Lucianna Thuo

Lucianna Thuo is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, a law lecturer and the Associate Dean at Kabarak University, School of Law, in Nakuru, Kenya. She holds a Master of Laws Degree in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa from the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa and a Diploma in Realising Human Rights through Criminal Law from Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland. She has served as Research Coordinator for the Judiciary Committee on Elections in Kenya and the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT). Her research interests include election law, disability rights, public international law, international humanitarian law and international human rights law.

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Road to repeat poll in Kenya: Is legislative amendment the cure?

Road to repeat poll in Kenya: Is legislative amendment the cure?

The unprecedented decision of the Supreme Court of Kenya (SCOK) to invalidate the presidential poll in August 2017 has received mixed reactions by the incumbent government and the opposition. The nullification of the result by the ...
Is the two-thirds gender rule discourse engendering double invisibility in public life for other vulnerable groups in Kenya?

Is the two-thirds gender rule discourse engendering double invisibility in public life for other vulnerable groups in Kenya?

It is asserted that an enduring democracy is one that secures the meaningful participation of youth, women, persons with disabilities, the elderly, minorities and other marginalised groups in public life and decision-making processes. ...