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Mombasa activist wins Goldman Prize

You Don't Want To Mess With An Angry Mother - NPR Kenyan Mother Wins Goldman Prize for Anti-Lead Protest After Her Own Breast Milk Made Baby Sick - Democracy Now East African Erin Brockovich' wins prize for closing polluting lead smelter...

War Memorial Hospital contravened Baby Jeremy’s rights – Nakuru Lawyer

The War Memorial Hospital that detained a child because his mother could not pay his medical bill went against his rights, a Lawyer has argued. The private hospital in Nakuru County detained a child named Jeremy for more than three...

Mt. Elgon leaders want TJRC report implemented

Leaders from Mt. Elgon region and the larger Bungoma County want the report of the Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) implemented. The leaders who met in Nakuru this week to agree on a long lasting peace formula said implementation...

What are the Rights of arrested persons in Kenya

The two year sentence conviction for Alan Wadi Okong'o aka Lieutenant Wadi for 'undermining the authority of President Uhuru', by Magistrate Ann Waguru brought into focus the rights of an arrested person since he lacked legal representation. According to the charge sheet,...

Internet and law in Kenya

The rise in the use of the internet in Kenya has increased the need to learn about the do's and dont's when engaging through the various social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, Linkedin and Instagram among others to...

High Court ruling shows Kenya has to resist the impulse to nullify its Constitutional gains

The idea that the process of making laws is messy has never been phrased in a catchier way than Otto von Bismarck’s oft quoted refrain “Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.” Kenyan’s got to...

The Constitution Guards Against Violation Of Human Rights

The respect for human rights is one of the basic postulates for an ideal society that acknowledges the right of all to search for happiness and advance the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people. The principles of human...

Abortion; Is The Right, right?

I walk into a room and my friends are in the middle of a very heated discussion on abortions and how the Kenya Constitution has a laudable stand as regards procuring abortions and while at it has not legalized...

To Dehumanize others is to Dehumanize Ourselves

We cannot violate another person’s humanity without violating our own. This realization led to the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the General Assembly on December 10, 1948. We marked 68 years this week since then,...

The New Constitution Offers Citizens Not Only Rights But Also Responsibilities

The New Constitution was promulgated on 27 August 2010. The image that is probably etched on most Kenyans’ minds from this period is the former president, Mwai Kibaki, holding the constitution up with a grin on his face with...

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