Levy Masinde Omuse* Introduction The case of R v Karisa Chengo was an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) arising from the judgment of the Court of Appeal sitting in Malindi.[1] This case stood the test of Kenya's judicial hierarchy having come all the way from the magistrate's court to the apex court of the land. The case raised su...

By Esther-Blessing Nasimiyu* Introduction Picture a campsite. The said camp is not the idyllic one you envisioned while crafting your bucket list and filling out the 'list of activities' section at the start of the year. Rather, I would like to draw your attention towards the sites in Kakuma and Dadaab, Kenya's refugee settlements.[i] One major fac...

 By Justice Richard Mwongo* Oh! Judiciary, Tears stall over closed eyelids Death Stings even if only one does fall A sister lost through the piercing blast of a gun Whilst parsing the law on duty's call by the hands of a murderous law enforcer, so oath; A brother lost through the skilled surgeon's run Of his blade seeking to save life and limb...

 Na Mheshimiwa Yusuf Shikanda* Mioyo yetu imejaa huzuni, ewe Mola tufariji, Huzuni ambayo ni ya kina, kisha ya kibinafsi, Tumepata pigo la ghafla, pigo lenye uzani, Majanja kasusia uzima, katuacha bila kwaheri, Ama kweli Maisha kigeugeu, hatima yake mauti, Buriani Gwiji Majanja, pumzika kwa amani. Maisha yetu yatakuwa tupu, katika mambo a...

By Mercy Jebaibai* "We find that the introduction of the Housing Levy amendment to Section 84 lacks a comprehensive legal framework in violation of Article 10 of the Constitution, that levy against persons in formal employment without justification is discriminatory and irrational,"[1]- Justice Majanja In the hallowed halls of Kenya's judiciary, Ju...