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When the gavel follows the commander’s whistle: A spotlight on civilian trials in military Courts

A military court is empowered to determine the guilt of members of the armed forces subject to military law. In the military A military court, also known as a court-martial, is a specialized j...

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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...

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Starved of justice: Financial strangulation of courts and the rule of law in East Africa

In recent years, threats to judicial independence in East Africa have evolved from overt executive interference and political persecution to more subtle, systemic forms of control such as judi...

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Say his Name: When police cells become coffins and speaking the truth becomes a death sentence in Kenya

On the afternoon of June 7, 2025, Albert Ojwang was arrested while having lunch with his wife and young son in their village in Kakoth, Homa Bay County. He was 31 years old, a father, a husban...

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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...

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Militarizing justice: The prosecution of civilians and the shrinking of civic space in Uganda

The growing use of military courts to prosecute civilians in Uganda raises urgent concerns about judicial overreach, authoritarian entrenchment, and the erosion of democratic protections natio...

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Law as weapon: A study of criminal justice suppression of Civic Space in the East Africa Community

In the recent past and also in the present, there has been an increasing concern over the reaction of governments to dissenting voices and opposition. Governments throughout the East African C...

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Queen of Quiet Terror: Samia Suluhu’s Media Mirage, Secret Cells, and Tanzania’s Rule-of Law Rupture

This article critically examines the worsening human rights situation in Tanzania under President Samia Suluhu Hassan by focusing on the suppression of dissent, erosion of civil liberties, enforce...

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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...

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Monitoring and evaluation of legislation in Kenya: The need to be Deliberate

The Constitution of Kenya, 2010 propagates several principles and ideals including; transparency, access to information and accountability. In essence these principles are akin to taking responsib...

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Message from the East African Civil Society Organisations Forum-(EACSOF)-Kenya Chapter

Cabinet Secretary Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Republic of Kenya Dear Sir, I have taken the liberty to write this open letter following your interview with the Citizen Television on Tuesday, 20...

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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...

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