CJ Willy Mutunga has created a new post of Chief of Staff in the Judiciary and named Duncan Okello to be the first holder of the office. Okello will be responsible for coordinating relations with government department, private sector and NGOs. He will also act as the ombudsman and will receive co

Atunga Atuti O. J says the National Security Intelligence Service Bill is a dangerous piece of legislation. The draft law is opaque and does not resonate with the new constitution as it does not present much progression in tandem with the new constitution. The Bill negates the gains made and days

A TJRC sitting in Eldoret heard that inequitable sharing of natural resources including land and power struggles are the causes of post poll chaos. Political and religious leaders criticised previous and current governments for failing to resolve historical land injustices against indegenous comm

A petition seeking to compel the government to pay CIC members has been dismissed. A panel of three High Court judges ruled that the petition raised no constitutional issue and was premature. Lawyer Kerosi Ondieki lodged the petition because his rights and those of the public had been allegedly v

Cooperative Minister Joseph Nyaga has dismissed as unattainable a requirement that the country elects at least a third of either gender to parliament. He said history has shown that the nation cannot achieve this constitutional requirement. Nyaga therefore wants parliament to approve the constitu

IIEC and the UN have challenged journalists to be agents for peaceful, free and fair elections. The two bodies raised concern that the media was among institutions accused of playing a role in the 2007/8 PEV. This was emphasized by the fact that a journalist is among the six suspects facing the I

Musalia Mudavadi has said MPs will prioritize devolution Bills when they resume sittings on October 11th. He said devolution was an important part of the new constitution and urged the MPs to be careful when debating the Bills.

Rift valley Deputy PC Wanyama Musiambo met with security teams in Eldoret to discuss alleged witness threats against the familiy of an ICC witness in Nandi County. Musiambo said police were handling two assault cases involving the father and a brother of the witness.