Were the Kenyan Presidential Elections, 2017 a true reflection of the electorate’s will? An interrogation of the answer given by the Supreme Court of Kenya
The determination on the exercise and protection of the electorate’s political rights was before the bench in the ...
The Kenyan Supreme Court Overturns Presidential Election Results: Of Forms 34As, Bs and Cs
On 8 August 2017, Kenya held her second General Election under the 2010 Constitution. This was the first time an ...
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 ...
The Fulcrum for the Invalidation of Kenya’s 2017 Presidential Election: Section 83 of the Elections Act
As earlier reported on the blog, the Supreme Court of Kenya (“the Court”) made history on 1 September 2017 by ...
The Supreme Court of Kenya Has Ordered a Fresh Election. But What Does That Mean?
As reported in an earlier blog post, on 1st September 2017, the Supreme Court of Kenya annulled the result of the ...
Historic Judgment: Kenya’s Presidential Election Declared Null and Void and Fresh Election Ordered
In an unprecedented turn of events, the Supreme Court of Kenya yesterday, in a 4-2 majority opinion, declared that ...
The Kenyan Election: An Insight into the Effectiveness of Constitutional Guarantees
Kenya held its general elections two days ago, after a period of aggressive political campaigning. This election, ...
What does a Free and Fair Election mean for Kenyans?
Kenyans go to the polls to elect their leaders today, the 8th of August 2017. There are six elective posts that ...
Kenya Enacts Contempt of Court Act to Uphold the Right to a Fair Trial
For a long time, the law on contempt of court in Kenya was outdated and quite unsatisfactory. However, Kenya ...
The Devil’s in the Dictum: the Kenyan Court of Appeal Wishes Away the Inviolability of the Right to Hold a Religious Belief
High school students subscribing to the Seventh Day Adventist faith have cause for celebration. In Seventh Day ...
A Win For The Freedom Of Expression In Kenya: Criminal Libel Is Unconstitutional
The Kenyan High court has, in a recent decision, struck a blow for freedom of expression. The case, Jacqueline ...
Lifting the Veil on Enforced Disappearances and Extrajudicial Killings in Kenya
Kenya has experienced an upsurge in cases of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings over the last five ...
