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New and Improved Look from the Research and Development Department By the Research and Development Department   Who is Kenya Law? Kenya Law is the brand name of the National Council for Law Reporting, an award-winning service state corporation in the Judiciary, established under the National Council for Law Reporting Act, Cap.1A. The mandate of […]

REPORT FROM THE LAW VIA INTERNET CONFERENCE, 2013 Report by Michael M. Murungi – CEO/Editor From The Law via Internet Conference September 26-27 2013 Jersey (Channel Islands) Every year, the Free Access to Law Movement (FALM) – http://www.worldlii.org/worldlii/declaration/ -  holds a conference that brings together individuals and institutions from the four corners of the earth […]

BEYOND ACCESSING THE LAW, CITIZENS NEED TO UNDERSTAND AND USE IT TOO By Michael M. Murungi Chief Executive/Editor Kenya Law September 2013 This article was also published in the Daily Nation newspaper on August 27, 2013. A fundamental tenet of good governance is the obligation of government to provide free, accessible and open information to […]

By Ali A. Mazrui Director, Institute of Global Cultural Studies and  Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities  Binghamton University  State University of New York at Binghamton, New York, U.S.A. Albert Luthuli Professor-at-Large University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria Andrew D. White Professor-at-Large Emeritus and Senior Scholar in Africana Studies Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A. Senior […]

REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE SUPREME COURT OF KENYA AT MOMBASA SPECIAL MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO. 1 OF 2013 TRIBUTE FOR THE LATE DEPARTED SENIOR ADVOCATES IN THE MATTER OF: 1. INAMDAR INDRAVADAN TRIBHOVANDAS 2. CHUDASAMA NARBHERAM JESANG 3. SHYAMSUNDER PURUSHOTTAM MASTER 4. HAMZAALI ABBASBHAI TAIBJI ANJARWALLA 5. NAVINCHANDRA MOHANLAL DOSHI 6. JAMES GATHUKU KAMANJA 7.  […]

Ochiel J DudleyLegal Researcher, Laws of Kenya Department The County Allocation of Revenue Act, 2013 Act No: 34 of 2013 Assent: 9th August, 2013 Commencement: 26th August, 2013 1. SUBJECT MATTER The Act provides for the conditional allocation and equitable sharing of revenue to county governments. 2. KEY DEFINITIONS (Section 2) “Cabinet Secretary” means the […]

Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe v Fick and Others Constitutional Court of South Africa CCT 101/12 27 June 2013 Mogoeng, CJ, Moseneke DCJ Froneman j, Khampepe J, Nkabinde J, Skweyiya J and Zondo (in part), & Mhlantla Ag J Issue: Whether South African courts have the jurisdiction to register and facilitate the enforcement of […]

The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang ICC-01/09-01/11 Sanji Mmasenono Monageng, (PJ); Sang-Hyun Song (J); Akua Kuenyehia (J); Erkki Kouroula (J); Anita Usacka (J) July 29, 2013 Reported by Monica Achode Introduction The appeal was anchored on seven unambiguous words in Article 63(1) of the Rome Statute: “The accused shall be present […]

Compiled by Ochiel J Dudley, Legal Researcher Members of the Bench who have been busy hearing election petitions may be interested in the vacation dates under the new rules This Article presents a brief summation of Legislative Supplements, published in the Kenya Gazette, on matters of general public importance. The outline covers the period between […]

Mumo Matemu v. Trusted Society of Human Rights Alliance & 5 others [2013] eKLR Civil Appeal No. 290 of 2012 Court of Appeal at Nairobi P Kihara Kariuki – PCA, W  Ouko, P O Kiage, S Gatembu Kairu & A K Murgor, JJA. July 26, 2013 By Nelson K. Tunoi  What was this case about? […]