Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery

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CRB TO LIST DIRECTORS AND KEY SHAREHOLDERS

The names of directors and key shareholders of companies whose loans are non perfoming will now be listed with Credit Reference Bureaus. This is according to the new proposed CRB…

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What is Immunity?

Wikipedia defines immunity as ‘…a doctrine of international law that allows an accused to avoid prosecution for criminal offences.’ It goes ahead and divides immunity into two types, i.e.: functional…

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Law review

Why You Need to Lodge a Caveat on Your Land

"The land is the only thing in the world worth working for, worth fighting for, worth dying for, because it’s the only thing that lasts". The above quotation reflects the…

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Law review

Right to Privacy is Fundamental

The right to privacy, I believe, protects the dignity of a person. “the right of people to make personal decisions regarding intimate matters; under the Common Law, the right of…

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