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Kenya:
Late Night Talks Break Constitution Stalemate
Nation, 16 March 2010
A Monday night meeting between Prime Minister Raila Odinga and members of the MPs' consensus initiative broke the deadlock in Parliament and paved the way for members to discuss… Read more »
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Kenya:
Why ODM Backed Review Talks
Nation, 16 March 2010
Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Tuesday had a tough time convincing ODM legislators to attend Wednesday's consensus retreat at the Kenya Institute of Administration, Kabete. Read more »
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Kenya:
Annoying Games with Draft Law
Nation, 16 March 2010
It's a new year -- three months in, to be sure, but a new year nevertheless. But you would not know it by looking at the news we are generating. Read more »
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Kenya:
MPs Resolve to Meet over Draft Law
Nation, 16 March 2010
Members of Parliament begin a consensus-building meeting over the new Constitution after they agreed to take three days off the Parliamentary proceedings. Read more »
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Kenya:
Squabbling Sets Back Constitutional Changes
Nation, 11 March 2010
The major political parties dealt a blow to the draft constitution on Thursday, taking antagonistic positions in the review process. MPs rejected for a second time, an attempt to… Read more »
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Kenya:
Blame Game over Failed Review Talks
Nation, 11 March 2010
An attempt by a section of MPs to accuse the government of sabotaging the Naivasha constitutional talks was tossed back to their faces. Read more »
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Kenya:
Proposed Constitutional Amendment Sets Back Women's Rights
IPS, 11 March 2010
Lillian Mutuku, a 34-year-old mother of three, describes her home in Katine area, in Kenya's Eastern province Tala, as a harsh place to live. The soil is poor, she says, the sun… Read more »
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Kenya:
Selfish Politicians Out to Derail the New Law
Nation, 11 March 2010
The political class is at it again. Kenya is on the final stretch towards realisation of a new constitution, but rival wings in the government want to take the country back to… Read more »
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Kenya:
Where's Office of Public Defender?
Nation, 11 March 2010
Access to justice for all is a fundamental human right. For the poor, only the Office of the Public Defender can help them access justice. Read more »
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Kenya:
Reprisal Politics and Tribalism Might Derail New Constitution
Nation, 10 March 2010
As we embark on what hopefully is the last phase of the new constitution-making process, we must make a deliberate decision to be driven by democratic ideals if we want to succeed. Read more »
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Kenya:
Sh3 Billion to Kick-Off Kenya Referendum
Nation, 10 March 2010
The Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) will get a Sh3 billion boost in this year's supplementary budget to be tabled in the House later this month. Read more »
