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Extra-judicial killings in Kenya: A threat to Constitutionalism, the Rule of Law, and national image

Kenya has long struggled with the menace of extra-judicial killings, a persistent issue that undermines the country\'s constitutional democracy, the rule of law, and its international reputat...

admin Jul 2, 2025 124 views

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25th June – Gen Z: What can virtue do in the face of brute force?

Today’s demonstrations commemorate Kenya\'s Generation Z public outrage over the proposed Finance Bill 2024. The youth meet the promised brute force with the epitaph, “In Loving Memory o...

admin Jul 2, 2025 87 views

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Where power violates: Sexual violence as a tool of political control

Much of the world has historically viewed Kenya as an island of peace and economic potential in a roiling sea of stateless chaos, genocide, dictatorships, child soldiers, and decades-long civi...

admin Jul 2, 2025 64 views

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The State of Rule of Law and Human Rights in East Africa

The East African region, comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda, has long been a focal point for discussions on governance, democracy, and human rights. Despite being...

admin Jun 2, 2025 171 views

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Presumed innocent, treated as guilty: The forgotten crisis of remand centres in Kenya

Remand centres are intended to serve as temporary holding facilities for individuals awaiting trial, people who, in law and in principle, are still presumed innocent. The Kenyan legal framework, g...

admin Jun 2, 2025 170 views

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Standing on the shoulders of giants: A glimpse of my HRDA experience

On the 10th of December 2024, I graduated from the University of Pretoria (UP), Centre for Human Rights in South Africa (SA) with a Master of Laws, specializing in Human Rights and Democratiza...

admin Feb 4, 2025 355 views

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Whispers in the void? The hidden crisis of enforced disappearances undermining Kenya's commitment to human rights and justice

The issue of enforced disappearances in Kenya represents a profound crisis that echoes through the very fabric of society, casting a long shadow over the nation’s commi...

admin Feb 4, 2025 243 views

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The Imperative of a Peaceful Resolution to the Rwanda- DR Congo Conflict

The protracted conflict between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the most complex and devastating disputes in modern African history. Rooted in colonial legacies, ethnic ten...

admin Feb 4, 2025 230 views

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The Supreme Court of Kenya’s contribution to human rights protection: progressive or retrogressive? A critical inquiry

At the apex of the judicial architecture of Kenya’s transformative charter, is the Supreme Court. A jurisprudential yardstick. Key among its obligations, is the protection of human rights an...

admin Dec 30, 2024 260 views