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Kenya marked the 16th anniversary of its 2010 Constitution on August 27 with a familiar ritual, now laced with unease. Sixteen years after Kenyans voted overwhelmingly to adopt a new constitutional order, the country split, once again, into two symbolic rooms. At the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, President William Ruto led the [...]

Griffins Abuora is a Kenya School of Law student based in Kisumu, where he reports on legal, policy, and human rights developments in Kenya for JURIST. The arrest of five activists in Nairobi on Tuesday, May 12, during the Africa Forward Summit, once again placed Kenya at the center of a difficult debate: how should [...]

Griffins is a JURIST correspondent and law student at the Kenya School of Law, based in Kisumu, where he covers legal, policy, and human rights developments in Kenya. On March 9, Kenya’s National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) rolled out a fully automated Instant Fines Traffic Management System, marking a bold shift in traffic enforcement. [...]

December 2025 saw a whirlwind of events in the health corridors of Kenya. On December 4, Kenya signed a landmark five-year aid deal with the United States: a $2.5 billion Health Cooperation Framework. Under the Framework, the United States plans to support priority health programs in Kenya—including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal and child health, polio [...]

A Kenyan High Court judge halted implementation of a landmark US-Kenya health cooperation agreement on December 19, pending a constitutional challenge. Justice Chacha Mwita of the High Court of Kenya at Milimani Law Courts issued the order suspending the framework signed on December 4 between the governments of Kenya and the United States, following a [...]

It has been almost two years now since my father and his wife fled from Haiti. Men and boys, armed with assault rifles, descended upon their home in the middle of the night and riddled it with bullets. Using machetes, they tormented my family, hacking away at my cousin’s neck and fatally injuring my father’s [...]

Human Rights Watch warned on Thursday that Kenya’s cybercrime law amendments risk criminalizing legitimate online speech. The amendments, assented to on October 15 and published by Parliament on November 4, increase penalties for certain offences, broaden the government’s investigative and enforcement powers, and expand the authority of the National Computer and Cybercrimes Coordination Committee to [...]

The sun had barely risen on October 15 when Kenya awoke to the shocking news that its veteran leader, Raila Odinga, had died while in India at the age of 80. According to hospital officials in Kerala, he suffered a heart attack during a morning walk. From that moment, the country entered mourning—not just for [...]

On Monday, Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Faith Odhiambo resigned as vice chair of the Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Demonstrations and Public Protests, citing the need to preserve the Society’s independence and integrity. The panel, created by the Head of State in August 2025, was tasked with promoting healing and [...]

Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday called for immediate reforms to the UN Security Council’s membership process, arguing for the inclusion of the African continent with at least two permanent seats, with veto power, and two non-permanent seats. Speaking on this topic before the UN General Assembly, President Ruto stated: “Reforming the Security Council is [...]