By Caleb Sadala All sovereign power belongs to the People.[i] All state officers act as trustees of the people when exercising state power. [ii] How then did the Supreme Court of Kenya in the 2022 Presidential Election Petition declare that the Chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) acts as a delegate of the Commi...

By Joshua Koome There are no magic words on paper. Like other people in the world, Kenyans must be determined enough to create the future they want. A future anchored on justice, good governance, and the rule of law, among other values, codified in Article 10 of the Constitution.[i] Big election losers will tell you that a scrutiny of the previous ...

By Gloria Adenyi 'The cock can feather the nest because he does not have to spend most of his time sitting on it'[i]. This saying is a metaphor of what happens exactly in our marriages. The cock being the husband, who goes to work every day leaving the wife in the nest to maintain and take care of the home and the children. This leaves the wife wit...

By Alexander Mutua For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish till death do us part…[i] The Ogentotos,[ii]were husband and wife who had acquired a piece of land and constructed their matrimonial home together with rentals in the parcel of land. However, in 2008 the marriage hit rock bottom and w...

By Elvis Mogesa The Supreme Court of Kenya is bestowed with different types of jurisdictions.[i] The appellate jurisdiction prescribed in Article 163(4)(a) has often proved to be a legal conundrum. The substance of this provision is that the Supreme Court shall listen to appeals from the Court of Appeal that are as of right involving the interpreta...