Polluter Pays Principle; a Critical Analysis- Cynthia Bondi
Kenya has come a long way from Courts dismissing the late Wangari Maathai’s stance against the construction of the tallest skyscraper in the middle of Nairobi’s green space, Uhuru Park owing to her failure to prove locus standi. Article 70 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 eliminated the locus standi hurdle and enabled individuals to seek redress on environmental matters in the interest of public good.
The Absolute Nature of the Right to Legal Representation and Limitation of Human Right in the Context of Public Order (State Curfew) 2020- Maina Nyabuti
In a bid to fight the spread of the Corona Virus pandemic, Kenya’s president announced a curfew. The curfew was subsequently published in the Kenya gazette. Substantially, the curfew limits the movement of the people from 7pm to 5am. However, it exempts the essential services, personnel or workersfrom the curfew.
Cyber Security in the 21st Century, A Kenyan Perspective- Alphayo Ongeri Wycliffe
Cyber security is a contemporary concern within any organization and government that takes the security of its data and stakeholders seriously. Governments all over the world are concerned with creating an unpenetratable firewall to safeguard their data. The risk has increased significantly with the ever demanding adoption of technology in all sectors of the economic, social and political spheres of life.
Lucky Kienga Speaks To The Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) of Kenya
Kenya has been a country in constant search of the Nations. Taking a journey down memory lane, the past portrays a picture of a country that is continuously at war with itself. Our democracy has been sacrificed at the altar of electoral violence and fraud, while the economy has been hijacked by shifter-bandits who run the country from the shadows and who suck it like nectar.
Discretion Prestige- a Body of Benchers; looking Nigeria- Brian Onyango
In Kenya, the Legal Education Act No 27 of 2012 provides for regulative mechanisms for legal education and training while the Advocates Act No 18 of 1989 regulates admission to the roll of advocates as well as practice as such. Under the Kenyan law, one has to pass a Four years’ undergraduate program, attend further training at the Kenya School of Law, sit for and pass the Bar Examination set and administered by the Council of Legal Education, attend at least 6 months’ pupillage under an authorized legal practitioner and thereafter petition the Chief Justice for Admission to the Roll of Advocates.
The Defence of Statutory Rape Under the Kenyan Sexual Offences Act: Is the Boy-Child Under Seige?- Faith Nasimiyu
It is imperative to note that Section 8 of the Sexual Offences Act does not distinguish between a girl and a boy. It unmistakably mentions “a person” and not a boy or girl. In essence therefore, the law is not biased rather its application is what may be discriminatory.
Deposit Insurance in Kenya and the Need for Reforms- Adier Stephen
Of utmost concern in the recent collapse of several
financial institutions is the impact that the said collapse has had on
customers, depositors, creditors among others. These events in the banking
industry have indeed been a reason enough to pause and re-think the current
financial regulatory. The legal framework governing deposit insurance is one such regulatory approach. Deposit insurance is intended to play the central role of encouraging savings and promoting the stability of the financial system of the country.
Risk Factors That Predispose Children To Crime
INTRODUCTION “It is better to build strong men than to repair broken men.”A child’s upbringing is a multidimensional approach that involves the family, immediate community members, school and church, listing but the least. Each of the aforementioned contributes extensively to the proper upbringing of a child. Januz Korczak in his works further said, “Children are […]
