Rose Angiro has a favorite proverb: when two bulls fight, it is only the grass that suffers. Angiro, a maize farmer in western Kenya, is talking about Kenya’s politicians and church leaders, who are ...

As Kenya marked the 13th anniversary of the promulgation of its new constitution on 27 August, constitutional lawyer Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba (PLO Lumumba), is spearheading renewed calls for ...

Imagine a political drama with more twists than a Netflix thriller. That’s exactly what’s unfolding in East Africa’s most dynamic democracy. Remember that famous 2018 handshake between President Uhuru ...

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s appearance at the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face a variety of charges, including crimes against humanity, demonstrates respect for Kenya’s constitution ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyans passed a new constitution in a peaceful referendum that could reshape the political landscape of east Africa's largest economy, official results showed on Thursday. Greater ...

Changes to Kenya’s constitution in 2010 on the independence of the judiciary created room for judges to act as guardians of the electoral process. Before this, the law gave Kenya’s presidents ...

President William Ruto inspects a guard of honour in Nairobi, Kenya in September 2022. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images A member of parliament in Kenyan president William Ruto’s governing coalition ...

The simmering conflict between Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and the country’s judiciary over the supremacy of the constitution has once again burst into the open. This time the battle has been ...

Justice Mumbi Ngugi, a judge on the High Court of Kenya, discussed the impacts of Kenya's new constitution upon social and health equality within the country at a Thursday webinar hosted by the Petrie ...

Civil society groups had criticized the proposal as an attempt to expand presidential power and strengthen the elite’s grip on national politics. By Abdi Latif Dahir NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s top court ...

The High Court has ruled that the Constitution provides stronger protection for a former president's retirement benefits than ...

Under Kenya’s current Constitution, drafted during the colonial era, the president enjoys extensive powers. To reduce these powers — which have sometimes been abused — some Kenyans have called for the ...