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When law becomes the weapon: Unmasking extra judicial killings and the struggle for justice in Kenya

Abstract  Extra-judicial killings in Kenya have long represented a grave contradiction between the constitutional promise of justice and the reality of impunity. This article not only exa...

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Shield and Torch: Remembering Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee and the demands of Constitutional loyalty

IntroductionFriends, colleagues, citizens, and custodians of our Republic’s conscience.1 I thank you all for joining us today as we remember and honour our great patriot, Pheroze Nowrojee. I...

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Justice Bahati Mwamuye in the ‘legal emergency room’: Protecting the Constitution through conservatory orders

 When democracy is threatened, and state suppression reigns supreme, progressive judges either emerge and arrest the decline, or disastrous judges take charge and embark on a frolic of th...

admin Dec 4, 2025 161 views

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Justice Enock Chacha Mwita’s Haiti Judgment: A defining chapter in the story of Kenya’s Constitution

Have you ever wondered what happens when a nation\'s goodwill clashes with its own laws? Picture Haiti, a Caribbean island ravaged by gang warfare, where daily life is a battle for survival, a...

admin Nov 3, 2025 251 views

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Justice Enock Chacha Mwita: The silent sentinel of justice and constitutional order

 Hon. Justice Enock Chacha Mwita, elevated to Kenya’s High Court in 2014, stands as a central figure in the nation’s post 2010 constitutional era, embodying an unwavering commitment to...

admin Nov 3, 2025 323 views

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The Sacred Calling of Judging: Reflections on Justice Oagile Bethuel Key Dingake’s Jurisprudential Philosophy

Being a judge is not a job; it is a calling. Being appointed a judge is akin to priesthood. Today, the idea that judgeship is akin to priesthood subsists because of the belief that judges epitomize ri...

admin Nov 3, 2025 213 views

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The Judiciary as the convenient villain: State narratives, accountability, and the rule of law in Kenya

The judiciary in Kenya, enshrined under Article 160 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010,1 serves as a foundational pillar of democratic governance, entrusted with upholding the rule of law, safe...

admin Oct 2, 2025 324 views

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Democratizing policing in Kenya: Are we “Waiting for Godot”?

In the play “Waiting for Godot” the Irish playwright Samuel Beckett tells the story of Vladimir (Didi) and Estragon (Gogo).1 The two characters spend endless days waiting for someone nam...

admin Oct 2, 2025 273 views

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Decisional independence or immunity? Testing the blanket-bar claim against law, practice, and principle

 Certain phrases need no Trump to pack a punch. They enjoy such universal assent and emotional pull among the great and good to crash, however muted, any scepticism. Perhaps even more tha...

admin Sep 2, 2025 286 views