The true locus: Finality of presidential results and the national tallying centre

Society

The resource curse reimagined: Will the Dangote Lamu refinery empower local communities or institutionalise marginalisation?

AbstractBy Donald Nyongesa Lamu Old Town has stood on Kenya\'s northern coast for the better part of seven centuries, inscribed by UNESCO in 2001 as evidence that a Swahili trading culture coul...

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Society

The threshold of incitement hate speech law in Kenya and the question of whether it can work

A man in a red shirt climbs onto the flatbed truck. He is not a Member of Parliament. He is not yet anything. He wants to be something in 2027, and this is how one becomes something. He speak...

admin Sep 4, 2026 277 views

Society

A toast to integration or a hangover of distrust? Rwanda's alcohol ban and East Africa's harmonization dilemma

In his book, Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe notes that food is not just for eating, it is a symbol of wealth, power, and connection. He goes a great mile to demonstrate that indeed the highe...

admin Sep 4, 2026 363 views

Society

A farewell in excellence: Celebrating Miracle Okoth Okumu Mudeyi’s journey to Yale Law School

At The Platform for Law, Justice and Society, we have long understood that institutions are, at their core, the sum of the people who give themselves to their work with purpose, intellect, and q...

admin Aug 5, 2026 5,399 views

Society

Recovering its prophetic voice

Kenya is in political angst. Public confidence is at an all time low. Political violence is spreading. Youth frustration is growing. Those entrusted with leadership are detached from the dail...

admin Aug 5, 2026 523 views

Society

No African should be a stranger in Africa

Here is a fact that should embarrass every one of us: it is often easier for a European or American passport holder to travel around Africa than it is for Africans from many of our own countri...

admin Aug 5, 2026 338 views

Society

When a nation learns to stay home: The unfinished lesson of Saba Saba

There is an African proverb that says until the lion learns to write, every story will glorify the hunter. Saba Saba is one of the few chapters in Kenya\'s history where the lion found its voi...

admin Aug 5, 2026 307 views

Society

The Court of Appeal's decision in the NSSF litigation: A critical analysis of judicial error and accountability in Kenya

There are few institutional failures more damaging to the judiciary than delivering the correct legal analysis in response to the wrong dispute. Courts are expected to resolve difficult questi...

admin Jul 6, 2026 5,464 views

Society

Editorial Apology and Commitment to Compliance

The Platform for Law, Justice and Society acknowledges, with deep regret, the concerns raised by Mr Mwichigi Timothy Kamau regarding the publication of his image in the April 2026 edition. We ...

admin Jul 6, 2026 5,463 views