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Archives for November 2013

Professor William Robert Ochieng’: Ngugi is a tribalist,Taban a con and Mazrui overrated

November 30, 2013

A man who suffers no fools gladly, he was impatient throughout the interview and had no kind words for Ali Mazrui, Ngugi wa Thiong’o and Taban Lo Liyong, writers that he has consistently fought in the media since the 1970s. Yet his physical demeanour belies his combative nature. The 70-year-old professor now walks slowly, supporting […]

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From Lancaster House 1963 to Democracy in Peril, 2013.

November 30, 2013

By Njonjo Mue In 1963 a delegation of Kenyan politicians from across the political divide gathered in Lancaster House to negotiate the country’s independence constitution. There was a long stand-off between KANU and KADU with the former favouring a centralized system of governance and the latter favouring a decentralized Majimbo system. Exhausted at the slow […]

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Civil society protests nomination of IEBC Chair Isaak Hassan for Elections Award

November 29, 2013

Following the nomination of Isaak Hassan for an Electoral Resolution and Conflict Award, Kenya’s civil society organizations penned a protest note to the International Centre for Policy Studies, a UK based electoral and policy body disapproving the nomination owing to the conduct of  the IEBC Chairman and the the elections body during the last general […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: elections

Kiambu County Assembly member charged in court with Rape

November 29, 2013

Jackson Njuguna Karanja was today arraigned before Resident Magistrate Stella Nekesa Televa in Thika charged with the rape and indecent assault. Karanja who was nominated by Kiambu County Governor William Kabogo now risks loosing his seat because of the offense, which carries punitive penalty, including death, if found guilty.  The 35 year old former Ruiru […]

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President FIRES Ahmednassir, 5 other JSC commissioners

November 29, 2013

President Uhuru Kenyatta today suspended 6 Judicial Service Commissioners among them prominent city lawyer Ahmednasir Abdulahi. Others shown the door includes Rev Kobia, Justice Mohamed Warsame, Prof Christine Mango, Emily  Ominde, and Florence Mwangangi. But the president is now being accused of appointing political activists to investigate the conduct of the suspended JSC officials. The […]

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Amina Mohammed: ‘The ICC has been telling us that our president and his deputy are mere suspects’

November 29, 2013

The celebratory mood inside government seems to be at its all time high. A country’s new diplomacy has forced the ‘world’ to bend its rules, procedures and judicial language. At the ICC, Kenya forced a raft of changes which hopefully inches closer to letting President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy William Ruto off the hook. Little […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ICC

ICC States Parties final resolution Adopts Excusal, Video technology on Kenyan cases

November 29, 2013

On 28 November 2013 the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (“the Assembly”) concluded its twelfth session in The Hague. The Assembly adopted eight resolutions by consensus: on the 2014 budget, on permanent premises, on cooperation, on complementarity, on victims and affected communities, on the establishment of the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ICC

President Kibaki to give public lecture at the University of Nairobi

November 29, 2013

Former President  Mwai Kibaki will next week give a public lecture at the University of Nairobi Main Campus. The lecture will be at Taifa Hall with the theme Kenya@50: Of Hindsight, Insight and Foresight and is part of the Kenya at 50 celebrations. President Kibaki has taken a low profile since leaving the presidency. He last spoke […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Mwai Kibaki, Nairobi

photo: ‘Star Newspaper’ Error of the year: Multi billion Rail project a Raila project!

November 29, 2013

The Star Newspaper has made 2013 most glaring editorial error, surpassing Daily Nation. In today’s issue, the paper’s headline indicates President Uhuru’s pet project – the standard gauge railway – is a Raila project! See below!   Daily Nation also recently mis-identified current First Lady Margaret Kenyatta as Margaret Kibaki! LOL!  

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Raila Odinga

Maina Kiai’s outrage with Nation Newspaper: Media and Human rights tied together

November 29, 2013

The Daily Nation appears to suggest in its editorial titled “NGO’s role in Africa Vital” (November 27) that repressing non-governmental organisations across the world is a good thing, simply for speaking out and dissenting. The commentary was obviously prompted by the fact that NGOs disagree with the regimes of the day, and because they implement […]

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