Almost 3 years later, Judiciary to finally set up new Magistrate’s Courts
Repreive for residents who have been travelling kilometres in order to get justice
Why judges from the African continent will be flocking to Kenya in October
CJ Koome and the US Justice Department will collaborate on a regional dialogue concerning particular crimes
CJ Koome makes it easier for Employment Court to handle cases
Chief Justice emphasized the need for Kenya to develop its own jurisprudence, unique to its socio-economic context
Tribunal Members sworn in at Supreme Court, including former NTV news anchor
Members had been appointed earlier in the year, and will now function as prescribed by the law
Judiciary to host regional symposium on climate change for the first time since Covid
Legal minds will gather in Nairobi to share experiences and develop a framework for climate change adjudication in Africa
Why Facebook will be tried in Kenya: Jurisdiction and the Meta-verse
Daniel Motaung says he developed PTSD when working as a content moderator on Facebook. He sued Meta, the parent company of Facebook, in Kenya since Nairobi was where the regional office from where he worked from was based. Meta refused, saying the Kenyan courts have no jursidiction to determine the case. However, earlier this month, […]
LSK terms as unconstitutional the proposed amendments to the constitution by President William Ruto
The Law Society of Kenya is up in arms with President William Ruto’s plan to what LSK terms attempts to amend the constitution, without following the proper procedure of a referendum. In a statement, LSK President Eric Theuri has cited a memorandum by the president to parliament, dated 9th December, the president proposed amendments […]
National Sexual and Gender Based Violence Court Users Committee inveiled in Shanzu Law Courts
The National Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) Court Users Committee (CUC) has been unveiled at the Shanzu Law Courts. This is in line with the 16 days against GBV, marked annually between November 25th to Dec 10th. This year’s theme is “UNITE! Activism to end violence against women and girls” According to the WHO, […]
Heightened activity meets the halt of importation and distribution of GMOs
The Law Society of Kenya LSK, has weighed in on the debate of GMOs, whose importation and distribution was temporarily halted by the High Court. Through its Public Interest GMO Taskforce, LSK has so far held meetings with Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization KALRO and the National Assembly Agricultural and Livestock Advisory Committee, as […]
Office of the Ombudsman went online. Women are now filing more complaints
The Office of the Ombudsman, also known as the Commission on Administrative Justice CAJ, says there has been a marked increase in the number of women lodging complaints with the Commission, through the Complaints Management Information System (CMIS). CAJ says that within the first three months after the online portal was launched, there was a […]
