BY PAYTON MATHAU Like the documentary series âLost Faces of the Bibleâ, they have become the lost faces of Kenya. Only that unlike in the documentary, their disappearance left no trace, at least none that is visible or overt. They are blogger Bogonko Bosire and Albert Muriuki who deputised Abdikadir Mohammed as President Uhuru Kenyattaâs adviser on legal and constitutional affairs at State House. In case they are alive, where are they? If not, will their bodies ever be found? Were they victims of the forced disappearances like the ones former Special Rapporteur Philip Alston found out after the 2007/08…
Author: NLM Correspondent
BY TIM KAMAU NGOTHO Those who aspire to be lawyers will need to re-think and clarify their vision before, during and after the original choice. More specifically, there will be career choices at four main stages of the journey: high school, specialisation decision, mid-career switch, and during a career crisis. The depth of information and understanding required increases from one stage to next. In high school or immediately after, career choice is a major decision. The choice to study law leads to another big one: which university? Until 1992, there was only one university in Kenya â the University of…
BY KENYATTA OTIENO A day is a very long time in politics. This phrase is too much for a social engagement christened âthe dirty gameâ. Boys love games that make them dirty, and they say inside every man is a boy yearning for toys and power. This could be the reason politics is more attractive to men than ladies, who prefer the cleaner, neater games from an early age. In the Kenyan political scene, things are getting dirty as the honeymoon seems to be ending in the Jubilee Alliance. After the surprise push to fight corruption in his State of…
BY HERMAN OMITI On February 20, 2015, the Law Society of Kenya indicated through a newspaper report (Daily Nation, P.15) that it had sought information from the Capital Markets Authority regarding undercutting by Advocates. The LSK reported that some of the areas majorly affected by undercutting included bonds, rights issues, IPOs, mergers, banks and also government offices. According to the LSK, the information sought should lead to the arrest and prosecution of the lawyers involved in the âmalpractice.â The society indicated that there have been numerous complaints on the matter, prompting them to take action. In what would be seen…
BY NDUNGâU WAINAINA It is the two-year anniversary of Kenyaâs devolved system of governance after the first General Elections under new Constitution in March 2013. It has been two years of phenomenal challenges and opportunities, which always associated with any transitional phase of governance systems. It is not unique to Kenya, especially after more than 50 years of highly centralised authoritarianism and skewed economic development. There are a lot of lessons, as well as contesting narratives. How do we address the challenges encountered so far, and turn them into opportunities to continuously support the building of effective county governments to…
BY BEVERLINE ONGARO The administration of bail and bond by courts and police officers is a crucial procedure in the Kenyan criminal justice system. At the fulcrum of bail and bond administration is the need to balance adherence to the Constitutional right of an arrested or accused person to bail, the rights of the victims of crimes and the public interest for safety by keeping away persons deemed to be a threat to safety via denying them bail. But attaining a balance of these rights and interests has been challenging when one considers the general administration of bail and bond.…